First printed in Core Set 2021 (2020)
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Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Other creatures get -1/-1.
"Defy me and I will burn the flesh from your bones. Betray me and I will steal the breath from your lungs."
3/2
- Illustrated by
- Daarken
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to creatures may become lethal if Kaervek enters the battlefield during that turn.
- If you control more than one Kaervek, each will give each other creature -1/-1. If these effects cause a creature's toughness to become less than or equal to 0 or the amount of damage marked on it, those creatures die at the same time that the “legend rule” remove your excess Kaerveks.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
28 combos, the most popular first:
- Destroy all lands, Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield…: Kaervek, the Spiteful + Kormus Bell + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Gravecrawler + Kaervek, the Spiteful + Pitiless Plunderer
- Destroy any number of creatures, Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control…: Kaervek, the Spiteful + Thornbite Staff + Vhati il-Dal
- All creatures die upon entering, Lock: Godhead of Awe + Kaervek, the Spiteful
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Bloodline Necromancer + Kaervek, the Spiteful + Night of Souls' Betrayal
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Kaervek, the Spiteful + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Workhorse
- Draw the game, Infinite death triggers…: Kaervek, the Spiteful + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Night of Souls' Betrayal + Tatterkite
- Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities, Infinite death triggers…: Cryptic Trilobite + Kaervek, the Spiteful + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Infinite card draw, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Kaervek, the Spiteful + Pitiless Plunderer + Skullclamp + Stridehangar Automaton
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Carnival of Souls + Falkenrath Noble + Gravecrawler + Kaervek, the Spiteful
