Kaervek, the Punisher
$0.32
$0.32Legendary 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
#1756
Current Rank
#1767
Last Week
#1502
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
$6.36
M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect+2% Synergy
$2.46
Tri-Sentinel, Act of Vengeance+1% Synergy
$0.55
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled+0% Synergy
$55.02
Construct a Cosmic Cube+0% Synergy
$0.39
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kaervek, the Punisher's abilities and overall game plan.
Merrow Bonegnawer+61% Synergy
$0.24
Sedgemoor Witch+49% Synergy
$6.00
Professor Onyx+45% Synergy
$5.69
Consuming Corruption+44% Synergy
$0.33
Tendrils of Agony+41% Synergy
$0.58
Cremate+35% Synergy
$0.14
Gisa, the Hellraiser+33% Synergy
$5.42
Bubbling Muck+33% Synergy
$3.04
Ripples of Undeath+29% Synergy
$6.12
Snuff Out+28% Synergy
$10.41
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kaervek, the Punisher decks.
Defile+28% Synergy
$1.39
Imp's Mischief+28% Synergy
$6.84
Withering Torment+19% Synergy
$0.74
Feed the Swarm+18% Synergy
$0.20
Reanimate+17% Synergy
$9.12
Sign in Blood+17% Synergy
$4.19
Crypt Ghast+13% Synergy
$19.98
Dark Ritual+11% Synergy
$8.75
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+10% Synergy
$5.25
Jet Medallion+8% Synergy
$11.78
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Orcish Bowmasters+12% Synergy
$45.67
Opposition Agent+6% Synergy
$17.88
Necropotence+5% Synergy
$37.70
Imperial Seal+2% Synergy
$158.65
Chrome Mox+1% Synergy
$166.10
The One Ring+0% Synergy
$105.64
Bolas's Citadel+0% Synergy
$15.75
Demonic Tutor+0% Synergy
$73.42
Vampiric Tutor0% Synergy
$58.03
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$134.69
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kaervek, the Punisher's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Vadmir, New Blood+28% Synergy
$0.27
Dread Presence+26% Synergy
$2.36
Raven of Fell Omens+24% Synergy
$0.16
Morbid Opportunist+22% Synergy
$0.34
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+22% Synergy
$0.69
Hex Parasite+20% Synergy
$7.46
Tormod, the Desecrator+20% Synergy
$0.78
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+19% Synergy
$0.83
Servant of the Stinger+18% Synergy
$0.21
Stitcher's Supplier+18% Synergy
$0.33
Darkstar Augur+16% Synergy
$0.77
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+15% Synergy
$0.33
Oriq Loremage+15% Synergy
$0.55
Vilis, Broker of Blood+14% Synergy
$9.00
Abyssal Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.33
Dark Confidant+11% Synergy
$3.85
Boggart Trawler+11% Synergy
$0.80
Dauthi Voidwalker+11% Synergy
$4.99
Skirge Familiar+10% Synergy
$0.27
Blood Artist+10% Synergy
$2.27
Iridescent Vinelasher+10% Synergy
$1.18
Royal Assassin+10% Synergy
$0.41
Forsaken Miner+9% Synergy
$1.23
Vein Ripper+9% Synergy
$6.47
Keen Duelist+9% Synergy
$0.32
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+8% Synergy
$0.27
Rattleback Apothecary+8% Synergy
$0.18
Hoarding Broodlord+8% Synergy
$4.82
Blood Hustler+8% Synergy
$0.21
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+7% Synergy
$97.46
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+6% Synergy
$5.62
Nirkana Revenant+6% Synergy
$6.99
Grief+6% Synergy
$3.19
Thrull Parasite+5% Synergy
$0.43
Archon of Cruelty+5% Synergy
$11.63
Ravenous Chupacabra+5% Synergy
$1.49
Twilight Prophet+5% Synergy
$2.36
Noxious Gearhulk+5% Synergy
$0.35
Vile Entomber+3% Synergy
$0.18
Grave Researcher+1% Synergy
$2.00
Sangromancer+1% Synergy
$0.85
Enduring Tenacity+0% Synergy
$12.06
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+0% Synergy
$11.16
Blood Pet0% Synergy
$0.52
Bloodletter of Aclazotz0% Synergy
$36.16
Syr Konrad, the Grim-6% Synergy
$1.18
Massacre Wurm-7% Synergy
$1.27
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-11% Synergy
$4.11
Solemn Simulacrum-12% Synergy
$0.29
Accursed Marauder-13% Synergy
$0.32
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kaervek, the Punisher safe.
Tragic Slip+28% Synergy
$0.23
Bitter Triumph+27% Synergy
$0.30
Darkblast+25% Synergy
$0.48
Cling to Dust+25% Synergy
$0.31
Go for the Throat+24% Synergy
$0.59
Cabal Ritual+24% Synergy
$13.75
Entomb+22% Synergy
$16.89
Infernal Grasp+20% Synergy
$0.34
Baleful Mastery+20% Synergy
$3.60
Dismember+20% Synergy
$5.04
Malicious Affliction+19% Synergy
$3.04
Shoot the Sheriff+19% Synergy
$0.44
Cut Down+15% Synergy
$0.43
Withering Boon+13% Synergy
$13.10
Bile Blight+12% Synergy
$0.15
Deadly Rollick+12% Synergy
$25.98
Hostile Negotiations+11% Synergy
$0.38
Aphotic Wisps+11% Synergy
$0.60
Curtains' Call+11% Synergy
$0.57
Heartless Act+10% Synergy
$0.20
Fatal Push+10% Synergy
$0.65
Saw in Half+10% Synergy
$4.97
Price of Fame+10% Synergy
$0.26
Long Goodbye+10% Synergy
$0.22
Fell the Profane+10% Synergy
$3.30
Power Word Kill+10% Synergy
$0.19
Force of Despair+9% Synergy
$7.95
Sudden Spoiling+9% Synergy
$7.52
Slaughter Pact+9% Synergy
$1.57
Crypt Incursion+9% Synergy
$0.34
Doom Blade+8% Synergy
$0.35
V.A.T.S.+8% Synergy
$1.57
Lethal Scheme+7% Synergy
$0.31
Darkness+7% Synergy
$24.04
Archenemy's Charm+6% Synergy
$0.67
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.09
Victim of Night+5% Synergy
$0.40
Ulcerate+5% Synergy
$0.20
Pile On+5% Synergy
$0.31
Sacrifice+5% Synergy
$15.54
Songs of the Damned+4% Synergy
$3.82
Blood Pact+4% Synergy
$0.39
Tendrils of Corruption+3% Synergy
$0.26
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$12.86
Culling the Weak0% Synergy
$7.30
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.20
Sheoldred's Edict-3% Synergy
$1.33
Corrupted Conviction-5% Synergy
$0.25
Deadly Dispute-14% Synergy
$0.26
Village Rites-16% Synergy
$0.62
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kaervek, the Punisher's game plan and control the board.
Exsanguinate+25% Synergy
$0.35
Chain of Smog+19% Synergy
$10.33
Night's Whisper+18% Synergy
$0.24
Unmarked Grave+16% Synergy
$2.80
Diresight+16% Synergy
$0.13
Insatiable Avarice+15% Synergy
$4.55
Lively Dirge+14% Synergy
$1.94
Duress+11% Synergy
$0.12
Cruelclaw's Heist+11% Synergy
$0.35
Buried Alive+11% Synergy
$0.96
Thoughtseize+11% Synergy
$8.87
Stargaze+10% Synergy
$0.23
Cornered by Black Mages+9% Synergy
$0.28
Scheming Symmetry+8% Synergy
$8.21
Ransack the Lab+8% Synergy
$0.24
Raven's Crime+8% Synergy
$0.32
Come Back Wrong+7% Synergy
$0.34
Rush of Dread+7% Synergy
$0.39
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.35
Atrocious Experiment+6% Synergy
$0.31
Inquisition of Kozilek+6% Synergy
$0.58
Nighthaze+6% Synergy
$0.16
Breach the Multiverse+6% Synergy
$10.73
Invoke Despair+6% Synergy
$0.33
Damnation+5% Synergy
$20.20
Circle of Power+5% Synergy
$0.27
Funeral Rites+5% Synergy
$0.34
Commune with Evil+5% Synergy
$0.24
Decorum Dissertation+4% Synergy
$6.51
Praetor's Grasp+4% Synergy
$11.14
Hymn to Tourach+4% Synergy
$0.58
Torment of Hailfire+3% Synergy
$37.86
Mutilate+3% Synergy
$1.99
Peer into the Abyss+3% Synergy
$3.48
Dark Petition+3% Synergy
$3.24
Syphon Mind+2% Synergy
$0.24
Will of the Abzan+2% Synergy
$4.88
Blasphemous Edict+1% Synergy
$4.81
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$3.54
Final Parting+1% Synergy
$0.38
Decree of Pain+1% Synergy
$0.34
Agadeem's Awakening+0% Synergy
$28.03
Beseech the Mirror0% Synergy
$18.73
Grim Tutor0% Synergy
$26.09
Read the Bones0% Synergy
$0.28
Dark Deal-1% Synergy
$1.99
Unearth-2% Synergy
$0.62
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$6.43
Diabolic Intent-8% Synergy
$17.31
Victimize-13% Synergy
$1.61
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Glasses of Urza+27% Synergy
$269.50
Codex Shredder+24% Synergy
$0.28
Aetherflux Reservoir+19% Synergy
$20.01
Demon's Horn+15% Synergy
$1.20
The Darkness Crystal+13% Synergy
$5.33
Ghost Vacuum+13% Synergy
$3.77
Scrabbling Claws+11% Synergy
$0.15
Expedition Map+10% Synergy
$0.86
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+7% Synergy
$38.31
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$0.33
Mishra's Bauble+6% Synergy
$2.78
Palantír of Orthanc+6% Synergy
$21.51
Relic of Progenitus+6% Synergy
$6.91
Twinning Staff+5% Synergy
$20.26
Black Mage's Rod+5% Synergy
$0.22
Unlicensed Hearse+4% Synergy
$0.37
Wishclaw Talisman+4% Synergy
$1.62
Prism Ring+4% Synergy
$0.39
Mesmeric Orb+4% Synergy
$16.96
Sensei's Divining Top+3% Synergy
$41.44
Staff of the Death Magus+3% Synergy
$0.35
Lightning Greaves-18% Synergy
$3.99
Swiftfoot Boots-19% Synergy
$1.89
Bontu's Monument-20% Synergy
$7.83
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kaervek, the Punisher's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Teval's Judgment+25% Synergy
$7.45
Animate Dead+22% Synergy
$5.82
Nowhere to Run+20% Synergy
$0.54
Tinybones Joins Up+9% Synergy
$0.46
Necromancy+9% Synergy
$19.37
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab+6% Synergy
$0.25
Oubliette+6% Synergy
$2.93
Cemetery Tampering+5% Synergy
$0.33
Dance of the Dead+3% Synergy
$16.04
Virtue of Persistence+3% Synergy
$6.79
Black Market Connections+3% Synergy
$9.51
Bloodchief Ascension+3% Synergy
$20.22
Meathook Massacre II-1% Synergy
$2.38
Painful Quandary-1% Synergy
$1.51
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$3.90
The Meathook Massacre-3% Synergy
$26.88
Kaya's Ghostform-3% Synergy
$2.12
Exquisite Blood-3% Synergy
$36.24
Waste Not-4% Synergy
$8.61
Sanguine Bond-6% Synergy
$6.16
Black Market-6% Synergy
$6.05
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kaervek, the Punisher to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms-3% Synergy
$8.86
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Urborg+15% Synergy
$18.65
Ghost Quarter+9% Synergy
$0.94
Deserted Temple+9% Synergy
$0.52
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$1.20
Maze of Ith+7% Synergy
$10.07
Arcane Lighthouse+7% Synergy
$1.72
War Room+6% Synergy
$4.39
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$11.91
Bojuka Bog+6% Synergy
$1.09
Strip Mine+5% Synergy
$21.02
Dakmor Salvage+5% Synergy
$0.26
Urza's Saga+5% Synergy
$43.18
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+5% Synergy
$34.59
Emergence Zone+4% Synergy
$4.00
Thespian's Stage+4% Synergy
$0.46
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$63.16
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$28.96
Lake of the Dead+0% Synergy
$116.83
Cabal Stronghold0% Synergy
$11.87
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$4.57
Barren Moor-1% Synergy
$0.34
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-4% Synergy
$53.44
Geier Reach Sanitarium-4% Synergy
$3.60
Crypt of Agadeem-5% Synergy
$3.04
Witch's Cottage-7% Synergy
$0.95
Phyrexian Tower-11% Synergy
$28.23
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$4.10
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Liquimetal Torque+30% Synergy
$3.42
Séance Board+22% Synergy
$3.78
Bandit's Haul+13% Synergy
$0.25
Bounty Board+6% Synergy
$2.02
Fellwar Stone+3% Synergy
$0.96
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.44
Extraplanar Lens+1% Synergy
$12.59
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$28.99
Lotus Petal0% Synergy
$33.80
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$115.70
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.36
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-1% Synergy
$20.23
The Soul Stone-1% Synergy
$118.63
Mind Stone-3% Synergy
$0.32
Caged Sun-4% Synergy
$3.65
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.36
Thought Vessel-9% Synergy
$2.52
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kaervek, the Punisher decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Forbidden Orchard+20% Synergy
$9.60
Boggart Trawler+11% Synergy
$0.80
Fell the Profane+10% Synergy
$3.30
Urza's Cave+8% Synergy
$1.17
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.28
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.09
Talon Gates of Madara+5% Synergy
$39.50
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$12.86
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.74
Gemstone Caverns+0% Synergy
$54.69
Agadeem's Awakening+0% Synergy
$28.03
Myriad Landscape+0% Synergy
$0.30
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.09
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