Commander

Carth the Lion

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

204 Wins

376 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Carth the Lion is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 581 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (204–376) at an Elo of 1,691, ranking #74 globally.

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

Last full refresh 22 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Carth the Lion's win rate?

Carth the Lion has a 35% win rate across 581 recorded Playgroup games (204 wins, 376 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?

286 decks list Carth the Lion as their commander on Playgroup, of which 153 have played at least one recorded game.

Carth the Lion Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1691

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

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 286

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 153

No. games played with this commander 581

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1583	Kyrmaal	9	5	56 %
2	1553	doblexx	8	4	50 %
3	1546	Juan Alvarez	6	2	50 %
4	1543	M0XI	2	2	100 %
5	1513	Sandoekan	3	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Carth the Lion wins, 53.06% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

53.06%

Alternative

18.37%

Poison

13.61%

Non Combat Damage

10.88%

Combo

3.4%

Commander Damage

0.68%

Avg win turn 9.4 based on 204 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Carth the Lion wins 50.34% of games from position 1 and 8.33% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

50.34% n=145

Seat 2

41.38% n=145

Seat 3

23.87% n=155

Seat 4

23.53% n=85

Seat 5

8.33% n=12

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Carth the Lion wins 30.96% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.96% n=281

1 mulligan

48.0% n=75

2 mulligans

32.14% n=28

3 mulligans

37.5% n=8

4 mulligans

25.0% n=4

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Carth the Lion 3.77/5 on average, across 389 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Carth the Lion wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.0% of the time across 206 tracked wins.

68.0 \%

Head to head

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.