Kaervek, the Spiteful

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

Other creatures get -1/-1.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (19)

legendofa on Bloomburrow

6 months ago

It always takes me a couple of days to catch up on previews. I got some time off today, so I'm almost up to date.

Another Mystery Booster Playtest mechanic arises!

Kaervek, the Spiteful + Maha, Its Feathers Night (not enough poetic, too much awkward in that name) could be interesting. Would it be good enough for Pioneer?

New art for Run Away Together by Omar Rayyan. He's got the right style for this sort of pastoral setting.

GabeBurch on Grismold, the Token Vending Machine

1 year ago

Edit: Oops I must have missed your not wanting these when reading your description

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I like to use what I call 'Mass Minus' cards in my Grismold deck so the tokens die immediately

• Engineered Plague
• Illness in the Ranks
• Kaervek, the Spiteful
• Night of Souls' Betrayal
• Plague Engineer
• Virulent Plague

eliakimras on Grismold, the Token Vending Machine

1 year ago

Dangerwillrobinson79, Grismold decks are usually low-curve (2-5 mana), so Avenger of Zendikar might land too late to be relevant. Also, the original Scute Swarm is dead most of the time if the deck is running properly (Kaervek, the Spiteful, Night of Souls' Betrayal), so it is a non-bo here.

Delphen7 on None

2 years ago

I've been surprised by Kaervek, the Spiteful lately in pioneer. There are enough X/1s that the card by itself is brutal, but the mono black devotion shell I've built around it takes it over the top.

Sargeras on A $20 Ticket For The Highway To Hell (Budget EDH)

2 years ago

IHATENAMES

Thanks for the suggestions, out of all those I think only Death Tyrant and Kaervek, the Spiteful would really make the list, since everything really wants that instant utility in this deck.

If you have other suggestions, let me know what your logic would be for cuts in the deck already, as the main gameplan of the deck is to ramp while playing tons of spot removal to stay ahead and then drop fat removal bomb demons and swing sideways for the kill.

IHATENAMES on A $20 Ticket For The Highway To Hell (Budget EDH)

2 years ago

A few ideas. Some better then others. Realized late 20 dollars is super low like 30 cents a card so some might be too much.

Blightbeetle Bold Plagiarist Cadaver Imp Death Tyrant Corpse Connoisseur Disciple of Bolas Dogged Detective Dream Devourer Dross Harvester Duskfang Mentor Dusk Mangler Fell Stinger Hoard Robber Kaervek, the Spiteful

seshiro_of_the_orochi on Innistrad: Crimson Vow

3 years ago

Toxrill with Night of Souls' Betrayal and Kaervek, the Spiteful is pretty dope. Add in Fleshbag Marauder and friends, Revel in Riches, maybe even Inexorable Tide and other proliferate effects. You could even include Overseer of the Damned, Quest for the Gravelord and more zombie stuff. And just imagine Skullclamp and Grave Pact/Butcher of Malakir with the activated ability. As I said, I like where this is going.

Oh, btw: I build a hypothetical 60-card casual Frog tribal list around Grolnok. In case anyone is interested, here you go: Ancestral Ribbit (UG Frog Tribal)

MagicMonkZA on Hapatra and cards that give …

3 years ago

Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons says the ability triggers when a -1/-1 counter is put on a creature. Does that mean that cards like Cower in Fear or Kaervek, the Spiteful do not trigger Hapatra?