---
name: "Sarevok the Usurper"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Specialize"]
set: "HBG"
set_name: "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ben Hill"
oracle_id: "e1a06ac0-cb7f-41e6-b035-361b7a7ef560"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sarevok-the-usurper-hbg"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sarevok the Usurper
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Specialize

## Oracle Text
Specialize {3}
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sarevok, Deadly Usurper](/printing/sarevok-deadly-usurper-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
2. [Sarevok, Deceitful Usurper](/printing/sarevok-deceitful-usurper-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
3. [Sarevok, Mighty Usurper](/printing/sarevok-mighty-usurper-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
4. [Sarevok, Ferocious Usurper](/printing/sarevok-ferocious-usurper-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
5. [Sarevok, Divine Usurper](/printing/sarevok-divine-usurper-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
6. [Soulshriek](/printing/soulshriek-mir.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (HBG) #9
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ben Hill

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