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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Kaervek the Merciless

Equivalent cards to Kaervek the Merciless (black and red, punishing spells or actions):
1. Vilis, Broker of Blood (Punishes life loss, big impact.)
2. Kambal, Consul of Allocation (White/Black, punishes spell casting.)
3. Ob Nixilis, Unshackled (Punishes library searches.)
4. Harsh Mentor (Punishes activated abilities.)
5. Painful Quandary (Enchantment, punishes spells.)


Reason: All punish opponents for actions, similar color identity (mostly Rakdos or adjacent).

Results:

Harsh Mentor #135s Creature — Human Cleric

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate. Notably, exerting a creature isn't an activated ability.
  • Harsh Mentor's ability doesn't trigger when an opponent activates an ability of a card in hand (such as cycling) or a card in a graveyard (such as embalm), even if that causes a card to be put onto the battlefield.
  • Harsh Mentor's ability resolves before the ability that caused it to trigger.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 4.09 USD
    Cardmarket 2.08 EUR
    Cardkingdom 7.99 USD
    Manapool 2.7 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 activates an ability of an artifact, creature, or land on the battlefield, if it isn't a mana ability, this creature deals 2 damage to that player.

    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 0.5 USD / 0.62 USD
    Cardmarket 0.19 EUR / 0.69 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.49 USD
    Manapool 0.23 USD / 0.63 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.

    Kambal, Consul of Allocation #513 Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Advisor
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • A noncreature spell is a spell that isn't a creature at all. An artifact creature spell isn't a noncreature spell. Lands are never spells.
  • Kambal's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 21.1 USD
    Cardmarket 13.44 EUR / 21.58 EUR
    Manapool / 20.89 USD 20.89 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 noncreature spell, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

    Ob Nixilis, Unshackled #84 Legendary Creature — Demon

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    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 4.11 USD / 2.74 USD
    Cardmarket 1.39 EUR / 2.9 EUR
    Cardkingdom 3.99 USD / 4.99 USD
    Manapool 2.29 USD / 2.29 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

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    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 1.85 USD / 10.94 USD
    Cardmarket 0.91 EUR / 5.78 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.99 USD / 5.99 USD
    Manapool 1.14 USD / 8.33 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.

    Vilis, Broker of Blood #1567 Legendary Creature — Demon

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 8
    Power/Toughness: 8/8
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Demon
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • A player loses life if they pay life.
  • If you pay life to cast a spell or activate an ability, you don't draw cards until after you've finished casting that spell or activating that ability. You draw those cards before that spell or ability resolves, but after targets are chosen for it.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 16.71 USD
    Cardmarket 14.5 EUR / 17.65 EUR
    Cardkingdom 24.99 USD
    Manapool 16.99 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 , Pay 2 life: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Whenever you lose life, draw that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)

    Harsh Mentor Creature — Human Cleric Normal - ~$4.22

    Kaervek the Merciless Legendary Creature — Human Shaman Normal - ~$0.76

    Kambal, Consul of Allocation Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Normal - ~$19.58

    Ob Nixilis, Unshackled Legendary Creature — Demon Normal - ~$3.09

    Painful Quandary Enchantment Normal - ~$4.74

    Vilis, Broker of Blood Legendary Creature — Demon Normal - ~$18.17

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