Kaervek the Merciless commander decks

{B}{R}Rakdos commanders

We track 110 decks led by Kaervek the Merciless.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$0.34+9.7% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for Kaervek the Merciless
Decks led
110

0.01% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$323

Most cost $43 to $1,167.

Median power
5.2

Most rate 3.8 to 6.9 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
4.8

Most score 3.7 to 6.6 out of 10.

Most often built as control (80%).

Real Kaervek the Merciless decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

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Kaervek the Merciless decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 12 decks.
$50 to $100: 13 decks.
$100 to $150: 10 decks.
$150 to $200: 6 decks.
$200 to $300: 7 decks.
$300 to $400: 26 decks.
$400 to $500: 8 decks.
$500 to $750: 8 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 5 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 6 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 5 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 2 decks.
$3,000 and up: 2 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $300 to $400, holds the median deck at $323. 45 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)18% · 20
  • Bracket 2 (Core)15% · 16
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)31% · 34
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)35% · 39
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)<1% · 1

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What Kaervek the Merciless decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 110 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures7

Instants5

  • Dark Ritual59%$4.44
    Run in 65 of these decks (59%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Terminate54%$0.28
    Run in 59 of these decks (54%), 18% of decks that could run it.
  • Rakdos Charm52%$0.38
    Run in 57 of these decks (52%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Chaos Warp51%$0.31
    Run in 56 of these decks (51%), 29% of decks that could run it.
  • Bedevil41%$0.26
    Run in 45 of these decks (41%), 11% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries3

  • Blasphemous Act72%$0.72
    Run in 79 of these decks (72%), 35% of decks that could run it.
  • Mana Geyser38%$0.54
    Run in 42 of these decks (38%), 8% of decks that could run it.
  • Read the Bones37%$0.20
    Run in 41 of these decks (37%), 5% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts10

  • Sol Ring87%$1.00
    Run in 96 of these decks (87%), 88% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet75%$0.37
    Run in 82 of these decks (75%), 79% of decks that could run it.
  • Rakdos Signet67%$0.37
    Run in 74 of these decks (67%), 22% of decks that could run it.
  • Lightning Greaves51%$3.68
    Run in 56 of these decks (51%), 24% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Indulgence41%$0.45
    Run in 45 of these decks (41%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Wayfarer's Bauble41%$0.31
    Run in 45 of these decks (41%), 5% of decks that could run it.
4 more artifacts
  • Commander's Sphere38%$0.20
    Run in 42 of these decks (38%), 9% of decks that could run it.
  • Basilisk Collar36%$3.06
    Run in 40 of these decks (36%), 3% of decks that could run it.
  • Fellwar Stone35%$0.50
    Run in 38 of these decks (35%), 26% of decks that could run it.
  • Worn Powerstone34%$0.32
    Run in 37 of these decks (34%), 1% of decks that could run it.

Enchantments5

Lands10

  • Command Tower84%$0.20
    Run in 92 of these decks (84%), 91% of decks that could run it.
  • Smoldering Marsh75%$0.28
    Run in 82 of these decks (75%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Foreboding Ruins58%$0.31
    Run in 64 of these decks (58%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Dragonskull Summit57%$0.44
    Run in 63 of these decks (57%), 37% of decks that could run it.
  • Tainted Peak49%$1.28
    Run in 54 of these decks (49%), 11% of decks that could run it.
  • Temple of Malice41%$0.24
    Run in 45 of these decks (41%), 10% of decks that could run it.
4 more lands
  • Myriad Landscape36%$0.25
    Run in 40 of these decks (36%), 10% of decks that could run it.
  • Shadowblood Ridge33%$0.25
    Run in 36 of these decks (33%), 13% of decks that could run it.
  • Haunted Ridge32%$1.65
    Run in 35 of these decks (32%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Rakdos Carnarium32%$0.32
    Run in 35 of these decks (32%), 9% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Kaervek the Merciless decks apart

These show up in Kaervek the Merciless decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

  • Brash Taunter$2.19

    52% of these decks, against 3% of other decks that could run it.

  • Rakdos Signet$0.37

    67% of these decks, against 22% of other decks that could run it.

  • Foreboding Ruins$0.31

    58% of these decks, against 15% of other decks that could run it.

  • Smoldering Marsh$0.28

    75% of these decks, against 34% of other decks that could run it.

  • Painful Quandary$1.58

    43% of these decks, against 3% of other decks that could run it.

  • Dictate of the Twin Gods$1.10

    40% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

6 more signature cards
  • Tainted Peak$1.28

    49% of these decks, against 11% of other decks that could run it.

  • Blasphemous Act$0.72

    72% of these decks, against 35% of other decks that could run it.

  • Heartless Hidetsugu$2.83

    38% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Rakdos Charm$0.38

    52% of these decks, against 15% of other decks that could run it.

  • Wayfarer's Bauble$0.31

    41% of these decks, against 5% of other decks that could run it.

  • Terminate$0.28

    54% of these decks, against 18% of other decks that could run it.

Kaervek the Merciless combos

62 of these decks (56%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Heartless HidetsuguplusSolphim, Mayhem Dominus

    Infinite damage, wins the game

    17%19 decks
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  2. Heartless HidetsuguplusWound Reflection

    Infinite damage and life loss, wins the game

    17%19 decks
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  3. Heartless HidetsuguplusPhyresis

    Wins the game

    13%14 decks
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  4. Blasphemous ActplusBrash TaunterplusTree of Perdition

    Wins the game

    12%13 decks
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  5. Blasphemous ActplusRepercussion

    Infinite damage

    12%13 decks
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  6. Blood ArtistplusGravecrawlerplusWarren Soultrader

    Infinite ETBs, lifegain, life loss, LTBs and storm count

    12%13 decks
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  7. GravecrawlerplusWarren SoultraderplusZulaport Cutthroat

    Infinite ETBs, lifegain, life loss, LTBs and storm count

    12%13 decks
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  8. Havoc FestivalplusWound Reflection

    Infinite life loss, wins the game

    9%10 decks
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Commanders like Kaervek the Merciless

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