Carth the Lion
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.
How Carth the Lion decks play in EDH
Carth the Lion is a Golgari commander in black and green costing 2BG, and its legendary creature - human warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Carth the Lion decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $39.12Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Removal (3)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Carth the Lion decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Carth the Lion deck?
Carth the Lion has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Carth the Lion?
The cards played most often in Carth the Lion decks include Sanctum Lurker, Way of the Necromancer, Way of the Paradox. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Carth the Lion deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $39.12 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Carth the Lion deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.