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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Kaervek the Merciless

Equivalent cards to Kaervek the Merciless (Rakdos, punishing spells/creatures):
1. Viliss, Broker of Blood – Deals damage when opponent casts spells.
2. Ob Nixilis, Unshackled – Damaging for actions (though not spells).
3. Painful Quandary – Punishes opponents for casting spells.


Reason: All these are black/red (Rakdos) or black-mixed, and punish opponents for casting spells or taking actions, similar to Kaervek.

Results:

Kaervek the Merciless #257 Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 7
Power/Toughness: 5/4
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Shaman
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Alternative costs, additional costs, and cost reductions don't change a spell's mana value. Its mana value is still based on its mana cost.
  • An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
  • For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.27 USD / 0.53 USD
    Cardmarket 0.25 EUR / 0.71 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.46 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Kaervek deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.

    Ob Nixilis, Unshackled #84 Legendary Creature — Demon

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 4/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Demon
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Trample

    Rules

  • If the opponent controls no creatures when the first triggered ability resolves, that player still loses 10 life.
  • Ob Nixilis's first triggered ability won't trigger if you search an opponent's library or if an opponent searches another player's library.
  • The first triggered ability won't be put on the stack until after the spell or ability causing the opponent to search their library finishes resolving. Notably, if that spell or ability causes any other abilities to trigger (for example, if the opponent searched for a creature card and put it onto the battlefield), those abilities and Ob Nixilis's triggered ability will go on the stack together. The active player puts all of their abilities on the stack in any order, then each other player in turn order does the same. The last ability put onto the stack this way will be the first to resolve, and so on.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 2.47 USD / 2.7 USD
    Cardmarket 1.52 EUR / 3.04 EUR
    Cardkingdom 3.49 USD / 3.99 USD
    Cardsphere 2.06 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying, trample Whenever an opponent searches their library, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice and loses 10 life. Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1counteron Ob Nixilis.

    Painful Quandary #73 Enchantment

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Painful Quandary's ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. It will resolve before the spell does.
  • Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Painful Quandary's ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. It will resolve before the spell does.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.48 USD / 9.68 USD
    Cardmarket 1.04 EUR / 5 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.49 USD / 5.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.86 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless theydiscarda card.

    Kaervek the Merciless Legendary Creature — Human Shaman Normal - ~$1.98

    Ob Nixilis, Unshackled Legendary Creature — Demon Normal - ~$3.59

    Painful Quandary Enchantment Normal - ~$4.42

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