“"Defy me and I will burn the flesh from your bones. Betray me and I will steal the breath from your lungs."”
Kaervek, the Spiteful
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Mana Cost: {2}{B}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Other creatures get -1/-1.
Flavor Text: "Defy me and I will burn the flesh from your bones. Betray me and I will steal the breath from your lungs."
Set: Core Set 2021 (#106), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Daarken
Legendary
Creature
Black
Rare
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Official Rulings (2)
2020-06-23
Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to creatures may become lethal if Kaervek enters the battlefield during that turn.
2020-06-23
If you control more than one Kaervek, each will give each other creature -1/-1. If these effects cause a creature's toughness to become less than or equal to 0 or the amount of damage marked on it, those creatures die at the same time that the “legend rule” remove your excess Kaerveks.
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