Kaervek the Merciless
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Starter Commander DecksSCD · #233
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.33 € · 0.32 $
- Mana value
- 7
- Power
- 5
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- Black Red
Card text
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Kaervek deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Heonhwa
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2022-12-02
Flavour text
"Rats and jackals feast in his swath, but even they will not walk with him." —Mangara
Rulings
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.
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.
For spells with in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
