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Kaervek, the Punisher - Decklist

Creatures 23$12.38

  1. Blood Hustler1Blood Hustler$0.17
  2. Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog1Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog$1.73
  3. Emperor of Bones1Emperor of Bones$1.68
  4. Forsaken Miner1Forsaken Miner$1.94
  5. Gray Merchant of Asphodel1Gray Merchant of Asphodel$0.63
  6. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth1K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth$1.01
  7. Keen Duelist1Keen Duelist$0.34
  8. Lobelia Sackville-Baggins1Lobelia Sackville-Baggins$0.33
  9. Melancholic Poet1Melancholic Poet$0.11
  10. Merrow Bonegnawer1Merrow Bonegnawer$0.18
  11. Morbid Opportunist1Morbid Opportunist$0.21
  12. Oriq Loremage1Oriq Loremage$0.54

Creatures continued

  1. Overzealous Muscle1Overzealous Muscle$0.13
  2. Rattleback Apothecary1Rattleback Apothecary$0.17
  3. Raven of Fell Omens1Raven of Fell Omens$0.11
  4. Servant of the Stinger1Servant of the Stinger$0.16
  5. Skirge Familiar1Skirge Familiar$0.29
  6. Stitcher's Supplier1Stitcher's Supplier$0.26
  7. Tetzimoc, Primal Death1Tetzimoc, Primal Death$0.76
  8. Thrull Parasite1Thrull Parasite$0.28
  9. Tormod, the Desecrator1Tormod, the Desecrator$0.77
  10. Vadmir, New Blood1Vadmir, New Blood$0.34
  11. Vile Entomber1Vile Entomber$0.24

Instants 14$6.94

  1. Aphotic Wisps1Aphotic Wisps$0.26
  2. Bile Blight1Bile Blight$0.15
  3. Bitter Triumph1Bitter Triumph$0.29
  4. Cling to Dust1Cling to Dust$0.27
  5. Consuming Corruption1Consuming Corruption$0.25
  6. Cremate1Cremate$0.15
  7. Curtains' Call1Curtains' Call$0.40

Instants continued

  1. Dark Ritual1Dark Ritual$0.44
  2. Darkblast1Darkblast$0.34
  3. Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit1Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit$1.14
  4. Hostile Negotiations1Hostile Negotiations$0.38
  5. Shoot the Sheriff1Shoot the Sheriff$1.05
  6. Shriveling Rot1Shriveling Rot$0.48
  7. V.A.T.S.1V.A.T.S.$1.34

Sorceries 11$3.15

  1. Binding Negotiation1Binding Negotiation$0.18
  2. Cruelclaw's Heist1Cruelclaw's Heist$0.31
  3. Diresight1Diresight$0.16
  4. Exsanguinate1Exsanguinate$0.31
  5. Hymn to Tourach1Hymn to Tourach$0.46
  6. Inquisition of Kozilek1Inquisition of Kozilek$0.44
  7. Night's Whisper1Night's Whisper$0.23
  8. Ransack the Lab1Ransack the Lab$0.21
  9. Raven's Crime1Raven's Crime$0.17
  10. Rush of Dread1Rush of Dread$0.42
  11. Tendrils of Agony1Tendrils of Agony$0.26

Artifacts 11$8.57

  1. Bandit's Haul1Bandit's Haul$0.25
  2. Black Mage's Rod1Black Mage's Rod$0.21
  3. Bounty Board1Bounty Board$1.55
  4. Codex Shredder1Codex Shredder$0.31
  5. Demon's Horn1Demon's Horn$0.21
  6. Expedition Map1Expedition Map$1.40
  7. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  8. Glasses of Urza1Glasses of Urza$0.54
  9. Mishra's Bauble1Mishra's Bauble$1.35
  10. Scrabbling Claws1Scrabbling Claws$0.22
  11. Wishclaw Talisman1Wishclaw Talisman$1.94

Enchantments 2$1.34

  1. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab1Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab$0.23
  2. Tinybones Joins Up1Tinybones Joins Up$1.11

Lands 38 / 38$20.27

  1. Arcane Lighthouse1Arcane Lighthouse$1.70
  2. Barad-dûr1Barad-dûr$1.60
  3. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  4. Blast Zone1Blast Zone$0.34
  5. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  6. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  7. Cabal Pit1Cabal Pit$0.31
  8. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  9. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  10. Dakmor Salvage1Dakmor Salvage$0.34
  11. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23

Lands continued

  1. Desert1Desert$1.23
  2. Deserted Temple1Deserted Temple$0.82
  3. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  4. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  5. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  6. Hive of the Eye Tyrant1Hive of the Eye Tyrant$0.47
  7. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Piranha Marsh1Piranha Marsh$0.28
  10. Polluted Mire1Polluted Mire$0.15
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  2. Sunscorched Desert1Sunscorched Desert$0.34
  3. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  4. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  5. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  6. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  7. Volatile Fault1Volatile Fault$0.29
  8. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Kaervek, the Punisher deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Kaervek, the Punisher, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $52.99 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Kaervek, the Punisher decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Dark Ritual, Gray Merchant of Asphodel and Merrow Bonegnawer. The picks most particular to this commander are Tendrils of Agony, Vadmir, New Blood and Cremate, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 2.52. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Forsaken Miner ($1.94), Wishclaw Talisman ($1.94) and Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog ($1.73); 43 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.07, and with no limit $679.44; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.52
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match49%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 card
  2. Mana value 1: 16 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 21 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 9 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 8 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 4 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Kaervek, the Punisher and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1222+10
Mass disruption67+1
Lands3840+2
Plan3028-2

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 18 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Kaervek, the Punisher at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Kaervek, the Punisher decks usually play.

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