Kaervek the Merciless (Commander) - Optimized

Kaervek the Merciless
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Josh Nelson
Jul 30, 2026
Josh Nelson
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Smaug, Wicked Worm
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
38%synergy
Gollum, Riddle Master
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gollum the Abandoned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Painful Quandary
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
61%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Brash Taunter
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Wound Reflection
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Underworld Dreams
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
33%synergy
The Lord of Pain
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Exquisite Blood
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
-0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
-0%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Kederekt Parasite
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Harsh Mentor
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Master of Cruelties
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Burnished Hart
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Sin Prodder
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Fate Unraveler
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Tectonic Giant
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mayhem Devil
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Guttersnipe
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Geode Golem
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Rug of Smothering
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Terminate
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Redirect Lightning
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Risk Factor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Pyroblast
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-22%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Breath of Malfegor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Burnt Offering
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos's Return
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Capital Punishment
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Fast Forward
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ruby Medallion
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Damocles Base, Sword of Kang
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Fire Crystal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Pariah's Shield
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Emancipation
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Spiteful Visions
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Havoc Festival
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
8%synergy
City on Fire
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Manabarbs
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Theater of Horrors
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Grievous Wound
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Pain Magnification
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Spellshock
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Furnace of Rath
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Blood Moon
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
War's Toll
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Repercussion
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Roiling Vortex
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Stranglehold
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Court of Ire
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Price of Glory
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Fated Firepower
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Citadel of Pain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Aether Flash
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Everlasting Torment
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Link
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Flare
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Thirst
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Death Pits of Rath
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Rain of Gore
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Coffers
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Witch's Clinic
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Slagheap
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-0%synergy
Stensia Bloodhall
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Potioner's Trove
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Lavabrink Floodgates
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Peak
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Malice
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Badlands
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Mount Doom
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Canyon Slough
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Akoum Refuge
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Dark Fortress
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg Volcano
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
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