Kaervek the Merciless: Control
$0.36
$0.36Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Kaervek the Merciless players are trying out in Control decks.
Advanced Reconstruction+33% Synergy
$0.54
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Kaervek the Merciless's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Wound Reflection+59% Synergy
$13.44
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+44% Synergy
$17.34
Soul Shatter+41% Synergy
$4.01
Phyrexian Arena+40% Synergy
$4.02
Fiery Emancipation+39% Synergy
$16.57
Painful Quandary+39% Synergy
$0.95
Spiteful Visions+36% Synergy
$1.04
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+36% Synergy
$26.55
Nowhere to Run+35% Synergy
$0.63
Mana Flare+35% Synergy
$1.19
Top Cards
The staple cards most Kaervek the Merciless Control decks run as their core.
Basilisk Collar+35% Synergy
$3.99
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit+34% Synergy
$4.97
The Lord of Pain+30% Synergy
$7.39
Harmonic Prodigy+28% Synergy
$2.84
Deflecting Swat+25% Synergy
$68.53
Stormfist Crusader+25% Synergy
$0.69
Wayfarer's Bauble+23% Synergy
$0.32
Withering Torment+18% Synergy
$3.27
Rakdos Charm+11% Synergy
$0.38
Chaos Warp+7% Synergy
$0.38
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kaervek the Merciless Control game on their own.
Ancient Tomb+27% Synergy
$125.34
Vampiric Tutor+14% Synergy
$62.01
Necropotence+13% Synergy
$37.03
Demonic Tutor+10% Synergy
$70.03
Glacial Chasm+9% Synergy
$20.67
Gamble-1% Synergy
$14.84
Jeska's Will-14% Synergy
$41.60
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Kaervek the Merciless decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Scytheclaw Raptor+35% Synergy
$0.25
Heartless Hidetsugu+33% Synergy
$2.71
Geode Golem+27% Synergy
$0.31
Chandra's Incinerator+26% Synergy
$2.51
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider+25% Synergy
$1.72
Bloodgift Demon+25% Synergy
$0.90
Kederekt Parasite+24% Synergy
$5.72
Indulgent Tormentor+24% Synergy
$0.53
Rug of Smothering+23% Synergy
$0.45
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+22% Synergy
$4.39
Kefka, Dancing Mad+21% Synergy
$0.40
Hexing Squelcher+20% Synergy
$21.37
Harsh Mentor+20% Synergy
$0.29
Rampaging Ferocidon+20% Synergy
$0.89
Blood Seeker+19% Synergy
$0.40
Massacre Wurm+19% Synergy
$4.94
Barbflare Gremlin+18% Synergy
$0.30
Crystalline Crawler+18% Synergy
$0.39
Toralf, God of Fury+18% Synergy
$5.24
Brash Taunter+17% Synergy
$1.90
Tree of Perdition+17% Synergy
$3.15
Erebos, God of the Dead+17% Synergy
$13.68
Pain Distributor+17% Synergy
$6.88
Kaervek, the Punisher+17% Synergy
$0.31
Sepulchral Primordial+16% Synergy
$0.35
Tectonic Giant+15% Synergy
$0.24
Humble Defector+15% Synergy
$0.26
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor+15% Synergy
$0.64
Keen Duelist+15% Synergy
$0.31
Scrawling Crawler+13% Synergy
$5.14
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent+13% Synergy
$1.41
Combustible Gearhulk+12% Synergy
$0.37
Avalanche of Sector 7+12% Synergy
$0.23
PuPu UFO+12% Synergy
$0.33
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+10% Synergy
$89.91
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+10% Synergy
$3.13
Qarsi Revenant+10% Synergy
$2.03
Gleeful Arsonist+9% Synergy
$4.56
Fate Unraveler+9% Synergy
$2.76
Razorkin Needlehead+8% Synergy
$5.86
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+8% Synergy
$4.18
Mogis, God of Slaughter+8% Synergy
$3.78
Fear of Burning Alive+8% Synergy
$0.28
Inferno Titan+8% Synergy
$0.41
Twinflame Tyrant+6% Synergy
$25.38
Zo-Zu the Punisher+6% Synergy
$9.29
Rune-Scarred Demon+5% Synergy
$0.66
Hoarding Broodlord+5% Synergy
$5.32
Vial Smasher the Fierce+3% Synergy
$2.21
Syr Konrad, the Grim0% Synergy
$0.74
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kaervek the Merciless's Control deck ahead.
Rush of Vitality+18% Synergy
$0.12
Return to Action+17% Synergy
$0.29
Offer Immortality+17% Synergy
$0.30
Darkness+16% Synergy
$23.67
Baleful Mastery+16% Synergy
$4.03
Archenemy's Charm+15% Synergy
$0.84
Tibalt's Trickery+14% Synergy
$9.90
Delayed Blast Fireball+14% Synergy
$17.44
Tragic Slip+14% Synergy
$0.28
Redirect Lightning+11% Synergy
$9.87
Return the Favor+11% Synergy
$0.86
Blood for the Blood God!+11% Synergy
$9.98
Lightning Bolt+9% Synergy
$3.35
Toxin Analysis+9% Synergy
$0.21
Chain Assassination+9% Synergy
$0.29
Alchemist's Gift+9% Synergy
$0.28
Boon of Erebos+9% Synergy
$0.16
Lash of Thorns+9% Synergy
$0.05
Virulent Swipe+9% Synergy
$0.12
Butcher's Glee+9% Synergy
$0.05
Shelob's Ambush+9% Synergy
$0.18
Coat with Venom+9% Synergy
$0.08
Necrobite+9% Synergy
$0.16
Touch of Moonglove+9% Synergy
$0.10
Bolt Bend+8% Synergy
$2.31
Battle-Rage Blessing+8% Synergy
$0.22
Armor of Shadows+8% Synergy
$0.28
Withering Boon+8% Synergy
$18.31
Guff Rewrites History+8% Synergy
$3.48
You Are Already Dead+8% Synergy
$0.25
Bladebrand+8% Synergy
$0.10
Ashnod's Intervention+8% Synergy
$0.21
Seething Song+7% Synergy
$10.59
Wild Magic Surge+7% Synergy
$1.64
Electrodominance+7% Synergy
$0.46
Hellish Rebuke+7% Synergy
$4.58
Tainted Strike+7% Synergy
$3.37
Murder+5% Synergy
$0.12
Kolaghan's Command+3% Synergy
$0.42
Supernatural Stamina+3% Synergy
$0.24
Bedevil+2% Synergy
$0.30
Fake Your Own Death+2% Synergy
$0.28
Go for the Throat+1% Synergy
$0.61
Red Elemental Blast0% Synergy
$12.00
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$26.21
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$3.00
Dark Ritual-6% Synergy
$4.19
Infernal Grasp-6% Synergy
$0.28
Malakir Rebirth-6% Synergy
$12.67
Terminate-22% Synergy
$0.38
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Kaervek the Merciless.
Ensnared by the Mara+16% Synergy
$6.64
Mana Geyser+15% Synergy
$1.23
Blasphemous Edict+14% Synergy
$4.22
Syphon Mind+14% Synergy
$0.38
Mutinous Massacre+13% Synergy
$0.34
Ultimate Magic: Meteor+12% Synergy
$0.26
Snort+11% Synergy
$0.30
Zenith Festival+11% Synergy
$0.30
Toxic Deluge+10% Synergy
$4.98
Suplex+10% Synergy
$0.17
Aether Snap+9% Synergy
$0.40
Unbreakable Bond+9% Synergy
$0.23
Maw of the Mire+9% Synergy
$0.08
Rolling Earthquake+9% Synergy
$3.17
Meltdown+9% Synergy
$0.26
Extract a Confession+9% Synergy
$0.29
Blightning+9% Synergy
$0.33
Destructive Force+9% Synergy
$0.38
Hour of Devastation+9% Synergy
$0.37
Exsanguinate+8% Synergy
$0.38
Risky Shortcut+8% Synergy
$0.31
Plague Wind+8% Synergy
$4.76
Profane Transfusion+8% Synergy
$1.44
Star of Extinction+8% Synergy
$1.17
Killing Wave+8% Synergy
$0.36
Gix's Command+8% Synergy
$0.46
Earthquake+8% Synergy
$0.62
Beacon of Unrest+8% Synergy
$0.40
Too Greedily, Too Deep+8% Synergy
$0.29
Scheming Symmetry+7% Synergy
$9.46
Glimpse the Impossible+7% Synergy
$0.27
Reckless Endeavor+7% Synergy
$9.81
Overmaster+7% Synergy
$2.11
Deadly Tempest+7% Synergy
$0.67
Vandalblast+6% Synergy
$2.21
Read the Bones+6% Synergy
$0.31
Crackle with Power+6% Synergy
$10.05
Boltwave+5% Synergy
$1.75
Chain Reaction+5% Synergy
$0.31
Fiery Confluence+5% Synergy
$0.66
Seize the Spotlight+5% Synergy
$15.14
Wheel of Misfortune+4% Synergy
$7.61
Torment of Hailfire+3% Synergy
$39.44
Disrupt Decorum+1% Synergy
$4.96
Grab the Prize0% Synergy
$0.41
Sign in Blood-5% Synergy
$2.85
Night's Whisper-11% Synergy
$0.31
Blasphemous Act-14% Synergy
$0.82
Reanimate-14% Synergy
$8.59
Feed the Swarm-23% Synergy
$0.33
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kaervek the Merciless Control decks.
Glaring Spotlight+18% Synergy
$2.03
Voyager Staff+18% Synergy
$0.31
Mirror Shield+18% Synergy
$0.50
Chimil, the Inner Sun+17% Synergy
$5.68
Mithril Coat+14% Synergy
$26.78
Jet Medallion+10% Synergy
$10.47
Void Mirror+9% Synergy
$0.35
Eye of Ojer Taq+9% Synergy
$1.12
Oblivion Stone+9% Synergy
$0.36
River Song's Diary+9% Synergy
$0.42
Seal of the Guildpact+9% Synergy
$0.47
Glasses of Urza+9% Synergy
$50.00
Sphere of Annihilation+9% Synergy
$0.22
Navigation Orb+9% Synergy
$0.32
Polygraph Orb+9% Synergy
$0.06
Ghirapur Orrery+9% Synergy
$0.39
Batterskull+9% Synergy
$4.11
Ensnaring Bridge+9% Synergy
$11.22
Omen Machine+9% Synergy
$2.43
Isochron Scepter+9% Synergy
$12.89
Culling Scales+9% Synergy
$0.51
Coercive Portal+9% Synergy
$8.52
Thaumatic Compass+9% Synergy
$2.00
Temple Bell+9% Synergy
$5.24
Elixir of Immortality+8% Synergy
$0.80
Vexing Bauble+8% Synergy
$2.25
Vedalken Orrery+8% Synergy
$18.68
Vorpal Sword+8% Synergy
$2.29
Palantír of Orthanc+8% Synergy
$22.53
Darksteel Plate+8% Synergy
$6.08
Pact Weapon+8% Synergy
$2.61
Howling Mine+8% Synergy
$5.40
Crawlspace+7% Synergy
$10.23
Portal to Phyrexia+7% Synergy
$30.98
Expedition Map+7% Synergy
$0.74
Champion's Helm+7% Synergy
$2.14
Mindcrank+7% Synergy
$10.64
Shadowspear+5% Synergy
$31.83
Mask of Griselbrand+5% Synergy
$0.51
Helm of the Host+4% Synergy
$9.38
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$3.27
Whip of Erebos+2% Synergy
$6.79
Ruby Medallion-2% Synergy
$12.55
Swiftfoot Boots-4% Synergy
$2.99
Lightning Greaves-17% Synergy
$3.93
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Kaervek the Merciless decks.
Gratuitous Violence+25% Synergy
$0.35
Repercussion+25% Synergy
$9.25
Dictate of the Twin Gods+24% Synergy
$2.71
Havoc Festival+24% Synergy
$0.44
No Mercy+24% Synergy
$25.85
Kaya's Ghostform+22% Synergy
$2.79
City on Fire+21% Synergy
$12.82
Wild Evocation+18% Synergy
$1.70
Descent into Avernus+17% Synergy
$13.42
Protection Racket+17% Synergy
$2.78
Smoke+17% Synergy
$7.80
Fungal Fortitude+17% Synergy
$0.26
Everlasting Torment+17% Synergy
$0.25
Leyline of the Void+17% Synergy
$0.51
Polluted Bonds+15% Synergy
$8.12
Exquisite Blood+11% Synergy
$36.84
Underworld Dreams+10% Synergy
$2.13
Deadly Wanderings+9% Synergy
$0.15
Subversion+9% Synergy
$2.35
Leyline of Punishment+9% Synergy
$3.42
Burning Sands+9% Synergy
$2.38
Curse of Shaken Faith+9% Synergy
$0.30
Gift of Doom+9% Synergy
$5.43
Evil Presence+9% Synergy
$0.14
Tainted Remedy+9% Synergy
$7.74
Visions of Phyrexia+9% Synergy
$0.27
Minion's Return+9% Synergy
$0.36
Soul Channeling+9% Synergy
$0.25
Thrull Retainer+9% Synergy
$0.30
Don't Try This at Home+9% Synergy
$0.11
Court of Ire+8% Synergy
$0.34
Burning Earth+8% Synergy
$3.00
Citadel of Pain+8% Synergy
$5.63
Pyrostatic Pillar+8% Synergy
$3.00
Maddening Hex+8% Synergy
$4.98
Court of Ambition+8% Synergy
$5.31
Pain Magnification+8% Synergy
$1.18
Retreat to Hagra+8% Synergy
$2.99
Warlock Class+8% Synergy
$0.26
Possibility Storm+8% Synergy
$1.88
Grievous Wound+7% Synergy
$0.46
Alchemist's Talent+7% Synergy
$2.95
The Sound of Drums+7% Synergy
$3.22
The Ruinous Powers+7% Synergy
$1.63
Dictate of Erebos+7% Synergy
$18.56
Spellshock+6% Synergy
$3.43
Sulfuric Vortex+4% Synergy
$1.55
Manabarbs+3% Synergy
$5.28
Black Market Connections+1% Synergy
$18.31
Roiling Vortex+1% Synergy
$2.03
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kaervek the Merciless's Control game plan.
Ob Nixilis Reignited+8% Synergy
$0.36
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+6% Synergy
$2.89
Chandra, Awakened Inferno+5% Synergy
$10.87
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kaervek the Merciless Control decks.
Bojuka Bog+19% Synergy
$0.63
Witch's Clinic+19% Synergy
$12.93
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+18% Synergy
$5.35
Arcane Lighthouse+17% Synergy
$1.41
Command Beacon+12% Synergy
$6.42
Reliquary Tower+9% Synergy
$2.76
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+9% Synergy
$57.13
Cabal Coffers+9% Synergy
$29.69
Mystifying Maze+9% Synergy
$0.64
Detection Tower+9% Synergy
$2.81
Volrath's Stronghold+8% Synergy
$106.22
Volatile Fault+8% Synergy
$0.22
Field of Ruin+8% Synergy
$0.32
Maze of Ith+7% Synergy
$10.35
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+7% Synergy
$49.84
Spymaster's Vault+6% Synergy
$0.77
War Room+6% Synergy
$1.99
Urza's Saga+3% Synergy
$39.67
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$4.00
Spinerock Knoll0% Synergy
$4.00
Shivan Gorge0% Synergy
$0.92
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kaervek the Merciless's Control strategy.
Thran Dynamo+50% Synergy
$4.03
Everflowing Chalice+33% Synergy
$0.36
Charcoal Diamond+28% Synergy
$0.32
Glittering Stockpile+25% Synergy
$0.37
Fire Diamond+19% Synergy
$0.34
Coalition Relic+18% Synergy
$0.35
Mind Stone+17% Synergy
$0.34
Bender's Waterskin+17% Synergy
$0.73
Rakdos Keyrune+17% Synergy
$0.25
Basalt Monolith+17% Synergy
$3.94
Hedron Archive+16% Synergy
$0.18
Chromatic Lantern+16% Synergy
$1.31
Decanter of Endless Water+16% Synergy
$4.11
Gilded Lotus+16% Synergy
$0.54
Rakdos Locket+15% Synergy
$0.19
Worn Powerstone+15% Synergy
$0.36
Sol Ring+14% Synergy
$1.40
Arcane Signet+9% Synergy
$0.46
Lantern of Revealing+9% Synergy
$0.25
Altar of the Pantheon+9% Synergy
$0.30
Bloodstone Cameo+9% Synergy
$0.27
Tome of the Guildpact+9% Synergy
$0.59
Red Mana Battery+9% Synergy
$0.45
Laser Screwdriver+9% Synergy
$1.70
Mimic+9% Synergy
$0.17
Manalith+9% Synergy
$0.78
Nyx Lotus+9% Synergy
$6.16
Firemind Vessel+9% Synergy
$0.30
Black Mana Battery+9% Synergy
$0.65
Bounty Board+9% Synergy
$2.27
Staff of Compleation+8% Synergy
$4.17
Coldsteel Heart+8% Synergy
$1.37
Heraldic Banner+8% Synergy
$0.33
Relic of Legends+8% Synergy
$2.01
Skyclave Relic+8% Synergy
$1.44
Coveted Jewel+7% Synergy
$0.34
Rakdos Cluestone+7% Synergy
$0.14
Patchwork Banner+5% Synergy
$1.91
Mox Opal+5% Synergy
$229.90
Commander's Sphere+2% Synergy
$0.25
Thought Vessel0% Synergy
$2.60
Talisman of Indulgence-1% Synergy
$2.99
Rakdos Signet-3% Synergy
$2.19
Fellwar Stone-15% Synergy
$0.60
Lands
The mana base behind Kaervek the Merciless's Control decks.
Prismatic Vista+22% Synergy
$39.06
Foreboding Ruins+18% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos Carnarium+14% Synergy
$0.34
Bloodstained Mire+12% Synergy
$17.82
Ash Barrens+11% Synergy
$0.25
Arid Mesa+10% Synergy
$33.45
Marsh Flats+10% Synergy
$30.45
Polluted Delta+10% Synergy
$18.92
Smoldering Marsh+9% Synergy
$0.35
Myriad Landscape+9% Synergy
$0.24
Geothermal Bog+9% Synergy
$0.31
Canyon Slough+8% Synergy
$0.23
Urza's Cave+8% Synergy
$0.93
Black Dragon Gate+8% Synergy
$0.39
Demolition Field+6% Synergy
$0.52
Tramway Station+6% Synergy
$0.09
Cinder Barrens+6% Synergy
$0.18
Graven Cairns+5% Synergy
$2.90
Raucous Theater+5% Synergy
$11.68
Sulfurous Mire+5% Synergy
$0.31
Cavern of Souls+4% Synergy
$49.78
Mountain+3% Synergy
$0.08
City of Brass+3% Synergy
$9.98
Rakdos Guildgate+2% Synergy
$0.08
Jagged Barrens+2% Synergy
$0.42
Wooded Foothills+2% Synergy
$17.02
Verdant Catacombs+2% Synergy
$32.22
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.94
Scalding Tarn+2% Synergy
$38.66
Dragonskull Summit0% Synergy
$0.52
Haunted Ridge0% Synergy
$8.45
Fabled Passage0% Synergy
$1.02
Blood Crypt-1% Synergy
$10.10
Blackcleave Cliffs-2% Synergy
$1.60
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$3.00
Exotic Orchard-4% Synergy
$0.36
Badlands-4% Synergy
Temple of Malice-6% Synergy
$0.28
Malakir Rebirth-6% Synergy
$12.67
Swamp-7% Synergy
$0.07
Tainted Peak-7% Synergy
$0.52
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.32
Shadowblood Ridge-8% Synergy
$0.37
Bloodfell Caves-10% Synergy
$0.09
Sulfurous Springs-11% Synergy
$1.09
Evolving Wilds-12% Synergy
$0.39
Command Tower-13% Synergy
$0.25
Blightstep Pathway-13% Synergy
$5.42
Luxury Suite-20% Synergy
$26.54
Blazemire Verge-21% Synergy
$8.94
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kaervek the Merciless: Control.
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Obosh, the Preypiercer
Tor Wauki
Far Fortune, End Boss
Syr Carah, the Bold
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Scion of Halaster
Tor Wauki the Younger
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Popular Entertainer
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
Heartless Hidetsugu
Donna Noble
Kamahl, Pit Fighter
Neheb, the Eternal
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars
Feldon, Ronom Excavator
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Black Waltz No. 3
The Lord of Pain
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Krark, the Thumbless
Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith // Vial Smasher the Fierce
The Red Terror
Yurlok of Scorch Thrash
Latulla, Keldon Overseer
Urabrask
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Avalanche of Sector 7
Florian, Voldaren Scion
Gimli, Counter of Kills
Myojin of Roaring Blades
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Toralf, God of Fury