Kaervek, the Spiteful
Kaervek, the Spiteful: Legendary Creature - Human Warlock, Core Set 2021. Other creatures get -1/-1. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Human Warlock
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 3/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Core Set 2021 (M21)
- Released
- 2020-07-03
- Collector number
- 106
- Artist
- Daarken
- Commander rank
- 9,798 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Kaervek, the Spiteful
Kaervek, the Spiteful is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Core Set 2021 (M21), a core set released in July 2020. It is collector number 106 in that set, with art by Daarken. It costs {2}{B}{B} (two generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Other creatures get -1/-1.
"Defy me and I will burn the flesh from your bones. Betray me and I will steal the breath from your lungs."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Kaervek, the Spiteful by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Kaervek, the Spiteful
Kaervek, the Spiteful has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #82014 | Rare | 2020 |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) #358 | Rare | 2020 |
| Core Set 2021 Promos (PM21) #106p | Rare | 2020 |
| Core Set 2021 Promos (PM21) #106s | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Kaervek, the Spiteful, newest first.
- Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to creatures may become lethal if Kaervek enters the battlefield during that turn.
- If you control more than one Kaervek, each will give each other creature -1/-1. If these effects cause a creature's toughness to become less than or equal to 0 or the amount of damage marked on it, those creatures die at the same time that the “legend rule” remove your excess Kaerveks.
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