EDH Optimizer
Carth the Lion
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · 2BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Carth the Lion is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
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.
Reference price of the card: €0.18
Average lands in decks for Carth the Lion: 35
PlaneswalkersTokensControlProliferateMidrangeRampInfectGood Stuff
Build your Carth the Lion deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Carth the Lion 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Carth the Lion deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (72/100)
- Consistency85
- Speed57
- Interaction54
- Resilience83
- Closing88
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 6 Forest)
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman · Sol Ring · Garruk Wildspeaker · Evolution Sage · Garruk, Primal Hunter · Nissa, Who Shakes the World · Vraska, Golgari Queen · Vraska, Relic Seeker · The Chain Veil · Vraska, Betrayal's Sting · Arcane Signet · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Garruk, Apex Predator · Nissa, Vital Force · Vraska the Unseen · Ob Nixilis Reignited · Nissa, Voice of Zendikar · Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools · Wrenn and Realmbreaker · Assassin's Trophy · Doubling Season · Cultivate · Nature's Lore · Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider · Nissa, Ascended Animist · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Cankerbloom · Garruk, Unleashed · Llanowar Elves · The Peregrine Dynamo · Rampant Growth · Lolth, Spider Queen · Three Visits · Ugin, the Spirit Dragon · Birds of Paradise · Toxic Deluge · Unnatural Restoration · Atomize · Pir, Imaginative Rascal · Oath of Liliana · Wrenn and Seven · Beast Within · Kaya's Ghostform · Liliana Vess · Liliana's Talent · Rings of Brighthearth · Eternal Witness · Heroic Intervention · Sorin Markov · Vivien Reid · Elvish Mystic · Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury · Kodama's Reach · Farseek · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Oath of Nissa · Damnation · Innkeeper's Talent · Agent Frank Horrigan · Culling Ritual · Professor Dellian Fel · Obscuring Haze · Storrev, Devkarin Lich · Delighted Halfling · Command Tower · Karn's Bastion · Woodland Cemetery · Interplanar Beacon · Overgrown Tomb · Llanowar Wastes · Undergrowth Stadium · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Bojuka Bog · Deathcap Glade · Verdant Catacombs · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Tainted Wood · Twilight Mire · Golgari Rot Farm · Temple of Malady · Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway · Underground Mortuary · Necroblossom Snarl · Boseiju, Who Endures · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Nesting Grounds · Vernal Fen · Maze of Ith · Wastewood Verge
🃏 Recommended cards for Carth the Lion
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Carth the Lion, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Garruk, Cursed Huntsman | 93% | +86% |
| Garruk Wildspeaker | 80% | +79% |
| Nissa, Who Shakes the World | 77% | +76% |
| Garruk, Primal Hunter | 78% | +76% |
| Vraska, Relic Seeker | 76% | +75% |
| The Chain Veil | 75% | +74% |
| Vraska, Betrayal's Sting | 75% | +71% |
| Evolution Sage | 79% | +71% |
| Vraska, Golgari Queen | 76% | +70% |
| Nissa, Vital Force | 69% | +68% |
| Liliana, Dreadhorde General | 73% | +68% |
| Garruk, Apex Predator | 69% | +68% |
| Vraska the Unseen | 69% | +67% |
| Ob Nixilis Reignited | 68% | +67% |
| Karn's Bastion | 73% | +67% |
| Nissa, Voice of Zendikar | 66% | +65% |
| Interplanar Beacon | 64% | +64% |
| Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools | 65% | +63% |
| Wrenn and Realmbreaker | 61% | +60% |
| Nissa, Ascended Animist | 55% | +54% |
| Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider | 56% | +54% |
| Garruk, Unleashed | 53% | +53% |
| The Peregrine Dynamo | 52% | +51% |
| Ugin, the Spirit Dragon | 49% | +48% |
💰 The best cards for your Carth the Lion deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
- Garruk Wildspeaker
- Nissa, Who Shakes the World
- Garruk, Primal Hunter
- Vraska, Relic Seeker
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Chain Veil
- Evolution Sage
- Vraska, Golgari Queen
- Nissa, Vital Force
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
- Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
- Doubling Season
- Atomize
- Damnation
- Delighted Halfling
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Carth the Lion
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Carth the Lion's color identity?
Carth the Lion is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Carth the Lion come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Carth the Lion deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 13 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Carth the Lion deck run?
Real Carth the Lion decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Carth the Lion?
The three highest-synergy cards are Garruk, Cursed Huntsman, Garruk Wildspeaker, Nissa, Who Shakes the World. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Carth the Lion decks.
What combos does Carth the Lion have?
Carth the Lion has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Carth the Lion deck cost?
You can start cheap: Garruk, Cursed Huntsman, Garruk Wildspeaker, Nissa, Who Shakes the World are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.