---
name: "Kaervek, the Punisher"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Warlock"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "POTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos"
collector_number: "92p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "fa9a6083-75ab-41ae-b607-39d21d9a3d3a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kaervek-the-punisher-potj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kaervek, the Punisher
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Forsaken Miner](/printing/forsaken-miner-otj.md) — Creature — Skeleton Rogue
2. [Servant of the Stinger](/printing/servant-of-the-stinger-otj.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
3. [Lazav, Familiar Stranger](/printing/lazav-familiar-stranger-otj.md) — Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter
4. [Marchesa, Dealer of Death](/printing/marchesa-dealer-of-death-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Seize the Secrets](/printing/seize-the-secrets-otj.md) — Sorcery
6. [Raven of Fell Omens](/printing/raven-of-fell-omens-otj.md) — Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos (POTJ) #92p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`