First printed in Visions (1997)
Kaervek's Spite 
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice all permanents you control and discard your hand.
Target player loses 5 life.
"The end justifies the means. What do I care if I rule over the dead rather than over the living? The dead ask fewer questions."
—Kaervek
- Illustrated by
- Bryan Talbot
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- The sacrifice of all your permanents and discarding of your hand is part of the cost and is paid on casting. You do not have a choice to pay this cost zero times or more than one time in order to multiply the effect.
- As always, you can’t sacrifice things you do not control.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.97 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
Combos
7 combos, the most popular first:
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Barren Glory + Kaervek's Spite + Oblivion Ring
- Win the game: Academy Rector + Barren Glory + Kaervek's Spite
- Win the game: Barren Glory + Detention Sphere + Kaervek's Spite
- Win the game: Barren Glory + Clever Concealment + Kaervek's Spite
- Win the game: Barren Glory + Kaervek's Spite + The Pandorica
- Win the game: Barren Glory + Kaervek's Spite + Teferi's Time Twist
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Barren Glory + Kaervek's Spite + Release to the Wind