Kaervek, the Punisher
$0.34
$0.34Legendary 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
#1725
Current Rank
#1729
Last Week
#1541
Past 2 Years
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.
The Master of Lake-town+7% Synergy
$0.61
Along the Crooked Way+2% Synergy
$0.29
Inside Information+1% Synergy
$2.03
Reverent Howl+1% Synergy
$0.09
Bilbo's Deadly Slice+1% Synergy
$0.10
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kaervek, the Punisher's abilities and overall game plan.
Merrow Bonegnawer+60% Synergy
$0.20
Sedgemoor Witch+49% Synergy
$4.67
Professor Onyx+45% Synergy
$5.23
Consuming Corruption+44% Synergy
$0.34
Tendrils of Agony+41% Synergy
$0.54
Cremate+35% Synergy
$0.17
Bubbling Muck+34% Synergy
$3.50
Gisa, the Hellraiser+33% Synergy
$5.23
Ripples of Undeath+30% Synergy
$7.62
Snuff Out+28% Synergy
$12.83
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kaervek, the Punisher decks.
Imp's Mischief+28% Synergy
$8.96
Defile+28% Synergy
$1.44
Withering Torment+19% Synergy
$1.14
Feed the Swarm+18% Synergy
$0.21
Sign in Blood+17% Synergy
$3.64
Reanimate+16% Synergy
$9.30
Crypt Ghast+14% Synergy
$16.70
Dark Ritual+10% Synergy
$6.17
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+10% Synergy
$4.70
Jet Medallion+8% Synergy
$12.77
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Orcish Bowmasters+11% Synergy
$48.00
Opposition Agent+6% Synergy
$20.42
Necropotence+4% Synergy
$37.65
Imperial Seal+1% Synergy
$170.07
Chrome Mox+1% Synergy
$168.06
The One Ring+0% Synergy
$121.57
Demonic Tutor0% Synergy
$66.72
Bolas's Citadel0% Synergy
$16.23
Vampiric Tutor-1% Synergy
$54.51
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$133.20
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kaervek, the Punisher's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Vadmir, New Blood+28% Synergy
$0.30
Dread Presence+26% Synergy
$3.30
Raven of Fell Omens+24% Synergy
$0.14
Morbid Opportunist+22% Synergy
$0.35
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+22% Synergy
$1.22
Hex Parasite+20% Synergy
$8.55
Tormod, the Desecrator+20% Synergy
$0.77
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+19% Synergy
$0.87
Servant of the Stinger+18% Synergy
$0.18
Stitcher's Supplier+18% Synergy
$0.30
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+16% Synergy
$0.33
Darkstar Augur+16% Synergy
$0.90
Oriq Loremage+15% Synergy
$0.63
Vilis, Broker of Blood+14% Synergy
$10.32
Abyssal Harvester+12% Synergy
$0.34
Dauthi Voidwalker+11% Synergy
$5.82
Dark Confidant+11% Synergy
$4.48
Boggart Trawler+11% Synergy
$1.47
Skirge Familiar+10% Synergy
$0.31
Royal Assassin+10% Synergy
$0.40
Blood Artist+10% Synergy
$2.76
Iridescent Vinelasher+10% Synergy
$1.82
Vein Ripper+9% Synergy
$7.13
Keen Duelist+9% Synergy
$0.33
Melancholic Poet+9% Synergy
$0.14
Forsaken Miner+8% Synergy
$2.52
Rattleback Apothecary+8% Synergy
$0.15
Blood Hustler+8% Synergy
$0.17
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+8% Synergy
$0.23
Hoarding Broodlord+8% Synergy
$4.86
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+7% Synergy
$102.10
Nirkana Revenant+6% Synergy
$7.14
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+6% Synergy
$6.56
Grief+5% Synergy
$2.65
Archon of Cruelty+5% Synergy
$8.88
Ravenous Chupacabra+5% Synergy
$0.99
Twilight Prophet+4% Synergy
$3.51
Noxious Gearhulk+4% Synergy
$0.38
Grave Researcher+4% Synergy
$2.25
Vile Entomber+3% Synergy
$0.24
Sangromancer+1% Synergy
$0.89
Enduring Tenacity+0% Synergy
$11.99
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+0% Synergy
$11.32
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+0% Synergy
$37.90
Blood Pet0% Synergy
$0.62
Syr Konrad, the Grim-6% Synergy
$1.78
Massacre Wurm-7% Synergy
$1.70
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-11% Synergy
$4.72
Solemn Simulacrum-11% Synergy
$0.29
Accursed Marauder-13% Synergy
$0.39
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kaervek, the Punisher safe.
Tragic Slip+28% Synergy
$0.34
Bitter Triumph+26% Synergy
$0.36
Cling to Dust+25% Synergy
$0.39
Darkblast+25% Synergy
$0.52
Go for the Throat+23% Synergy
$0.62
Cabal Ritual+23% Synergy
$14.35
Baleful Mastery+21% Synergy
$2.88
Entomb+21% Synergy
$18.75
Infernal Grasp+20% Synergy
$0.34
Dismember+20% Synergy
$4.73
Shoot the Sheriff+19% Synergy
$0.50
Malicious Affliction+19% Synergy
$3.03
Cut Down+15% Synergy
$1.97
Withering Boon+13% Synergy
$11.81
Bile Blight+11% Synergy
$0.16
Hostile Negotiations+11% Synergy
$0.35
Deadly Rollick+11% Synergy
$29.14
Aphotic Wisps+11% Synergy
$0.39
Curtains' Call+11% Synergy
$0.58
Saw in Half+10% Synergy
$5.34
Price of Fame+10% Synergy
$0.30
Heartless Act+10% Synergy
$0.28
Fatal Push+10% Synergy
$0.82
Fell the Profane+10% Synergy
$4.37
Sudden Spoiling+10% Synergy
$7.46
Long Goodbye+10% Synergy
$0.32
Crypt Incursion+10% Synergy
$0.38
Power Word Kill+9% Synergy
$0.27
Force of Despair+9% Synergy
$7.35
Slaughter Pact+9% Synergy
$1.59
V.A.T.S.+8% Synergy
$1.37
Doom Blade+7% Synergy
$0.35
Lethal Scheme+7% Synergy
$0.25
Darkness+7% Synergy
$24.37
Archenemy's Charm+7% Synergy
$0.74
Hagra Mauling+6% Synergy
$1.03
Victim of Night+5% Synergy
$0.37
Pile On+5% Synergy
$0.33
Sacrifice+5% Synergy
$15.76
Songs of the Damned+4% Synergy
$2.76
Blood Pact+4% Synergy
$0.30
Tendrils of Corruption+4% Synergy
$0.25
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$13.63
Culling the Weak0% Synergy
$7.21
Murder0% Synergy
$0.30
Sheoldred's Edict-4% Synergy
$1.52
Soul Shatter-5% Synergy
$3.93
Corrupted Conviction-5% Synergy
$0.36
Deadly Dispute-14% Synergy
$0.36
Village Rites-16% Synergy
$0.71
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kaervek, the Punisher's game plan and control the board.
Exsanguinate+24% Synergy
$0.45
Night's Whisper+19% Synergy
$5.45
Chain of Smog+19% Synergy
$8.91
Diresight+16% Synergy
$0.18
Unmarked Grave+16% Synergy
$3.97
Insatiable Avarice+15% Synergy
$5.54
Lively Dirge+14% Synergy
$4.16
Duress+11% Synergy
$0.11
Cruelclaw's Heist+10% Synergy
$0.38
Buried Alive+10% Synergy
$2.60
Stargaze+10% Synergy
$0.32
Thoughtseize+10% Synergy
$8.65
Cornered by Black Mages+9% Synergy
$0.26
Ransack the Lab+8% Synergy
$0.17
Scheming Symmetry+8% Synergy
$9.39
Come Back Wrong+7% Synergy
$0.42
Raven's Crime+7% Synergy
$0.37
Rush of Dread+7% Synergy
$0.38
Atrocious Experiment+6% Synergy
$0.26
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.38
Funeral Rites+6% Synergy
$0.26
Nighthaze+6% Synergy
$0.24
Circle of Power+5% Synergy
$0.32
Inquisition of Kozilek+5% Synergy
$0.67
Commune with Evil+5% Synergy
$0.25
Invoke Despair+5% Synergy
$0.34
Breach the Multiverse+5% Synergy
$10.74
Damnation+5% Synergy
$21.16
Decorum Dissertation+5% Synergy
$5.15
Praetor's Grasp+4% Synergy
$10.67
Villainous Wrath+4% Synergy
$1.06
Hymn to Tourach+3% Synergy
$0.63
Torment of Hailfire+3% Synergy
$36.28
Dark Petition+3% Synergy
$3.57
Mutilate+3% Synergy
$2.04
Peer into the Abyss+3% Synergy
$3.51
Syphon Mind+2% Synergy
$0.30
Blasphemous Edict+1% Synergy
$4.21
Final Parting+1% Synergy
$0.40
Decree of Pain+1% Synergy
$0.34
Toxic Deluge+0% Synergy
$4.25
Agadeem's Awakening+0% Synergy
$27.46
Beseech the Mirror0% Synergy
$20.58
Read the Bones0% Synergy
$0.31
Grim Tutor-1% Synergy
$24.81
Dark Deal-1% Synergy
$1.84
Unearth-2% Synergy
$0.51
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$7.00
Diabolic Intent-8% Synergy
$17.18
Victimize-13% Synergy
$1.25
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Glasses of Urza+27% Synergy
$269.50
Codex Shredder+23% Synergy
$0.37
Aetherflux Reservoir+18% Synergy
$22.00
Demon's Horn+15% Synergy
$1.13
Ghost Vacuum+13% Synergy
$4.65
The Darkness Crystal+13% Synergy
$3.84
Expedition Map+11% Synergy
$1.05
Scrabbling Claws+10% Synergy
$0.18
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+7% Synergy
$39.65
Wayfarer's Bauble+7% Synergy
$5.04
Mishra's Bauble+6% Synergy
$2.85
Palantír of Orthanc+6% Synergy
$18.84
Relic of Progenitus+5% Synergy
$7.31
Prism Ring+4% Synergy
$0.41
Black Mage's Rod+4% Synergy
$0.29
Mesmeric Orb+4% Synergy
$17.65
Wishclaw Talisman+4% Synergy
$1.77
Staff of the Death Magus+3% Synergy
$0.43
Sensei's Divining Top+2% Synergy
$42.20
Lightning Greaves-18% Synergy
$4.61
Swiftfoot Boots-19% Synergy
$2.32
Bontu's Monument-20% Synergy
$4.82
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kaervek, the Punisher's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Teval's Judgment+25% Synergy
$8.42
Animate Dead+22% Synergy
$8.11
Nowhere to Run+21% Synergy
$0.65
Necromancy+9% Synergy
$19.97
Tinybones Joins Up+8% Synergy
$1.24
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab+6% Synergy
$0.23
Oubliette+6% Synergy
$2.64
Cemetery Tampering+5% Synergy
$0.36
Dance of the Dead+3% Synergy
$18.81
Black Market Connections+3% Synergy
$9.15
Virtue of Persistence+3% Synergy
$6.63
Bloodchief Ascension+3% Synergy
$20.34
Meathook Massacre II0% Synergy
$2.83
Painful Quandary-1% Synergy
$1.82
Phyrexian Arena-3% Synergy
$4.65
The Meathook Massacre-3% Synergy
$24.87
Kaya's Ghostform-3% Synergy
$2.52
Exquisite Blood-4% Synergy
$38.26
Waste Not-4% Synergy
$8.67
Black Market-6% Synergy
$6.17
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kaervek, the Punisher to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms-3% Synergy
$9.11
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Urborg+16% Synergy
$18.99
Ghost Quarter+9% Synergy
$0.95
Deserted Temple+8% Synergy
$0.85
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$1.99
Maze of Ith+7% Synergy
$9.57
Arcane Lighthouse+7% Synergy
$1.84
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$1.43
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$11.09
War Room+6% Synergy
$5.32
Strip Mine+5% Synergy
$21.40
Dakmor Salvage+5% Synergy
$0.30
Urza's Saga+5% Synergy
$40.72
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+4% Synergy
$34.26
Emergence Zone+4% Synergy
$3.70
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$58.12
Thespian's Stage+4% Synergy
$0.48
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$32.99
Lake of the Dead+0% Synergy
$122.00
Cabal Stronghold0% Synergy
$12.26
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.29
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$4.36
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-4% Synergy
$53.53
Geier Reach Sanitarium-4% Synergy
$3.27
Crypt of Agadeem-5% Synergy
$4.14
Witch's Cottage-6% Synergy
$1.13
Phyrexian Tower-11% Synergy
$28.62
Rogue's Passage-14% Synergy
$0.36
Reliquary Tower-15% Synergy
$3.79
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Liquimetal Torque+29% Synergy
$3.62
Séance Board+22% Synergy
$3.38
Bandit's Haul+13% Synergy
$0.26
Bounty Board+5% Synergy
$2.27
Fellwar Stone+2% Synergy
$0.90
Throne of Eldraine+2% Synergy
$28.96
Extraplanar Lens+1% Synergy
$13.18
Arcane Signet+1% Synergy
$0.60
Lotus Petal0% Synergy
$35.13
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$120.46
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-1% Synergy
$20.39
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.36
The Soul Stone-2% Synergy
$96.32
Mind Stone-3% Synergy
$0.30
Caged Sun-4% Synergy
$3.72
Sol Ring-7% Synergy
$1.57
Thought Vessel-9% Synergy
$2.56
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kaervek, the Punisher decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Forbidden Orchard+20% Synergy
$9.40
Boggart Trawler+11% Synergy
$1.47
Fell the Profane+10% Synergy
$4.37
Urza's Cave+8% Synergy
$1.93
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.28
Hagra Mauling+6% Synergy
$1.03
Talon Gates of Madara+5% Synergy
$40.27
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$13.63
Snow-Covered Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.56
Agadeem's Awakening+0% Synergy
$27.46
Gemstone Caverns+0% Synergy
$60.16
Myriad Landscape+0% Synergy
$0.24
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.09
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