Commander

Kaervek, the Punisher

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

68 Wins

115 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Kaervek, the Punisher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 184 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (68–115) at an Elo of 1,556, ranking #1044 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kaervek, the Punisher's win rate?

Kaervek, the Punisher has a 36% win rate across 184 recorded Playgroup games (68 wins, 115 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: 2 days.

How many decks use Kaervek, the Punisher?

61 decks list Kaervek, the Punisher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 33 have played at least one recorded game.

Kaervek, the Punisher Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1044

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1556

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.63

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 61

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 33

No. games played with this commander 184

Total hours played 2 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1631	Nimbus	8	6	75 %
2	1418	GalaxyCoin	16	2	13 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kaervek, the Punisher wins, 35.85% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

35.85%

Non Combat Damage

35.85%

Commander Damage

11.32%

Combo

9.43%

Alternative

5.66%

Poison

1.89%

Avg win turn 10.1 based on 70 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Kaervek, the Punisher wins 47.17% of games from position 1 and 25.58% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

47.17% n=53

Seat 2

37.25% n=51

Seat 3

25.58% n=43

Seat 4

38.89% n=36

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kaervek, the Punisher wins 43.14% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

43.14% n=102

1 mulligan

16.0% n=25

2 mulligans

57.14% n=7

3 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 Punisher 3.99/5 on average, across 149 self-reports.

3.99 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Kaervek, the Punisher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 77.1% of the time across 70 tracked wins.

77.1 \%

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.