Carth the Lion

Global Commander Stats

187 Wins

353 Losses

Summary

Carth the Lion is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 540 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (187–353) at an Elo of 1,488, ranking #3121 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.62 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Carth the Lion's win rate?

Carth the Lion has a 34% win rate across 540 recorded Playgroup games (187 wins, 353 losses).

How long do winning games with Carth the Lion take?

Wins with Carth the Lion take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Carth the Lion?

260 decks list Carth the Lion as their commander on Playgroup, of which 135 have played at least one recorded game.

Carth the Lion Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

3121

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1488

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.62

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 260

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 135

No. games played with this commander 540

Total hours played 8 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1567	Kyrmaal	7	4	57 %
2	1553	doblexx	8	4	50 %
3	1543	M0XI	2	2	100 %
4	1513	Sandoekan	3	2	67 %
5	1509	Lucas Almeida	3	1	33 %

How does this commander win?

When Carth the Lion wins, 52.99% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

52.99%

Alternative

17.16%

Poison

13.43%

Non Combat Damage

11.94%

Combo

3.73%

Commander Damage

0.75%

Avg win turn 9.4 based on 188 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Carth the Lion wins 48.89% of games from position 1 and 8.33% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

48.89% n=135

Seat 2

41.91% n=136

Seat 3

22.38% n=143

Seat 4

24.39% n=82

Seat 5

8.33% n=12

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Carth the Lion wins 30.34% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.34% n=267

1 mulligan

50.0% n=68

2 mulligans

33.33% n=24

3 mulligans

28.57% n=7

4 mulligans

25.0% n=4

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Carth the Lion 3.72/5 on average, across 357 self-reports.

3.72 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Carth the Lion wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.7% of the time across 189 tracked wins.

66.7 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Carth the Lion. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.