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
#1567
Current Rank
#1918
Last Week
#1453
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.
Melancholic Poet+7% Synergy
$0.15
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled+6% Synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer+2% Synergy
$2.48
Decorum Dissertation+1% Synergy
$7.92
Grave Researcher0% Synergy
$3.08
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kaervek, the Punisher's abilities and overall game plan.
Merrow Bonegnawer+61% Synergy
$0.26
Sedgemoor Witch+48% Synergy
$9.51
Professor Onyx+44% Synergy
$5.33
Consuming Corruption+42% Synergy
$0.30
Tendrils of Agony+40% Synergy
$0.54
Cremate+34% Synergy
$0.07
Gisa, the Hellraiser+33% Synergy
$5.81
Bubbling Muck+32% Synergy
$3.98
Snuff Out+28% Synergy
$10.06
Imp's Mischief+28% Synergy
$7.33
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kaervek, the Punisher decks.
Defile+27% Synergy
$1.41
Exsanguinate+25% Synergy
$0.45
Withering Torment+19% Synergy
$3.47
Feed the Swarm+18% Synergy
$0.21
Reanimate+17% Synergy
$8.19
Sign in Blood+17% Synergy
$3.67
Crypt Ghast+13% Synergy
$18.22
Dark Ritual+11% Synergy
$3.90
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+10% Synergy
$4.12
Jet Medallion+8% Synergy
$11.34
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Orcish Bowmasters+12% Synergy
$49.36
Opposition Agent+6% Synergy
$23.16
Necropotence+5% Synergy
$37.26
Imperial Seal+2% Synergy
$164.05
Chrome Mox+2% Synergy
$167.83
Bolas's Citadel+1% Synergy
$17.94
Demonic Tutor+1% Synergy
$72.10
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$108.02
Vampiric Tutor+0% Synergy
$60.87
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$129.20
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kaervek, the Punisher's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Vadmir, New Blood+27% Synergy
$0.29
Dread Presence+25% Synergy
$3.27
Raven of Fell Omens+23% Synergy
$0.17
Morbid Opportunist+22% Synergy
$0.21
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+22% Synergy
$0.68
Hex Parasite+20% Synergy
$7.27
Tormod, the Desecrator+20% Synergy
$1.07
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+19% Synergy
$0.78
Servant of the Stinger+19% Synergy
$0.16
Stitcher's Supplier+18% Synergy
$0.29
Darkstar Augur+15% Synergy
$0.60
Oriq Loremage+15% Synergy
$0.67
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+15% Synergy
$0.36
Vilis, Broker of Blood+14% Synergy
$9.60
Abyssal Harvester+12% Synergy
$0.37
Dark Confidant+11% Synergy
$4.58
Dauthi Voidwalker+11% Synergy
$5.36
Skirge Familiar+11% Synergy
$0.27
Blood Artist+11% Synergy
$1.60
Boggart Trawler+10% Synergy
$0.87
Royal Assassin+10% Synergy
$0.38
Iridescent Vinelasher+10% Synergy
$0.77
Forsaken Miner+10% Synergy
$1.14
Rattleback Apothecary+9% Synergy
$0.13
Keen Duelist+9% Synergy
$0.27
Hoarding Broodlord+9% Synergy
$5.00
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+8% Synergy
$0.21
Vein Ripper+8% Synergy
$7.44
Blood Hustler+8% Synergy
$0.20
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+8% Synergy
$93.02
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+7% Synergy
$4.88
Nirkana Revenant+6% Synergy
$6.78
Archon of Cruelty+6% Synergy
$9.67
Grief+6% Synergy
$2.51
Twilight Prophet+5% Synergy
$2.68
Ravenous Chupacabra+5% Synergy
$2.82
Noxious Gearhulk+5% Synergy
$0.52
Vile Entomber+3% Synergy
$0.26
Necrotic Ooze+3% Synergy
$2.21
Magus of the Coffers+1% Synergy
$5.16
Sangromancer+1% Synergy
$0.90
Enduring Tenacity+0% Synergy
$12.23
Blood Pet+0% Synergy
$0.48
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+0% Synergy
$11.94
Bloodletter of Aclazotz0% Synergy
$35.79
Syr Konrad, the Grim-6% Synergy
$0.91
Massacre Wurm-7% Synergy
$1.17
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-11% Synergy
$2.89
Solemn Simulacrum-12% Synergy
$0.31
Accursed Marauder-13% Synergy
$0.26
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kaervek, the Punisher safe.
Tragic Slip+26% Synergy
$0.22
Bitter Triumph+26% Synergy
$0.58
Cling to Dust+25% Synergy
$0.34
Cabal Ritual+25% Synergy
$14.52
Go for the Throat+24% Synergy
$0.57
Darkblast+24% Synergy
$0.51
Entomb+23% Synergy
$17.25
Infernal Grasp+21% Synergy
$0.25
Dismember+20% Synergy
$5.27
Baleful Mastery+20% Synergy
$4.00
Malicious Affliction+18% Synergy
$2.80
Shoot the Sheriff+18% Synergy
$0.49
Cut Down+15% Synergy
$0.40
Deadly Rollick+13% Synergy
$28.12
Withering Boon+12% Synergy
$16.40
Bile Blight+12% Synergy
$0.14
Aphotic Wisps+11% Synergy
$0.61
Hostile Negotiations+11% Synergy
$0.35
Heartless Act+11% Synergy
$0.29
Curtains' Call+10% Synergy
$0.59
Long Goodbye+10% Synergy
$0.28
Price of Fame+10% Synergy
$0.28
Saw in Half+10% Synergy
$4.97
Slaughter Pact+10% Synergy
$1.36
Fatal Push+10% Synergy
$0.75
Power Word Kill+10% Synergy
$0.29
Sudden Spoiling+9% Synergy
$8.36
Fell the Profane+9% Synergy
$3.79
Force of Despair+9% Synergy
$7.82
Crypt Incursion+8% Synergy
$0.33
Doom Blade+8% Synergy
$0.18
V.A.T.S.+7% Synergy
$1.46
Archenemy's Charm+7% Synergy
$0.76
Lethal Scheme+7% Synergy
$0.28
Darkness+6% Synergy
$23.86
Pile On+5% Synergy
$0.30
Victim of Night+5% Synergy
$0.37
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.09
Sacrifice+5% Synergy
$17.02
Songs of the Damned+4% Synergy
$3.32
Blood Pact+4% Synergy
$0.29
Tendrils of Corruption+3% Synergy
$0.29
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$14.14
Culling the Weak+0% Synergy
$11.57
Murder0% Synergy
$0.22
Sheoldred's Edict-3% Synergy
$1.39
Soul Shatter-5% Synergy
$4.19
Corrupted Conviction-5% Synergy
$0.41
Deadly Dispute-14% Synergy
$0.37
Village Rites-16% Synergy
$0.51
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kaervek, the Punisher's game plan and control the board.
Chain of Smog+19% Synergy
$10.77
Night's Whisper+18% Synergy
$0.34
Unmarked Grave+16% Synergy
$2.70
Diresight+16% Synergy
$0.15
Insatiable Avarice+15% Synergy
$5.26
Lively Dirge+15% Synergy
$1.41
Duress+12% Synergy
$0.13
Thoughtseize+11% Synergy
$7.16
Buried Alive+11% Synergy
$0.88
Cruelclaw's Heist+11% Synergy
$0.37
Stargaze+10% Synergy
$0.29
Cornered by Black Mages+9% Synergy
$0.28
Scheming Symmetry+9% Synergy
$8.01
Raven's Crime+7% Synergy
$0.36
Ransack the Lab+7% Synergy
$0.18
Rush of Dread+7% Synergy
$0.40
Come Back Wrong+7% Synergy
$0.35
Fell+6% Synergy
$0.39
Nighthaze+6% Synergy
$0.20
Breach the Multiverse+6% Synergy
$9.79
Inquisition of Kozilek+6% Synergy
$0.64
Atrocious Experiment+6% Synergy
$0.24
Invoke Despair+6% Synergy
$0.37
Damnation+6% Synergy
$20.99
Commune with Evil+5% Synergy
$0.30
Circle of Power+5% Synergy
$0.29
Funeral Rites+5% Synergy
$0.31
Praetor's Grasp+4% Synergy
$11.68
Hymn to Tourach+4% Synergy
$0.55
Torment of Hailfire+3% Synergy
$41.92
Villainous Wrath+3% Synergy
$0.79
Mutilate+3% Synergy
$1.95
Peer into the Abyss+2% Synergy
$3.24
Will of the Abzan+2% Synergy
$5.31
Dark Petition+2% Synergy
$3.71
Syphon Mind+2% Synergy
$0.33
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$5.05
Persist+1% Synergy
$0.97
Blasphemous Edict+1% Synergy
$5.16
Final Parting+1% Synergy
$0.42
Decree of Pain+0% Synergy
$0.38
Agadeem's Awakening+0% Synergy
$29.38
Beseech the Mirror+0% Synergy
$19.41
Grim Tutor+0% Synergy
$26.04
Read the Bones-1% Synergy
$0.29
Dark Deal-1% Synergy
$2.19
Unearth-1% Synergy
$0.56
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$7.39
Diabolic Intent-7% Synergy
$16.86
Victimize-14% Synergy
$1.70
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Glasses of Urza+26% Synergy
$269.50
Codex Shredder+23% Synergy
$0.36
Aetherflux Reservoir+19% Synergy
$24.31
Demon's Horn+15% Synergy
$0.72
Ghost Vacuum+12% Synergy
$4.30
The Darkness Crystal+12% Synergy
$5.24
Scrabbling Claws+11% Synergy
$0.18
Expedition Map+10% Synergy
$0.75
Mishra's Bauble+7% Synergy
$2.35
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+7% Synergy
$38.18
Palantír of Orthanc+7% Synergy
$24.29
Relic of Progenitus+6% Synergy
$6.06
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$0.30
Twinning Staff+5% Synergy
$20.44
Black Mage's Rod+5% Synergy
$0.30
Unlicensed Hearse+5% Synergy
$0.42
Wishclaw Talisman+5% Synergy
$2.03
Mesmeric Orb+4% Synergy
$18.39
Prism Ring+4% Synergy
$0.30
Sensei's Divining Top+3% Synergy
$47.41
Staff of the Death Magus+2% Synergy
$0.38
Lightning Greaves-18% Synergy
$4.44
Swiftfoot Boots-19% Synergy
$1.95
Bontu's Monument-20% Synergy
$5.27
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kaervek, the Punisher's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+28% Synergy
$6.19
Teval's Judgment+25% Synergy
$6.73
Animate Dead+22% Synergy
$5.00
Nowhere to Run+19% Synergy
$0.60
Necromancy+10% Synergy
$19.84
Tinybones Joins Up+10% Synergy
$0.42
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab+6% Synergy
$0.32
Oubliette+6% Synergy
$2.93
Cemetery Tampering+5% Synergy
$0.36
Black Market Connections+4% Synergy
$19.62
Dance of the Dead+3% Synergy
$17.18
Virtue of Persistence+3% Synergy
$7.96
Bloodchief Ascension+2% Synergy
$20.52
Painful Quandary-1% Synergy
$1.42
The Meathook Massacre-2% Synergy
$25.11
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$4.22
Kaya's Ghostform-3% Synergy
$2.67
Exquisite Blood-3% Synergy
$39.45
Waste Not-4% Synergy
$8.26
Sanguine Bond-5% Synergy
$6.08
Black Market-6% Synergy
$5.91
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kaervek, the Punisher to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms-4% Synergy
$9.72
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Urborg+15% Synergy
$17.75
Ghost Quarter+9% Synergy
$0.91
Deserted Temple+8% Synergy
$0.46
Arcane Lighthouse+7% Synergy
$1.21
Maze of Ith+7% Synergy
$11.15
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.91
Bojuka Bog+6% Synergy
$0.70
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$10.74
War Room+6% Synergy
$2.52
Strip Mine+5% Synergy
$21.70
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+5% Synergy
$39.40
Urza's Saga+5% Synergy
$40.73
Dakmor Salvage+5% Synergy
$0.37
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$63.55
Emergence Zone+5% Synergy
$4.51
Thespian's Stage+4% Synergy
$0.56
Cabal Coffers+2% Synergy
$33.04
Lake of the Dead+0% Synergy
$120.88
Cabal Stronghold0% Synergy
$13.07
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$3.70
Barren Moor-1% Synergy
$0.32
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-4% Synergy
$51.37
Geier Reach Sanitarium-4% Synergy
$1.50
Crypt of Agadeem-5% Synergy
$2.19
Witch's Cottage-8% Synergy
$0.87
Phyrexian Tower-11% Synergy
$26.74
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$2.94
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Liquimetal Torque+30% Synergy
$3.42
Séance Board+22% Synergy
$4.21
Bandit's Haul+13% Synergy
$0.28
Bounty Board+6% Synergy
$2.20
Fellwar Stone+3% Synergy
$2.20
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$1.10
Extraplanar Lens+1% Synergy
$11.98
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$35.66
Lotus Petal+0% Synergy
$37.63
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$109.80
The Soul Stone0% Synergy
$86.21
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-1% Synergy
$20.66
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.36
Mind Stone-2% Synergy
$0.21
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.33
Caged Sun-4% Synergy
$3.59
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.13
Thought Vessel-9% Synergy
$2.51
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kaervek, the Punisher decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Forbidden Orchard+19% Synergy
$8.86
Boggart Trawler+10% Synergy
$0.87
Fell the Profane+9% Synergy
$3.79
Demolition Field+7% Synergy
$0.54
Urza's Cave+7% Synergy
$0.97
Talon Gates of Madara+5% Synergy
$35.38
Hagra Mauling+5% Synergy
$1.09
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$14.14
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.70
Gemstone Caverns+1% Synergy
$52.29
Agadeem's Awakening+0% Synergy
$29.38
Myriad Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.33
Swamp-1% Synergy
$2.00
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