Commander

Kaervek, the Punisher

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 33%
70 Wins
134 Losses
Overview

Summary

Kaervek, the Punisher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 206 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (70–134) at an Elo of 1,486, ranking #3819 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.59 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kaervek, the Punisher's win rate?
Kaervek, the Punisher has a 33% win rate across 206 recorded Playgroup games (70 wins, 134 losses).
How long do winning games with Kaervek, the Punisher take?
Wins with Kaervek, the Punisher take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use Kaervek, the Punisher?
67 decks list Kaervek, the Punisher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 39 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3819
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1486
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.59
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 67
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 39
No. games played with this commander 206
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1646 Nimbus 9 7
2 1538 Flintrap 2 1
3 1488 Kenryday 3 0
4 1465 ThorriMar 4 0
5 1409 GalaxyCoin 17 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kaervek, the Punisher wins, 37.04% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
37.04%
Combat
35.19%
Commander Damage
11.11%
Combo
9.26%
Alternative
5.56%
Poison
1.85%
Avg win turn 10.2 based on 72 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Kaervek, the Punisher wins 40.32% of games from position 1 and 23.4% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.32% n=62
2
Seat 2
36.84% n=57
3
Seat 3
23.4% n=47
4
Seat 4
35.0% n=40
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kaervek, the Punisher wins 41.28% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
41.28% n=109
1
1 mulligan
15.38% n=26
2
2 mulligans
44.44% n=9
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kaervek, the Punisher 3.95/5 on average, across 166 self-reports.

3.95 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Kaervek, the Punisher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 38.9% of the time across 72 tracked wins.

38.9 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Zimone, Mystery Unraveler commander art
60.0%
Queza, Augur of Agonies commander art
50.0%
Prosper, Tome-Bound commander art
37.5%

Top 5 worst matchups

Prosper, Tome-Bound commander art
37.5%
Queza, Augur of Agonies commander art
50.0%
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler commander art
60.0%