Keep Kaervek Alive

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Control

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Creature (27)

• 1x Archetype of Finality
• 1x Blood Speaker
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Demon of Wailing Agonies
• 1x Dread
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Hythonia the Cruel
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mogis, God of Slaughter
• 1x Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Soul of Innistrad
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Visara the Dreadful

Land (39)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Lavaclaw Reaches
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Shivan Gorge
• 16x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Citadel of Pain
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Impatience
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Polluted Bonds
• 1x Price of Knowledge
• 1x Shade's Form
• 1x Unhallowed Pact
• 1x Vicious Shadows
• 1x Wound Reflection

Artifact (15)

• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x That Which Was Taken
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Unstable Obelisk
• 1x Ward of Bones
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Killing Wave
• 1x Necromantic Selection
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Reign of the Pit

Commander (1)

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Kaervek the Merciless is probably one of the most hated commanders, I thought it might be interesting to make a deck focused on keeping him alive through everything that will come his way. I'm incorporating a lot of lockdown elements, cards that punish opponents for doing anything at all. The other creatures were formerly walls or other high-toughness creatures, but I've made things a little more aggressive. Looking for some outside input from other Kaervek or Rakdos players. Thanks for any opinions!

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.52
Tokens	Demon 5/5 B, Demon X/X B, Ogre 3/3 R, Zombie 2/2 B