Commander

Kaervek the Merciless

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 21%
99 Wins
352 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Kaervek the Merciless is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 455 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (99352) at an Elo of 1,467, ranking #3905 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.52 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh
Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kaervek the Merciless's win rate?
Kaervek the Merciless has a 21% win rate across 455 recorded Playgroup games (99 wins, 352 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?
188 decks list Kaervek the Merciless as their commander on Playgroup, of which 104 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3905
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1467
Trend

Global Elo trend

Loading...
Trend

Commander popularity trend

Loading...
Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.52
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 188
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 104
No. games played with this commander 455
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1594 deeg 9 7
2 1537 HadesProphet 5 2
3 1518 Brejo 3 1
4 1500 Bel 2 1
5 1489 SeobJi 2 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kaervek the Merciless wins, 63.89% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
63.89%
Combat
33.33%
Alternative
2.78%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 106 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Kaervek the Merciless wins 26.32% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
26.32% n=114
2
Seat 2
21.38% n=145
3
Seat 3
17.24% n=116
4
Seat 4
17.54% n=57
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=12
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kaervek the Merciless wins 22.71% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
22.71% n=251
1
1 mulligan
25.0% n=60
2
2 mulligans
36.84% n=19
3
3 mulligans
33.33% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kaervek the Merciless 3.76/5 on average, across 334 self-reports.

3.76 / 5
🧂

Opponent salt

When Kaervek the Merciless wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.6% of the time across 105 tracked wins.

67.6 \%
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.

Top 5 best matchups

The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 11 games
45.45%
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder commander art
40.0%
Kangee, Sky Warden commander art
36.36%
Kaalia of the Vast commander art
31.25%
Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy commander art
30.77%

Top 5 worst matchups

Elenda, Saint of Dusk commander art
0.0%
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity commander art
7.69%
Tolsimir Wolfblood commander art
10.0%
Wick, the Whorled Mind commander art
16.67%