What are the best cards for Kaervek the Merciless?

Across 883 public decks, the most-played cards with Kaervek the Merciless are Sol Ring (88%), Command Tower (80%) and Arcane Signet (72%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Kaervek the Merciless?

The cards played far more often with Kaervek the Merciless than usual: Lightning Reaver (39× its usual rate), Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer (33× its usual rate) and Obosh, the Preypiercer (30× its usual rate).

What colors is Kaervek the Merciless?

Kaervek the Merciless is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Kaervek the Merciless?

Kaervek the Merciless leads 883 public decks in our corpus, #1,343 of 3,757 commanders.

Kaervek the Merciless

BRRakdos commanders883 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman5BR$0.34

Kaervek the Merciless appears in 883 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Command Tower and Arcane Signet. The strongest synergies by lift are Lightning Reaver, Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer and Obosh, the Preypiercer.

Build a deck with Kaervek the Merciless

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

93.7%

827 decks-0.03$0.18

#2Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

93.5%

826 decks-0.03$0.16

#3Sol Ring

Artifact

87.9%

776 decks+0.02$1.51

#4Command Tower

Land

79.6%

703 decks-0.07$0.27

#5Arcane Signet

Artifact

72.3%

638 decks-0.11$0.41

#6Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

67.6%

597 decks+0.31$1.01

#7Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

62.1%

548 decks+0.02$0.28

#8Rakdos Signet

Artifact

61.4%

542 decks+0.12$3.94

#9Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

55.3%

488 decks+0.20$0.32

#10Terminate

Instant

BR2

54.0%

477 decks+0.35$0.34

#11Rakdos Charm

Instant

BR2

53.9%

476 decks+0.32$0.39

#12Dragonskull Summit

Land

52.8%

466 decks-0.17$0.67

#13Talisman of Indulgence

Artifact

51.0%

450 decks-0.09$3.25

#14Foreboding Ruins

Land

50.2%

443 decks+0.15$0.39

#15Painful Quandary

Enchantment

3BB5

48.9%

432 decks+2.19$1.65

#16Brash Taunter

Creature — Goblin

4R5

48.5%

428 decks+1.66$3.98

#17Lightning Greaves

Artifact — Equipment

48.0%

424 decks+0.38$4.22

#18Dark Ritual

Instant

47.8%

422 decks+0.07$5.41

#19Dictate of the Twin Gods

Enchantment

3RR5

47.7%

421 decks+2.66$1.64

#20Temple of Malice

Land

45.4%

401 decks+0.43$0.23

#21Bedevil

Instant

BBR3

43.1%

381 decks+0.37$0.78

#22Blood Crypt

Land — Swamp Mountain

41.1%

363 decks-0.25$8.68

#23Basilisk Collar

Artifact — Equipment

41.0%

362 decks+1.47$3.48

#24Commander's Sphere

Artifact

40.1%

354 decks+1.13$0.28

#25Mana Geyser

Sorcery

3RR5

39.3%

347 decks+1.11$2.05

#26Wound Reflection

Enchantment

5B6

38.7%

342 decks+2.33$14.14

#27Vandalblast

Sorcery

38.7%

342 decks+0.35$3.23

#28Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

38.3%

338 decks-0.05$0.35

#29Rakdos Carnarium

Land

37.0%

327 decks+0.28$0.28

#30Heartless Hidetsugu

Legendary Creature — Ogre Shaman

3RR5

36.6%

323 decks+2.55$2.66

#31Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact Creature — Golem

35.9%

317 decks+0.80$0.31

#32Underworld Dreams

Enchantment

BBB3

35.7%

315 decks+1.75$1.68

#33Bojuka Bog

Land

35.6%

314 decks+0.03$1.64

#34Bloodfell Caves

Land

35.1%

310 decks+0.77$0.22

#35Kardur, Doomscourge

Legendary Creature — Demon Berserker

2BR4

34.9%

308 decks+0.82$3.61

#36Read the Bones

Sorcery

2B3

34.8%

307 decks+1.19$0.30

#37Swiftfoot Boots

Artifact — Equipment

34.7%

306 decks+0.20$2.84

#38Fiery Emancipation

Enchantment

3RRR6

34.3%

303 decks+1.83$13.33

#39Vial Smasher the Fierce

Legendary Creature — Goblin Berserker

1BR3

34.2%

302 decks+2.01$2.96

#40Wayfarer's Bauble

Artifact

34.0%

300 decks+1.03$0.36

#41Burnished Hart

Artifact Creature — Elk

33.6%

297 decks+2.05$0.31

#42Myriad Landscape

Land

33.4%

295 decks+0.79$0.31

#43Mogis, God of Slaughter

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

2BR4

33.4%

295 decks+1.40$5.81

#44Sign in Blood

Sorcery

BB2

33.3%

294 decks+0.49$4.37

#45Worn Powerstone

Artifact

33.0%

291 decks+2.15$0.37

#46Phyrexian Arena

Enchantment

1BB3

32.7%

289 decks+0.50$3.93

#47Spiteful Visions

Enchantment

2B/RB/R4

32.5%

287 decks+1.53$1.04

#48Luxury Suite

Land

32.4%

286 decks-0.22$11.54

#49Harsh Mentor

Creature — Human Cleric

1R2

30.6%

270 decks+1.73$0.35

#50Mind Stone

Artifact

30.1%

266 decks+0.16$0.41

#51Obosh, the Preypiercer

Legendary Creature — Hellion Horror

3B/RB/R5

30.1%

266 decks+3.41$0.27

#52Harmonic Prodigy

Creature — Human Wizard

1R2

29.9%

264 decks+1.52$5.03

#53Stormfist Crusader

Creature — Human Knight

BR2

28.9%

255 decks+1.20$1.00

#54Sulfurous Springs

Land

28.8%

254 decks-0.55$1.45

#55Solphim, Mayhem Dominus

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror

2RR4

28.2%

249 decks+1.24$29.17

#56Unlicensed Disintegration

Instant

1BR3

28.1%

248 decks+2.54$0.21

#57Kederekt Parasite

Creature — Horror

28.1%

248 decks+1.05$8.85

#58Guttersnipe

Creature — Goblin Shaman

2R3

27.7%

245 decks+1.28$0.35

#59Tainted Peak

Land

27.5%

243 decks-0.39$1.62

#60Jeska's Will

Sorcery

2R3

27.3%

241 decks+0.09$39.98GC

Highest synergy

#1Lightning Reaver

Creature — Zombie Beast

3BR5

121 decks+3.67

In 14% of these decks, 39× its usual rate.

#2Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer

Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Equipment

2RR4

137 decks+3.49

In 16% of these decks, 33× its usual rate.

#3Obosh, the Preypiercer

Legendary Creature — Hellion Horror

3B/RB/R5

266 decks+3.41

In 30% of these decks, 30× its usual rate.

#4Court of Ire

Enchantment

3RR5

136 decks+3.10

In 15% of these decks, 22× its usual rate.

#5Magmatic Force

Creature — Elemental

5RRR8

133 decks+2.98

In 15% of these decks, 20× its usual rate.

#6Angrath's Marauders

Creature — Human Pirate

5RR7

211 decks+2.71

In 24% of these decks, 15× its usual rate.

#7Breath of Malfegor

Instant

3BR5

158 decks+2.69

In 18% of these decks, 15× its usual rate.

#8Scytheclaw Raptor

Creature — Dinosaur

2R3

147 decks+2.68

In 17% of these decks, 15× its usual rate.

#9Dictate of the Twin Gods

Enchantment

3RR5

421 decks+2.66

In 48% of these decks, 14× its usual rate.

#10Heartless Hidetsugu

Legendary Creature — Ogre Shaman

3RR5

323 decks+2.55

In 37% of these decks, 13× its usual rate.

#11Unlicensed Disintegration

Instant

1BR3

248 decks+2.54

In 28% of these decks, 13× its usual rate.

#12Wild Ricochet

Instant

2RR4

165 decks+2.45

In 19% of these decks, 12× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about Kaervek the Merciless

What are the best cards for Kaervek the Merciless?: Across 883 public decks, the most-played cards with Kaervek the Merciless are Sol Ring (88%), Command Tower (80%) and Arcane Signet (72%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Kaervek the Merciless?: The cards played far more often with Kaervek the Merciless than usual: Lightning Reaver (39× its usual rate), Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer (33× its usual rate) and Obosh, the Preypiercer (30× its usual rate).
What colors is Kaervek the Merciless?: Kaervek the Merciless is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Kaervek the Merciless?: Kaervek the Merciless leads 883 public decks in our corpus, #1,343 of 3,757 commanders.