Commander

Kaervek the Merciless

Global commander stats

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107 Wins

380 Losses

Overview

Summary

Kaervek the Merciless is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 492 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (107–380) at an Elo of 1,439, ranking #4519 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.51 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 1 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kaervek the Merciless's win rate?

Kaervek the Merciless has a 21% win rate across 492 recorded Playgroup games (107 wins, 380 losses).

How long do winning games with Kaervek the Merciless take?

Wins with Kaervek the Merciless take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.

How many decks use Kaervek the Merciless?

193 decks list Kaervek the Merciless as their commander on Playgroup, of which 112 have played at least one recorded game.

Kaervek the Merciless Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

4519

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1439

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.51

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 193

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 112

No. games played with this commander 492

Total hours played 5 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1594	deeg	9	7	78 %
2	1540	AXK	2	1	50 %
3	1537	HadesProphet	5	2	40 %
4	1518	Brejo	3	1	33 %
5	1512	Bel	3	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kaervek the Merciless wins, 61.54% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

61.54%

Combat

35.9%

Alternative

2.56%

Avg win turn 9.5 based on 114 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Kaervek the Merciless wins 29.08% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

29.08% n=141

Seat 2

21.64% n=171

Seat 3

16.39% n=122

Seat 4

18.97% n=58

Seat 5

0.0% n=12

Seat 6

0.0% n=4

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kaervek the Merciless wins 22.75% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

22.75% n=255

1 mulligan

25.0% n=68

2 mulligans

35.0% n=20

3 mulligans

33.33% n=3

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kaervek the Merciless 3.79/5 on average, across 359 self-reports.

3.79 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Kaervek the Merciless wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.1% of the time across 113 tracked wins.

68.1 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Kaervek the Merciless. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.