Kaervek the Merciless

Kaervek the Merciless

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

Mana cost: {5}{B}{R}

How we read this card

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Kaervek deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.

triggered — deals that spell's mana value damage

What we read on this card

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a spell is cast.

Works well with

hits creature — 876 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

  1. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Kaervek the Merciless onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Kaervek the Merciless onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Kaervek the Merciless onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast — Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast can put Kaervek the Merciless onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Dreamshaper Shaman — Dreamshaper Shaman can put Kaervek the Merciless onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Identity Echo — Identity Echo can put Kaervek the Merciless onto the battlefield from your library

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast a spell — 64 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this.

  1. Ancient Cellarspawn — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, Kaervek the Merciless deals that spell's mana value damage
  2. Mogg Salvage — When Mogg Salvage is cast, Kaervek the Merciless deals that spell's mana value damage
  3. Kyren Legate — When Kyren Legate is cast, Kaervek the Merciless deals that spell's mana value damage
  4. Deepwood Legate — When Deepwood Legate is cast, Kaervek the Merciless deals that spell's mana value damage
  5. Knowledge Pool — When Knowledge Pool is cast, Kaervek the Merciless deals that spell's mana value damage
  6. Court of Locthwain — When Court of Locthwain is cast, Kaervek the Merciless deals that spell's mana value damage

58 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 272 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Kaervek the Merciless enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

anything deals noncombat damage — 2,124 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

When Kaervek the Merciless deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

31 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 2,457 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

When Kaervek the Merciless makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  3. Hour of Victory — raises your speed
  4. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  5. Gas Guzzler — raises your speed
  6. Gastal Raider — raises your speed
  7. Risen Necroregent — raises your speed
  8. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  9. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

26 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 1,280 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

When Kaervek the Merciless enters:

  1. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  2. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage

a creature attacks — 6,499 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

When Kaervek the Merciless attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  3. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  4. Ingris Stingerquill — deals 1 damage
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Total War — kills a creature
  10. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers

81 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 6,499 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

When Kaervek the Merciless blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 6,499 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

When Kaervek the Merciless attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  5. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  6. War Effort — makes a token
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

30 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature deals combat damage — 6,499 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Kaervek the Merciless deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

84 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,209 cards in Kaervek the Merciless's colors can cause this (Kaervek the Merciless is one).

When Kaervek the Merciless enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  4. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

97 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.