Commander

Kaervek the Merciless

Global commander stats

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111 Wins

389 Losses

Overview

Summary

Kaervek the Merciless is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 506 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (111–389) at an Elo of 1,458, ranking #4415 globally.

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

Last full refresh 22 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 506 recorded Playgroup games (111 wins, 389 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: 7 months.

How many decks use Kaervek the Merciless?

195 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

4415

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1458

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 about 1 hour

No. decks for this commander 195

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

No. games played with this commander 506

Total hours played 7 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1594	deeg	9	7	78 %
2	1551	AXK	4	2	50 %
3	1537	HadesProphet	5	2	40 %
4	1518	Brejo	3	1	33 %
5	1511	Bel	3	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kaervek the Merciless wins, 59.76% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

59.76%

Combat

37.8%

Alternative

2.44%

Avg win turn 9.4 based on 118 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Kaervek the Merciless wins 29.25% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

29.25% n=147

Seat 2

21.26% n=174

Seat 3

16.8% n=125

Seat 4

20.0% n=60

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 22.66% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

22.66% n=256

1 mulligan

26.09% n=69

2 mulligans

36.36% n=22

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 3.8/5 on average, across 368 self-reports.

3.8 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Kaervek the Merciless wins, opponents flag the game as salty 27.4% of the time across 117 tracked wins.

27.4 \%

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.