Carth the Lion

Global Commander Stats

191 Wins

362 Losses

Summary

Carth the Lion is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 553 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (191–362) at an Elo of 1,510, ranking #1768 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.61 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 13 Jul 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 553 recorded Playgroup games (191 wins, 362 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?

269 decks list Carth the Lion as their commander on Playgroup, of which 143 have played at least one recorded game.

Carth the Lion Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1768

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1510

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 0.61

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 269

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 143

No. games played with this commander 553

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, 51.82% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

51.82%

Alternative

17.52%

Poison

14.6%

Non Combat Damage

11.68%

Combo

3.65%

Commander Damage

0.73%

Avg win turn 9.4 based on 192 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Carth the Lion wins 49.28% of games from position 1 and 8.33% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

49.28% n=138

Seat 2

42.34% n=137

Seat 3

22.0% n=150

Seat 4

23.81% n=84

Seat 5

8.33% n=12

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Carth the Lion wins 30.51% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.51% n=272

1 mulligan

50.72% n=69

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 3.75/5 on average, across 367 self-reports.

3.75 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Carth the Lion wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.8% of the time across 193 tracked wins.

66.8 \%

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.