Kaervek the Merciless

Standard	Rotated out on October 3, 2008
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Never Banned
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Unbanned since November 23, 2006
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on October 1, 2010

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Timeline

• February 17, 2006 - Status changed to Banned as Commander in Commander
• October 6, 2006 - Released
• November 23, 2006 - Status changed to Unbanned in Commander

Rationale

Kaervek the Merciless was subject to rule clarification regarding general damage thresholds. Updates to the Commander format addressing the calculation of damage from Generals were implemented, changing the rule from general damage to combat damage only. This modification was cited as solving problems associated with Kaervek, Niv-Mizzet, and Heartless Hidetsugu, leading to their tentative unbanning as generals in the format.

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