Kaervek, the Punisher
$0.30
$0.30Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1514
Current Rank
#1303
Last Week
#1302
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Kaervek, the Punisher.
An Episode Full Of Crime With Stephen Green! | Magic: The Gathering Commander Gameplay | Episode 11
Epic Commander Battle: Henzie "Toolbox" Torre, Kaervek, Hashaton, & Ms. Bumbleflower Showdown!
NIV-MIZZET vs KAERVEK vs JENSON|LURRUS vs RAFFINE- cEDH WITH DRAGON SHIELD - PLAY TO WIN GAMEPLAY
If Everybody Plays a Must Kill Commander... | Commander Clash S16 E16
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Kaervek, the Punisher decks.
Twilight Diviner+5% Synergy
$2.89
Scarblade Scout+3% Synergy
$0.09
Lamentation+2% Synergy
$0.26
Oft-Nabbed Goat0% Synergy
$0.50
Mornsong Aria0% Synergy
$0.32
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kaervek, the Punisher's abilities and overall game plan.
Merrow Bonegnawer+62% Synergy
$0.20
Sedgemoor Witch+49% Synergy
$1.65
Professor Onyx+46% Synergy
$2.09
Tendrils of Agony+43% Synergy
$0.62
Consuming Corruption+41% Synergy
$0.32
Gisa, the Hellraiser+32% Synergy
$5.75
Cremate+32% Synergy
$0.11
Bubbling Muck+31% Synergy
$3.70
Imp's Mischief+31% Synergy
$5.80
Snuff Out+30% Synergy
$8.89
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kaervek, the Punisher decks.
Defile+28% Synergy
$1.26
Exsanguinate+26% Synergy
$0.37
Reanimate+20% Synergy
$8.55
Feed the Swarm+19% Synergy
$0.28
Withering Torment+19% Synergy
$4.07
Sign in Blood+16% Synergy
$2.77
Crypt Ghast+14% Synergy
$16.84
Dark Ritual+13% Synergy
$4.53
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+10% Synergy
$2.68
Jet Medallion+9% Synergy
$10.94
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Orcish Bowmasters+16% Synergy
$43.57
Opposition Agent+10% Synergy
$24.01
Necropotence+8% Synergy
$22.51
Bolas's Citadel+5% Synergy
$16.46
Demonic Tutor+4% Synergy
$62.01
The One Ring+4% Synergy
$106.65
Imperial Seal+4% Synergy
$146.21
Chrome Mox+4% Synergy
$139.18
Vampiric Tutor+3% Synergy
$63.69
Ancient Tomb+1% Synergy
$111.70
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kaervek, the Punisher's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Vadmir, New Blood+27% Synergy
$0.28
Dread Presence+25% Synergy
$2.20
Hex Parasite+24% Synergy
$7.88
Morbid Opportunist+22% Synergy
$0.37
Raven of Fell Omens+22% Synergy
$0.11
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+22% Synergy
$0.62
Tormod, the Desecrator+21% Synergy
$1.32
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+20% Synergy
$0.95
Servant of the Stinger+20% Synergy
$0.09
Stitcher's Supplier+18% Synergy
$0.22
Darkstar Augur+16% Synergy
$0.36
Vilis, Broker of Blood+15% Synergy
$9.56
Oriq Loremage+15% Synergy
$0.62
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+15% Synergy
$0.39
Dauthi Voidwalker+14% Synergy
$5.09
Dark Confidant+13% Synergy
$3.89
Skirge Familiar+13% Synergy
$0.25
Abyssal Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.48
Blood Artist+12% Synergy
$2.85
Hoarding Broodlord+12% Synergy
$4.53
Royal Assassin+11% Synergy
$0.43
Iridescent Vinelasher+11% Synergy
$0.59
Boggart Trawler+10% Synergy
$1.48
Forsaken Miner+10% Synergy
$0.83
Rattleback Apothecary+10% Synergy
$0.15
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+9% Synergy
$90.44
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+9% Synergy
$5.50
Vein Ripper+9% Synergy
$7.58
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+9% Synergy
$0.20
Keen Duelist+8% Synergy
$4.85
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+8% Synergy
$0.28
Blood Hustler+8% Synergy
$0.15
Archon of Cruelty+7% Synergy
$8.05
Nirkana Revenant+6% Synergy
$6.59
Noxious Gearhulk+6% Synergy
$0.36
Ravenous Chupacabra+6% Synergy
$0.45
Grief+6% Synergy
$3.26
Twilight Prophet+5% Synergy
$1.20
Vile Entomber+4% Synergy
$0.25
Necrotic Ooze+4% Synergy
$2.00
Blood Pet+2% Synergy
$0.54
Magus of the Coffers+2% Synergy
$4.58
Sangromancer+1% Synergy
$0.90
Enduring Tenacity+1% Synergy
$5.65
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose0% Synergy
$9.73
Bloodletter of Aclazotz-1% Synergy
$33.05
Syr Konrad, the Grim-6% Synergy
$0.57
Massacre Wurm-9% Synergy
$2.09
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-11% Synergy
$2.33
Solemn Simulacrum-13% Synergy
$0.30
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kaervek, the Punisher safe.
Bitter Triumph+28% Synergy
$1.29
Cabal Ritual+27% Synergy
$10.85
Go for the Throat+26% Synergy
$0.57
Entomb+26% Synergy
$14.61
Tragic Slip+25% Synergy
$0.30
Cling to Dust+25% Synergy
$0.36
Darkblast+23% Synergy
$0.42
Dismember+22% Synergy
$5.26
Baleful Mastery+22% Synergy
$5.21
Infernal Grasp+21% Synergy
$0.32
Malicious Affliction+17% Synergy
$2.00
Cut Down+16% Synergy
$0.39
Shoot the Sheriff+16% Synergy
$0.44
Deadly Rollick+14% Synergy
$25.03
Withering Boon+14% Synergy
$11.13
Long Goodbye+14% Synergy
$0.29
Slaughter Pact+12% Synergy
$1.57
Bile Blight+12% Synergy
$0.18
Aphotic Wisps+12% Synergy
$0.54
Heartless Act+11% Synergy
$0.20
Curtains' Call+11% Synergy
$0.43
Saw in Half+10% Synergy
$4.24
Fatal Push+10% Synergy
$0.86
Hostile Negotiations+10% Synergy
$0.24
Price of Fame+10% Synergy
$0.30
Power Word Kill+10% Synergy
$0.19
Force of Despair+9% Synergy
$5.03
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$4.65
Archenemy's Charm+8% Synergy
$1.06
Sudden Spoiling+8% Synergy
$5.92
Doom Blade+8% Synergy
$0.24
V.A.T.S.+8% Synergy
$1.37
Crypt Incursion+7% Synergy
$0.37
Lethal Scheme+7% Synergy
$0.22
Pile On+7% Synergy
$0.29
Darkness+6% Synergy
$22.78
Sacrifice+6% Synergy
$15.08
Ulcerate+6% Synergy
$0.12
Songs of the Damned+5% Synergy
$2.81
Blood Pact+5% Synergy
$0.34
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.08
Victim of Night+5% Synergy
$0.30
Rain of Filth+4% Synergy
$10.90
Culling the Weak+3% Synergy
$14.34
Tendrils of Corruption+3% Synergy
$0.29
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$12.12
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.08
Sheoldred's Edict-4% Synergy
$1.84
Deadly Dispute-13% Synergy
$0.36
Village Rites-17% Synergy
$0.55
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kaervek, the Punisher's game plan and control the board.
Chain of Smog+24% Synergy
$7.29
Unmarked Grave+19% Synergy
$2.77
Night's Whisper+17% Synergy
$0.36
Insatiable Avarice+17% Synergy
$8.23
Lively Dirge+17% Synergy
$0.78
Diresight+16% Synergy
$0.23
Duress+13% Synergy
$0.13
Thoughtseize+13% Synergy
$6.73
Cruelclaw's Heist+12% Synergy
$0.32
Buried Alive+11% Synergy
$0.88
Scheming Symmetry+10% Synergy
$8.04
Raven's Crime+10% Synergy
$0.38
Rush of Dread+9% Synergy
$0.37
Cornered by Black Mages+9% Synergy
$0.17
Stargaze+9% Synergy
$0.31
Praetor's Grasp+8% Synergy
$10.20
Come Back Wrong+8% Synergy
$0.29
Fell+7% Synergy
$0.38
Invoke Despair+7% Synergy
$0.28
Inquisition of Kozilek+7% Synergy
$0.45
Atrocious Experiment+7% Synergy
$0.06
Ransack the Lab+7% Synergy
$0.14
Nighthaze+7% Synergy
$0.23
Breach the Multiverse+6% Synergy
$7.26
Commune with Evil+6% Synergy
$0.14
Circle of Power+6% Synergy
$0.23
Torment of Hailfire+5% Synergy
$26.24
Peer into the Abyss+5% Synergy
$2.33
Hymn to Tourach+5% Synergy
$0.51
Funeral Rites+5% Synergy
$0.05
Damnation+4% Synergy
$19.75
Villainous Wrath+4% Synergy
$0.64
Extract the Truth+4% Synergy
$0.12
Dark Petition+3% Synergy
$3.19
Mutilate+2% Synergy
$1.86
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$5.43
Grim Tutor+2% Synergy
$26.18
Final Parting+2% Synergy
$0.55
Will of the Abzan+2% Synergy
$3.28
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$7.71
Syphon Mind+1% Synergy
$0.39
Beseech the Mirror+1% Synergy
$20.92
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$20.66
Read the Bones0% Synergy
$0.26
Decree of Pain0% Synergy
$0.32
Dark Deal-1% Synergy
$3.98
Unearth-1% Synergy
$0.45
Diabolic Intent-6% Synergy
$13.42
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$5.59
Victimize-14% Synergy
$0.55
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Glasses of Urza+26% Synergy
$41.06
Codex Shredder+24% Synergy
$0.25
Aetherflux Reservoir+23% Synergy
$20.07
Demon's Horn+15% Synergy
$0.81
The Darkness Crystal+13% Synergy
$3.97
Ghost Vacuum+12% Synergy
$2.50
Scrabbling Claws+11% Synergy
$0.15
Expedition Map+10% Synergy
$0.61
Wishclaw Talisman+8% Synergy
$2.34
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+8% Synergy
$32.43
Mishra's Bauble+8% Synergy
$1.84
Relic of Progenitus+7% Synergy
$5.67
Twinning Staff+7% Synergy
$19.96
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$39.43
Palantír of Orthanc+6% Synergy
$18.76
Wayfarer's Bauble+5% Synergy
$0.28
Unlicensed Hearse+5% Synergy
$0.37
Mesmeric Orb+4% Synergy
$23.21
Prism Ring+4% Synergy
$0.39
Black Mage's Rod+4% Synergy
$0.21
Staff of the Death Magus+2% Synergy
$0.35
Lightning Greaves-16% Synergy
$4.56
Swiftfoot Boots-18% Synergy
$1.85
Bontu's Monument-20% Synergy
$13.83
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kaervek, the Punisher's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+28% Synergy
$5.79
Teval's Judgment+25% Synergy
$6.26
Animate Dead+24% Synergy
$8.60
Nowhere to Run+19% Synergy
$0.83
Tinybones Joins Up+14% Synergy
$0.42
Necromancy+13% Synergy
$13.43
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab+7% Synergy
$0.22
Oubliette+6% Synergy
$2.18
Dance of the Dead+5% Synergy
$15.51
Cemetery Tampering+5% Synergy
$0.29
Black Market Connections+4% Synergy
$16.46
Virtue of Persistence+3% Synergy
$7.79
Bloodchief Ascension+2% Synergy
$19.85
Painful Quandary-1% Synergy
$1.37
The Meathook Massacre-2% Synergy
$24.49
Waste Not-3% Synergy
$7.39
Phyrexian Arena-4% Synergy
$3.69
Exquisite Blood-4% Synergy
$26.78
Kaya's Ghostform-4% Synergy
$1.75
Sanguine Bond-5% Synergy
$7.53
Black Market-7% Synergy
$4.19
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kaervek, the Punisher to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms-5% Synergy
$9.71
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Urborg+16% Synergy
$14.41
Ghost Quarter+9% Synergy
$0.89
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+8% Synergy
$10.61
War Room+7% Synergy
$9.15
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$1.13
Urza's Saga+7% Synergy
$37.08
Maze of Ith+7% Synergy
$8.95
Emergence Zone+7% Synergy
$5.34
Deserted Temple+6% Synergy
$0.74
Arcane Lighthouse+6% Synergy
$8.35
Bojuka Bog+5% Synergy
$1.06
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$52.21
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+5% Synergy
$35.53
Thespian's Stage+5% Synergy
$0.48
Strip Mine+5% Synergy
$21.06
Dakmor Salvage+5% Synergy
$0.25
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$31.12
Lake of the Dead+1% Synergy
$90.32
Cabal Stronghold0% Synergy
$12.39
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$3.80
Barren Moor-2% Synergy
$0.32
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-4% Synergy
$43.73
Geier Reach Sanitarium-5% Synergy
$0.72
Crypt of Agadeem-5% Synergy
$1.21
Witch's Cottage-10% Synergy
$0.93
Phyrexian Tower-10% Synergy
$23.12
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$3.70
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Liquimetal Torque+30% Synergy
$3.98
Séance Board+21% Synergy
$2.09
Bandit's Haul+14% Synergy
$0.26
Bounty Board+6% Synergy
$2.98
Fellwar Stone+5% Synergy
$1.06
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.37
Jeweled Lotus+4% Synergy
$75.35
Mana Crypt+4% Synergy
$48.37
Lotus Petal+3% Synergy
$37.01
Mana Vault+2% Synergy
$97.40
Mox Diamond+2% Synergy
$938.97
Mox Opal+2% Synergy
$191.56
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$34.62
Extraplanar Lens+1% Synergy
$9.70
The Soul Stone-1% Synergy
$63.52
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-1% Synergy
$20.20
Everflowing Chalice-1% Synergy
$0.30
Charcoal Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.32
Mind Stone-4% Synergy
$0.30
Caged Sun-4% Synergy
$3.60
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.01
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$2.55
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kaervek, the Punisher decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Forbidden Orchard+21% Synergy
$7.90
Boggart Trawler+10% Synergy
$1.48
Fell the Profane+8% Synergy
$4.65
Demolition Field+7% Synergy
$0.28
Urza's Cave+5% Synergy
$1.60
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.08
Talon Gates of Madara+5% Synergy
$33.69
Gemstone Caverns+3% Synergy
$41.24
Snow-Covered Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.58
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$12.12
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$20.66
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.22
Myriad Landscape-4% Synergy
$0.28
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