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Carth the Lion
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Carth the Lion

{2}{B}{G}

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

Whenever Carth enters or a planeswalker you control dies, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a planeswalker card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Planeswalkers' loyalty abilities you activate cost an additional [+1] to activate.

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Set
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2 #464)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
4
Released
2021-06-18
Artist
Donato Giancola
EDHREC rank
#6,033
Colour identity
{B}{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.29
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 33

Teferi, Temporal Archmage+The Chain Veil+Carth the Lion
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite planeswalker activations
9,582 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion+Jace, Cunning Castaway+Carth the Lion
{G}{W}{U}{B}
Infinite copies of a specific planeswalkerInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokens
421 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Wrenn and Realmbreaker+Lotus Petal+The Chain Veil
{B}{G}
Cast all permanent cards in your graveyardInfinite colored manaInfinite storm count
277 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Wrenn and Realmbreaker+Lotus Petal+Oath of Teferi
{G}{W}{U}{B}
Cast all permanent cards in your graveyardInfinite colored manaInfinite storm count
219 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Nexus of Fate+Spark Double
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
10 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Karn, the Great Creator+Ugin's Nexus+Throne of Geth
{B}{G}
Infinite turnsLock
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Karn, the Great Creator+Ugin's Nexus+The Chain Veil+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{G}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Karn, the Great Creator+Ugin's Nexus+The Chain Veil+Krark-Clan Ironworks
{B}{G}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Karn, the Great Creator+Ugin's Nexus+The Chain Veil+Phyrexian Altar
{B}{G}
Infinite turnsLock
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Nexus of Fate+Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Beacon of Tomorrows+Irenicus's Vile Duplication
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Karn, the Great Creator+Ugin's Nexus+Oath of Teferi+Krark-Clan Ironworks
{G}{W}{U}{B}
Infinite turnsLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Nexus of Fate+Double Major
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Beacon of Tomorrows+Double Major
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Karn, the Great Creator+Ugin's Nexus+Oath of Teferi+Phyrexian Altar
{G}{W}{U}{B}
Infinite turnsLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Beacon of Tomorrows+Sakashima the Impostor
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Beacon of Tomorrows+Spark Double
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Chain Veil+Carth the Lion+Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+Ashnod's Altar+Elspeth's Talent
{G}{W}{U}{B}
Infinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Chain Veil+Carth the Lion+Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+Ashnod's Altar+Chandra, Flamecaller
{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Beacon of Tomorrows+Helm of the Host
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Karn, the Great Creator+Ugin's Nexus+Oath of Teferi+Ashnod's Altar
{G}{W}{U}{B}
Infinite turnsLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Chain Veil+Carth the Lion+Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+Ashnod's Altar+Elspeth, Sun's Champion
{G}{W}{U}{B}
Infinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Chain Veil+Carth the Lion+Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+Ashnod's Altar+Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Nexus of Fate+Quantum Misalignment
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Nexus of Fate+Irenicus's Vile Duplication
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Nexus of Fate+Helm of the Host
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+The Chain Veil+Carth the Lion+Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Beacon of Tomorrows+Quantum Misalignment
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Beacon of Tomorrows+Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Beacon of Tomorrows+Auton Soldier
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Chain Veil+Carth the Lion+Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+Ashnod's Altar+Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite activations of most planeswalkersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Nexus of Fate+Sakashima the Impostor
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Carth the Lion+Liliana Vess+Nexus of Fate+Auton Soldier
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite turnsLockSkip your draw steps
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 33 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Garruk, Cursed Huntsman 93 %+86.3 %
  2. Garruk Wildspeaker 80 %+78.6 %
  3. Garruk, Primal Hunter 77 %+75.7 %
  4. Nissa, Who Shakes the World 76 %+74.5 %
  5. Vraska, Relic Seeker 75 %+73.7 %
  6. The Chain Veil 74 %+73.3 %
  7. Vraska, Betrayal's Sting 75 %+71.6 %
  8. Evolution Sage 78 %+70.5 %
  9. Vraska, Golgari Queen 74 %+68.5 %
  10. Liliana, Dreadhorde General 73 %+68.3 %
  11. Garruk, Apex Predator 69 %+67.4 %
  12. Nissa, Vital Force 68 %+67.1 %
  13. Karn's Bastion 72 %+66.0 %
  14. Ob Nixilis Reignited 67 %+65.3 %
  15. Vraska the Unseen 67 %+64.8 %
  16. Nissa, Voice of Zendikar 65 %+63.8 %
  17. Interplanar Beacon 64 %+63.3 %
  18. Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools 63 %+61.9 %
  19. Wrenn and Realmbreaker 60 %+58.7 %
  20. Sanctum Lurker 55 %+54.4 %
  21. Nissa, Ascended Animist 55 %+53.8 %
  22. Garruk, Unleashed 53 %+52.7 %
  23. Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider 55 %+52.6 %
  24. The Peregrine Dynamo 51 %+50.4 %
  25. Way of the Necromancer 49 %+47.6 %
  26. Ugin, the Spirit Dragon 48 %+46.9 %
  27. Lolth, Spider Queen 49 %+45.3 %
  28. Pir, Imaginative Rascal 46 %+44.9 %
  29. Oath of Liliana 45 %+44.3 %
  30. Way of the Paradox 44 %+43.4 %
  31. Cankerbloom 54 %+43.1 %
  32. Doubling Season 60 %+42.6 %
  33. Liliana Vess 43 %+42.0 %
  34. Wrenn and Seven 44 %+41.7 %
  35. Unnatural Restoration 45 %+41.5 %
  36. Vivien Reid 43 %+41.5 %
  37. Rings of Brighthearth 42 %+41.2 %
  38. Liliana's Talent 42 %+41.0 %
  39. Sorin Markov 41 %+40.7 %
  40. Liliana of the Dark Realms 41 %+40.2 %
  41. Kaya's Ghostform 44 %+40.2 %
  42. Oath of Nissa 40 %+39.8 %
  43. Atomize 43 %+39.1 %
  44. Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury 41 %+37.3 %
  45. Agent Frank Horrigan 37 %+35.0 %
  46. Obscuring Haze 37 %+34.9 %
  47. Storrev, Devkarin Lich 36 %+34.5 %
  48. Innkeeper's Talent 39 %+34.5 %
  49. Garruk, Veiled Butcher 34 %+33.1 %
  50. Nature's Lore 57 %+31.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Garruk, Cursed Huntsman 93 %+86.3 %
  2. Forest 90 %-7.8 %
  3. Swamp 90 %-7.6 %
  4. Command Tower 89 %+3.7 %
  5. Sol Ring 86 %+6.8 %
  6. Garruk Wildspeaker 80 %+78.6 %
  7. Evolution Sage 78 %+70.5 %
  8. Garruk, Primal Hunter 77 %+75.7 %
  9. Nissa, Who Shakes the World 76 %+74.5 %
  10. Vraska, Betrayal's Sting 75 %+71.6 %
  11. Vraska, Relic Seeker 75 %+73.7 %
  12. The Chain Veil 74 %+73.3 %
  13. Vraska, Golgari Queen 74 %+68.5 %
  14. Arcane Signet 73 %+11.5 %
  15. Liliana, Dreadhorde General 73 %+68.3 %
  16. Karn's Bastion 72 %+66.0 %
  17. Woodland Cemetery 72 %+6.6 %
  18. Garruk, Apex Predator 69 %+67.4 %
  19. Nissa, Vital Force 68 %+67.1 %
  20. Ob Nixilis Reignited 67 %+65.3 %
  21. Vraska the Unseen 67 %+64.8 %
  22. Nissa, Voice of Zendikar 65 %+63.8 %
  23. Interplanar Beacon 64 %+63.3 %
  24. Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools 63 %+61.9 %
  25. Overgrown Tomb 63 %+14.1 %
  26. Assassin's Trophy 60 %+11.9 %
  27. Doubling Season 60 %+42.6 %
  28. Wrenn and Realmbreaker 60 %+58.7 %
  29. Nature's Lore 57 %+31.9 %
  30. Cultivate 56 %+16.8 %
  31. Sanctum Lurker 55 %+54.4 %
  32. Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider 55 %+52.6 %
  33. Nissa, Ascended Animist 55 %+53.8 %
  34. Sakura-Tribe Elder 55 %+26.6 %
  35. Llanowar Wastes 54 %+0.5 %
  36. Undergrowth Stadium 54 %+14.8 %
  37. Cankerbloom 54 %+43.1 %
  38. Garruk, Unleashed 53 %+52.7 %
  39. Llanowar Elves 51 %+15.4 %
  40. The Peregrine Dynamo 51 %+50.4 %
  41. Rampant Growth 51 %+19.7 %
  42. Three Visits 49 %+30.9 %
  43. Lolth, Spider Queen 49 %+45.3 %
  44. Way of the Necromancer 49 %+47.6 %
  45. Birds of Paradise 48 %+26.8 %
  46. Ugin, the Spirit Dragon 48 %+46.9 %
  47. Toxic Deluge 47 %+25.0 %
  48. Deathcap Glade 47 %+11.9 %
  49. Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth 47 %+20.3 %
  50. Bojuka Bog 47 %+4.2 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2021-06-18

    If a planeswalker's loyalty ability normally has a cost of [+1], Carth's ability makes it cost [+2] instead. A cost of [0] would become [+1], and a cost of [-6] would become [-5].

  • 2021-06-18

    If an effect replaces the number of counters that would be placed on a planeswalker, such as that of Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, that replacement happens only once, at the time payment is made.

  • 2021-06-18

    If you somehow manage to control two Carths (perhaps because of Spark Double), the cost-changing effect is cumulative. In total, loyalty abilities will cost an additional [+2] to activate.

  • 2021-06-18

    The total cost of a planeswalker's loyalty ability is calculated before any counters are added or removed. If a loyalty ability normally costs [-3] to activate, you do not remove three counters from it and then put one counter on it. You remove two counters at one time when you pay the cost.

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