
Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Kaervek's Purge
Mirage · #270 · uncommon · 1996
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.24
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 270 / 353
- Release year
- 1996
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Colors
- BR
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1996-10-08
About this card
Mana cost: {X}{B}{R}
Type: Sorcery
Destroy target creature with mana value X. If that creature dies this way, Kaervek's Purge deals damage equal to the creature's power to the creature's controller.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.24 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.34 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kaervek's Purge is real?
Kaervek's Purge is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Kaervek's Purge worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kaervek's Purge is $0.24; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Kaervek's Purge from?
Kaervek's Purge is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Mirage" in the expansion series, released in 1996.
What rarity is Kaervek's Purge?
Kaervek's Purge is a uncommon card in the Mirage set.





