Kaervek, the Punisher
Outlaws of Thunder Junction 289 • rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Collector number
- 289
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pedro Potier
- 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 the 2024 set Outlaws of Thunder Junction, a collection centered on a genre-bending aesthetic that fused classic high fantasy with Western motifs. The card reimagines the character Kaervek, a notorious antagonist originally introduced in the Mirage expansion of the late 1990s, who was a powerful sorcerer associated with the villainous realm of Jamuraa. In this iteration, the design team adapted his classic theme of punishing players for casting spells to fit the set's outlaw-themed mechanics, which reward players for committing crimes within the game environment.
The artwork for this specific card, numbered 289 in the set, was crafted to align with the rugged, frontier-inspired visual direction of the plane of Thunder Junction. The illustration emphasizes his transformation into a desert-hardened gunslinger while maintaining the menacing, dark magical presence that defined his original incarnation. Within the community, the card is recognized for its synergy with graveyard-focused strategies and its thematic loyalty to the character's long-standing identity as a disruptive force on the battlefield.
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