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Kaervek the Merciless
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Kaervek deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.
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Most Played With Kaervek the Merciless (203)
Sol Ring
88% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
74% of decks · $0.49
Rakdos Signet
60% of decks · $0.35
Talisman of Indulgence
51% of decks · $0.51
Mana Geyser
42% of decks · $1.24
Commander's Sphere
42% of decks · $0.31
Bedevil
41% of decks · $0.29
The Lord of Pain
40% of decks · $10.76
Wound Reflection
38% of decks · $14.39
Swiftfoot Boots
37% of decks
Solemn Simulacrum
37% of decks · $0.31
Stormfist Crusader
37% of decks · $0.99
Kardur, Doomscourge
37% of decks · $3.56
Spiteful Visions
36% of decks · $0.89
Vandalblast
36% of decks · $1.71
Heartless Hidetsugu
36% of decks · $2.79
Feed the Swarm
35% of decks · $0.24
Vial Smasher the Fierce
35% of decks · $3.21
Underworld Dreams
35% of decks · $2.19
Sign in Blood
34% of decks · $3.14
Mogis, God of Slaughter
34% of decks · $5.85
Phyrexian Arena
34% of decks · $4.16
Wayfarer's Bauble
33% of decks · $5.61
Read the Bones
33% of decks · $0.30
Worn Powerstone
33% of decks · $0.37
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
32% of decks · $26.78
Burnished Hart
32% of decks · $0.30
Fiery Emancipation
32% of decks · $13.73
Kederekt Parasite
32% of decks · $8.92
Mind Stone
30% of decks
Harmonic Prodigy
30% of decks · $6.02
Harsh Mentor
30% of decks · $0.37
Indulgent Tormentor
29% of decks · $0.68
Guttersnipe
29% of decks · $0.50
Angrath's Marauders
29% of decks · $1.13
Abrade
28% of decks · $0.31
Unlicensed Disintegration
27% of decks · $0.21
Fellwar Stone
27% of decks
Seething Song
27% of decks · $11.52
Lightning Bolt
27% of decks · $0.87
Jeska's Will
25% of decks · $41.27
Archfiend of Depravity
25% of decks · $3.25
Descent into Avernus
24% of decks · $12.84
Deflecting Swat
24% of decks · $71.17
Syphon Mind
23% of decks · $0.31
Exquisite Blood
23% of decks · $40.36
Exsanguinate
23% of decks · $0.41
Zo-Zu the Punisher
22% of decks · $8.66
Thran Dynamo
22% of decks · $4.36
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
22% of decks · $5.43
Razorkin Needlehead
21% of decks · $5.46
Combustible Gearhulk
21% of decks · $0.36
Deadly Tempest
21% of decks · $1.04
Manabarbs
20% of decks · $5.14
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
20% of decks · $0.30
Soul Shatter
20% of decks · $6.05
Tor Wauki the Younger
20% of decks · $1.25
City on Fire
20% of decks · $11.19
Theater of Horrors
20% of decks · $0.33
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
20% of decks · $23.97
Faithless Looting
19% of decks · $0.39
Gilded Lotus
19% of decks · $0.59
Sulfuric Vortex
19% of decks · $1.74
Gratuitous Violence
19% of decks · $0.40
Havoc Festival
19% of decks · $0.40
Fiery Confluence
19% of decks · $0.39
Toxic Deluge
19% of decks · $5.02
Rug of Smothering
18% of decks · $0.62
Bloodgift Demon
18% of decks · $0.78
Spellshock
18% of decks
Rampaging Ferocidon
18% of decks · $2.56
Breath of Malfegor
18% of decks · $0.33
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18% of decks · $98.55
Sangromancer
18% of decks · $1.00
Demonic Tutor
18% of decks · $69.17
Wild Ricochet
17% of decks · $0.36
Thought Vessel
17% of decks
Polluted Bonds
17% of decks · $10.28
Sin Prodder
17% of decks · $0.42
Withering Torment
17% of decks · $1.60
Night's Whisper
16% of decks · $6.25
Ob Nixilis Reignited
16% of decks · $0.40
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16% of decks · $4.20
Tectonic Giant
16% of decks · $0.69
Ruby Medallion
16% of decks · $14.81
Twinflame Tyrant
16% of decks · $26.71
Reanimate
15% of decks · $10.10
Fate Unraveler
15% of decks · $3.40
Black Market Connections
15% of decks · $10.53
Malakir Rebirth
14% of decks
Not Dead After All
14% of decks · $1.65
Sunbird's Invocation
14% of decks · $0.39
Gleeful Arsonist
14% of decks · $6.75
Repercussion
14% of decks · $15.31
Neheb, the Eternal
14% of decks · $8.46
Deadly Rollick
14% of decks · $28.68
Vampire Nighthawk
14% of decks · $0.20
No Mercy
14% of decks · $24.64
Master of Cruelties
13% of decks · $5.22
Jet Medallion
13% of decks · $14.67
Mithril Coat
13% of decks · $29.06
Pain Magnification
13% of decks · $0.86
Stuffy Doll
13% of decks · $6.44
Damnation
13% of decks · $21.01
Sepulchral Primordial
12% of decks · $0.40
Mask of Griselbrand
12% of decks · $0.97
Undying Malice
12% of decks · $0.38
Vampiric Tutor
12% of decks · $54.03
Scrawling Crawler
12% of decks · $6.39
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
12% of decks · $1.65
Ambition's Cost
12% of decks · $0.35
Torment of Hailfire
12% of decks · $36.04
Bolt Bend
12% of decks · $5.14
Diabolic Tutor
11% of decks · $2.21
Profane Command
11% of decks · $0.38
Dreadbore
11% of decks · $0.94
Untimely Malfunction
11% of decks · $8.52
Furnace of Rath
11% of decks · $7.44
Glittering Stockpile
11% of decks · $0.42
Dredge the Mire
11% of decks · $0.38
Blood for the Blood God!
11% of decks · $8.46
Kolaghan's Command
10% of decks · $0.38
Bloodchief Ascension
10% of decks · $21.34
Thermo-Alchemist
10% of decks · $0.40
Hexing Squelcher
10% of decks · $19.28
Orcish Bowmasters
10% of decks · $43.37
Shadowspear
10% of decks · $29.75
Wildfire Devils
10% of decks · $0.35
Rakshasa Debaser
10% of decks · $0.40
Crypt Ghast
9% of decks · $17.44
Prisoner's Dilemma
9% of decks · $5.93
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
9% of decks · $1.53
Browbeat
9% of decks · $0.34
Risk Factor
9% of decks · $0.48
Sudden Spoiling
9% of decks · $6.95
Whip of Erebos
9% of decks · $9.52
Mana Flare
9% of decks
Rakdos Locket
9% of decks · $0.32
Fire Diamond
9% of decks · $0.39
Possibility Storm
9% of decks · $1.89
Tibalt's Trickery
9% of decks · $10.50
Ankh of Mishra
9% of decks
Kaya's Ghostform
9% of decks · $1.71
Charcoal Diamond
9% of decks · $0.35
Supernatural Stamina
8% of decks · $0.21
Explosion of Riches
8% of decks · $0.13
Roiling Vortex
8% of decks · $1.75
Darksteel Plate
8% of decks · $6.92
Disrupt Decorum
8% of decks · $4.36
Redirect Lightning
8% of decks · $11.07
Reign of the Pit
8% of decks · $0.20
Grievous Wound
8% of decks · $0.80
Boltwave
8% of decks · $2.49
Massacre Wurm
8% of decks · $2.44
Citadel of Pain
8% of decks · $3.68
Chain Reaction
8% of decks · $0.29
Cursed Mirror
8% of decks · $0.30
Coveted Jewel
8% of decks · $0.29
Thrill of Possibility
8% of decks · $0.29
Hate Mirage
8% of decks · $0.29
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8% of decks · $0.50
Geode Rager
8% of decks · $1.42
Curse of Opulence
8% of decks · $4.69
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8% of decks · $0.47
Rakdos Cluestone
8% of decks · $0.18
Stinging Study
8% of decks · $10.67
Valakut Awakening
8% of decks
Murder
7% of decks · $0.20
Imposing Grandeur
7% of decks · $1.40
Black Market
7% of decks · $6.30
Feign Death
7% of decks · $0.78
Crawlspace
7% of decks · $8.94
Nihil Spellbomb
7% of decks · $2.69
Everlasting Torment
7% of decks · $0.27
Return the Favor
7% of decks · $1.10
Hedron Archive
7% of decks · $0.25
Red Elemental Blast
7% of decks · $11.81
Wheel of Fortune
7% of decks
Bloodsoaked Insight
7% of decks
Tainted Remedy
7% of decks · $8.34
Howling Mine
7% of decks · $5.49
Wheel of Misfortune
7% of decks · $7.70
Decree of Pain
7% of decks · $0.37
Price of Glory
7% of decks · $13.61
Fell the Profane
6% of decks
Imp's Mischief
6% of decks · $9.18
Big Score
6% of decks · $0.41
Resurrection Orb
6% of decks · $16.21
Sanguine Bond
6% of decks · $7.95
Mana Vault
6% of decks · $115.65
Whispersilk Cloak
6% of decks · $2.18
Go for the Throat
6% of decks · $0.62
Mechanized Warfare
6% of decks · $0.58
Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
6% of decks · $15.38
Hero's Downfall
6% of decks · $0.29
Shock
6% of decks · $0.28
Everflowing Chalice
6% of decks · $0.30
Expedition Map
5% of decks · $1.43
Pyroblast
5% of decks · $10.96
Wild Evocation
5% of decks · $1.25
Animate Dead
5% of decks · $7.45
Darksteel Ingot
5% of decks · $0.45
Blasphemous Edict
5% of decks · $4.24
New Cards
Smaug, Wicked Worm
4% of decks · $1.48
Turbulent Crater
4% of decks · $2.37
Glóin the Mighty
4% of decks
Smaug the Impenetrable
3% of decks · $16.10
Troop of Ponies
2% of decks · $0.29
Creatures (50)
The Lord of Pain
40% of decks · $10.76
Solemn Simulacrum
37% of decks · $0.31
Stormfist Crusader
37% of decks · $0.99
Kardur, Doomscourge
37% of decks · $3.56
Heartless Hidetsugu
36% of decks · $2.79
Vial Smasher the Fierce
35% of decks · $3.21
Mogis, God of Slaughter
34% of decks · $5.85
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
32% of decks · $26.78
Burnished Hart
32% of decks · $0.30
Kederekt Parasite
32% of decks · $8.92
Harmonic Prodigy
30% of decks · $6.02
Harsh Mentor
30% of decks · $0.37
Indulgent Tormentor
29% of decks · $0.68
Guttersnipe
29% of decks · $0.50
Angrath's Marauders
29% of decks · $1.13
Archfiend of Depravity
25% of decks · $3.25
Zo-Zu the Punisher
22% of decks · $8.66
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
22% of decks · $5.43
Razorkin Needlehead
21% of decks · $5.46
Combustible Gearhulk
21% of decks · $0.36
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
20% of decks · $0.30
Tor Wauki the Younger
20% of decks · $1.25
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
20% of decks · $23.97
Rug of Smothering
18% of decks · $0.62
Bloodgift Demon
18% of decks · $0.78
Rampaging Ferocidon
18% of decks · $2.56
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18% of decks · $98.55
Sangromancer
18% of decks · $1.00
Sin Prodder
17% of decks · $0.42
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16% of decks · $4.20
Tectonic Giant
16% of decks · $0.69
Twinflame Tyrant
16% of decks · $26.71
Fate Unraveler
15% of decks · $3.40
Gleeful Arsonist
14% of decks · $6.75
Neheb, the Eternal
14% of decks · $8.46
Vampire Nighthawk
14% of decks · $0.20
Master of Cruelties
13% of decks · $5.22
Stuffy Doll
13% of decks · $6.44
Sepulchral Primordial
12% of decks · $0.40
Scrawling Crawler
12% of decks · $6.39
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
12% of decks · $1.65
Thermo-Alchemist
10% of decks · $0.40
Hexing Squelcher
10% of decks · $19.28
Orcish Bowmasters
10% of decks · $43.37
Wildfire Devils
10% of decks · $0.35
Rakshasa Debaser
10% of decks · $0.40
Crypt Ghast
9% of decks · $17.44
Massacre Wurm
8% of decks · $2.44
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8% of decks · $0.50
Geode Rager
8% of decks · $1.42
Instants (38)
Bedevil
41% of decks · $0.29
Abrade
28% of decks · $0.31
Unlicensed Disintegration
27% of decks · $0.21
Seething Song
27% of decks · $11.52
Lightning Bolt
27% of decks · $0.87
Deflecting Swat
24% of decks · $71.17
Soul Shatter
20% of decks · $6.05
Breath of Malfegor
18% of decks · $0.33
Wild Ricochet
17% of decks · $0.36
Withering Torment
17% of decks · $1.60
Malakir Rebirth
14% of decks
Not Dead After All
14% of decks · $1.65
Deadly Rollick
14% of decks · $28.68
Undying Malice
12% of decks · $0.38
Vampiric Tutor
12% of decks · $54.03
Bolt Bend
12% of decks · $5.14
Untimely Malfunction
11% of decks · $8.52
Blood for the Blood God!
11% of decks · $8.46
Kolaghan's Command
10% of decks · $0.38
Risk Factor
9% of decks · $0.48
Sudden Spoiling
9% of decks · $6.95
Tibalt's Trickery
9% of decks · $10.50
Supernatural Stamina
8% of decks · $0.21
Redirect Lightning
8% of decks · $11.07
Thrill of Possibility
8% of decks · $0.29
Stinging Study
8% of decks · $10.67
Valakut Awakening
8% of decks
Murder
7% of decks · $0.20
Feign Death
7% of decks · $0.78
Return the Favor
7% of decks · $1.10
Red Elemental Blast
7% of decks · $11.81
Fell the Profane
6% of decks
Imp's Mischief
6% of decks · $9.18
Big Score
6% of decks · $0.41
Go for the Throat
6% of decks · $0.62
Hero's Downfall
6% of decks · $0.29
Shock
6% of decks · $0.28
Pyroblast
5% of decks · $10.96
Sorceries (36)
Mana Geyser
42% of decks · $1.24
Vandalblast
36% of decks · $1.71
Feed the Swarm
35% of decks · $0.24
Sign in Blood
34% of decks · $3.14
Read the Bones
33% of decks · $0.30
Jeska's Will
25% of decks · $41.27
Syphon Mind
23% of decks · $0.31
Exsanguinate
23% of decks · $0.41
Deadly Tempest
21% of decks · $1.04
Faithless Looting
19% of decks · $0.39
Fiery Confluence
19% of decks · $0.39
Toxic Deluge
19% of decks · $5.02
Demonic Tutor
18% of decks · $69.17
Night's Whisper
16% of decks · $6.25
Reanimate
15% of decks · $10.10
Damnation
13% of decks · $21.01
Ambition's Cost
12% of decks · $0.35
Torment of Hailfire
12% of decks · $36.04
Diabolic Tutor
11% of decks · $2.21
Profane Command
11% of decks · $0.38
Dreadbore
11% of decks · $0.94
Dredge the Mire
11% of decks · $0.38
Prisoner's Dilemma
9% of decks · $5.93
Browbeat
9% of decks · $0.34
Explosion of Riches
8% of decks · $0.13
Disrupt Decorum
8% of decks · $4.36
Reign of the Pit
8% of decks · $0.20
Boltwave
8% of decks · $2.49
Chain Reaction
8% of decks · $0.29
Hate Mirage
8% of decks · $0.29
Imposing Grandeur
7% of decks · $1.40
Wheel of Fortune
7% of decks
Bloodsoaked Insight
7% of decks
Wheel of Misfortune
7% of decks · $7.70
Decree of Pain
7% of decks · $0.37
Blasphemous Edict
5% of decks · $4.24
Utility Artifacts (17)
Swiftfoot Boots
37% of decks
Wayfarer's Bauble
33% of decks · $5.61
Ruby Medallion
16% of decks · $14.81
Jet Medallion
13% of decks · $14.67
Mithril Coat
13% of decks · $29.06
Mask of Griselbrand
12% of decks · $0.97
Shadowspear
10% of decks · $29.75
Whip of Erebos
9% of decks · $9.52
Ankh of Mishra
9% of decks
Darksteel Plate
8% of decks · $6.92
Crawlspace
7% of decks · $8.94
Nihil Spellbomb
7% of decks · $2.69
Howling Mine
7% of decks · $5.49
Resurrection Orb
6% of decks · $16.21
Whispersilk Cloak
6% of decks · $2.18
Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
6% of decks · $15.38
Expedition Map
5% of decks · $1.43
Mana Artifacts (22)
Sol Ring
88% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
74% of decks · $0.49
Rakdos Signet
60% of decks · $0.35
Talisman of Indulgence
51% of decks · $0.51
Commander's Sphere
42% of decks · $0.31
Worn Powerstone
33% of decks · $0.37
Mind Stone
30% of decks
Fellwar Stone
27% of decks
Thran Dynamo
22% of decks · $4.36
Gilded Lotus
19% of decks · $0.59
Thought Vessel
17% of decks
Glittering Stockpile
11% of decks · $0.42
Rakdos Locket
9% of decks · $0.32
Fire Diamond
9% of decks · $0.39
Charcoal Diamond
9% of decks · $0.35
Cursed Mirror
8% of decks · $0.30
Coveted Jewel
8% of decks · $0.29
Rakdos Cluestone
8% of decks · $0.18
Hedron Archive
7% of decks · $0.25
Mana Vault
6% of decks · $115.65
Everflowing Chalice
6% of decks · $0.30
Darksteel Ingot
5% of decks · $0.45
Enchantments (37)
Wound Reflection
38% of decks · $14.39
Spiteful Visions
36% of decks · $0.89
Underworld Dreams
35% of decks · $2.19
Phyrexian Arena
34% of decks · $4.16
Fiery Emancipation
32% of decks · $13.73
Descent into Avernus
24% of decks · $12.84
Exquisite Blood
23% of decks · $40.36
Manabarbs
20% of decks · $5.14
City on Fire
20% of decks · $11.19
Theater of Horrors
20% of decks · $0.33
Sulfuric Vortex
19% of decks · $1.74
Gratuitous Violence
19% of decks · $0.40
Havoc Festival
19% of decks · $0.40
Spellshock
18% of decks
Polluted Bonds
17% of decks · $10.28
Black Market Connections
15% of decks · $10.53
Sunbird's Invocation
14% of decks · $0.39
Repercussion
14% of decks · $15.31
No Mercy
14% of decks · $24.64
Pain Magnification
13% of decks · $0.86
Furnace of Rath
11% of decks · $7.44
Bloodchief Ascension
10% of decks · $21.34
Mana Flare
9% of decks
Possibility Storm
9% of decks · $1.89
Kaya's Ghostform
9% of decks · $1.71
Roiling Vortex
8% of decks · $1.75
Grievous Wound
8% of decks · $0.80
Citadel of Pain
8% of decks · $3.68
Curse of Opulence
8% of decks · $4.69
Black Market
7% of decks · $6.30
Everlasting Torment
7% of decks · $0.27
Tainted Remedy
7% of decks · $8.34
Price of Glory
7% of decks · $13.61
Sanguine Bond
6% of decks · $7.95
Mechanized Warfare
6% of decks · $0.58
Wild Evocation
5% of decks · $1.25
Animate Dead
5% of decks · $7.45
Planeswalkers (3)
Ob Nixilis Reignited
16% of decks · $0.40
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
9% of decks · $1.53
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8% of decks · $0.47
Utility Lands (13)
Bojuka Bog
36% of decks
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24% of decks
Temple of the False God
22% of decks
Molten Slagheap
19% of decks
Reliquary Tower
17% of decks
Cabal Coffers
16% of decks
Spinerock Knoll
16% of decks
Command Beacon
14% of decks
Stensia Bloodhall
14% of decks
Witch's Clinic
13% of decks
Ancient Tomb
10% of decks
Rogue's Passage
9% of decks
Castle Locthwain
6% of decks
Lands (40)
Mountain
98% of decks
Swamp
97% of decks
Command Tower
82% of decks
Smoldering Marsh
66% of decks
Dragonskull Summit
55% of decks
Foreboding Ruins
54% of decks
Temple of Malice
46% of decks
Blood Crypt
40% of decks
Myriad Landscape
37% of decks
Rakdos Carnarium
36% of decks
Bloodfell Caves
35% of decks
Luxury Suite
34% of decks
Tainted Peak
33% of decks
Sulfurous Springs
33% of decks
Haunted Ridge
31% of decks
Graven Cairns
27% of decks
Shadowblood Ridge
24% of decks
Bloodstained Mire
24% of decks
Akoum Refuge
23% of decks
Exotic Orchard
20% of decks
Blazemire Verge
20% of decks
Evolving Wilds
19% of decks
Blightstep Pathway
17% of decks
Cinder Barrens
16% of decks
Canyon Slough
16% of decks
Blackcleave Cliffs
15% of decks
Raucous Theater
15% of decks
Malakir Rebirth
14% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
14% of decks
Urborg Volcano
13% of decks
Badlands
12% of decks
Mount Doom
10% of decks
Rakdos Guildgate
9% of decks
Valakut Awakening
8% of decks
Bloodsoaked Insight
7% of decks
Geothermal Bog
7% of decks
Fell the Profane
6% of decks
Fabled Passage
6% of decks
Jagged Barrens
6% of decks
Path of Ancestry
5% of decks
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Public Decks with Kaervek the Merciless
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