Kaervek, the Punisher
Outlaws of Thunder Junction 92 • rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Collector number
- 92
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
Whenever you commit a crime, exile up to one target black card from your graveyard and copy it. You may cast the copy. If you do, you lose 2 life. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime. Copies of permanent spells become tokens.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Kaervek, the Punisher was released in 2024 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Outlaws of Thunder Junction. This set marked a stylistic departure for the game, blending its high-fantasy roots with the tropes and iconography of the American Weird West. Kaervek, a long-standing antagonist in the game's lore, was reimagined here as a notorious outlaw operating within the frontier setting of the Omenpaths.
The card illustration was commissioned from artist Cristi Balanescu, who was tasked with depicting the character in a gritty, high-contrast style that emphasizes the character's signature association with black mana and destruction. Balanescu utilized a dramatic, low-angle perspective to convey Kaervek's intimidating presence, capturing the ruthless nature of a villain transitioning from a traditional planar conqueror to a desperado in a lawless new realm.
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