Kaervek the Merciless
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
ARCArchenemy#88rare
"Rats and jackals feast in his swath, but even they will not walk with him." —Mangara
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster
- Illustrator
- rk post
- Found in
- Archenemy Theme Deck Bring About the Undead Apocalypse
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Kaervek deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.
5/4Plays as: Planeswalker Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 10h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.45
$0.25 low-$0.07 gap
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Nonfoil
$0.45as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.62L $0.31since Feb 2024$0.25
$0.32
-$0.07-28% · buylist > ask
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Cheapest playable copy$0.28· across 7 printings
Rulings
3 · latest Mar 19, 2021 · one tap opens all
- WotCMar 19, 2021
Alternative costs, additional costs, and cost reductions don't change a spell's mana value. Its mana value is still based on its mana cost.
- WotCMar 19, 2021
An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
- WotCMar 19, 2021
For spells with
in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.