Carth the Lion is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card 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.
How it works : Carth the Lion
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If a planeswalker's loyalty ability normally has a cost of [+1], Carth's ability makes it cost [+2] instead. A cost of [0] would become [+1], and a cost of [-6] would become [-5].
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you somehow manage to control two Carths (perhaps because of Spark Double), the cost-changing effect is cumulative. In total, loyalty abilities will cost an additional [+2] to activate.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
The total cost of a planeswalker's loyalty ability is calculated before any counters are added or removed. If a loyalty ability normally costs [-3] to activate, you do not remove three counters from it and then put one counter on it. You remove two counters at one time when you pay the cost.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect replaces the number of counters that would be placed on a planeswalker, such as that of Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, that replacement happens only once, at the time payment is made.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil + Carth the Lion
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
- 1Activate The Chain Veil by paying
and tapping it, allowing an extra activation of all your planeswalkers' abilities until end of turn. - 2Activate Teferi's second loyalty ability by removing zero loyalty counters from it, untapping The Chain Veil and up to three permanents that can tap to produce at least
. - 3Activate up to three permanents by tapping them, adding at least .
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion + Jace, Cunning Castaway + Carth the Lion
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite copies of a specific planeswalker
- 1Cast Jace by paying
. - 2Jace enters the battlefield with four loyalty counters due to Lae'zel.
- 3Activate Jace's third loyalty ability by removing four loyalty counters from it.
- 4Jace dies as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
- 5Resolve the Jace ability, creating two non-legendary copies of Jace, which enter with four loyalty counters each due to Lae'zel.
- 6Repeat from step 3 using a Jace token.
- 7Once you have infinite Jace tokens, you may activate their second loyalty abilities by removing two loyalty counters from them, creating infinite 2/2 Illusion creature tokens.
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#3
Carth the Lion + Wrenn and Realmbreaker + Lotus Petal + The Chain Veil
Cast all permanent cards in your graveyardInfinite colored manaInfinite storm count
- 1Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing an extra activation of your planeswalkers' loyalty abilities this turn.
- 2Cast Wrenn and Realmbreaker by paying
. - 3Activate Wrenn and Realmbreaker's first loyalty ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, causing a land you control to become a 3/3 Elemental in addition to its other types.
- 4Activate Wrenn and Realmbreaker's third loyalty ability by removing six loyalty counters from it.
- 5Wrenn and Realmbreaker dies as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
- 6Resolve the Wrenn and Realmbreaker ability, causing you to get an emblem.
- 7Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard by paying
. - 8Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
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Carth the Lion + Wrenn and Realmbreaker + Lotus Petal + Oath of Teferi
Cast all permanent cards in your graveyardInfinite colored manaInfinite storm count
- 1Activate Wrenn and Realmbreaker's first loyalty ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, causing a land you control to become a 3/3 Elemental in addition to its other types.
- 2Activate Wrenn and Realmbreaker's third loyalty ability by removing six loyalty counters from it, causing you to get an emblem.
- 3Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard by paying .
- 4Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
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#5
Carth the Lion + Liliana Vess + Nexus of Fate + Spark Double
Infinite turnsSkip your draw stepsLock
- 1Cast Nexus of Fate by paying , causing you to take an extra turn after this one and shuffle Nexus of Fate into your library.
- 2Activate Liliana Vess's second loyalty ability by removing zero loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Nexus of Fate, then shuffling your library and putting it on top.
- 3Move to your next turn, drawing Nexus of Fate during your draw step.
- 4Repeat.
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#6
Carth the Lion + Karn, the Great Creator + Ugin's Nexus + Throne of Geth
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Activate Throne of Geth by tapping it and sacrificing Ugin's Nexus.
- 2Ugin's Nexus is exiled instead of being put into your graveyard, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 3Resolve the Throne of Geth ability, putting a loyalty counter on Karn.
- 4Activate Karn's second loyalty ability by removing a loyalty counter from it, returning Ugin's Nexus from exile to your hand.
- 5Move to your next turn.
- 6Cast Ugin's Nexus by paying .
- 7Repeat.
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Carth the Lion + Karn, the Great Creator + Ugin's Nexus + The Chain Veil
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Activate Karn's first loyalty ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, causing Ugin's Nexus to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
- 2Activate Phyrexian Altar by exiling Ugin's Nexus, adding .
- 3Ugin's Nexus triggers, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 4Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing you to activate all planeswalker abilities an extra time this turn.
- 5Activate Karn's second loyalty ability by removing a loyalty counter from it, returning Ugin's Nexus from exile to your hand.
- 6Move to your next turn.
- 7Cast Ugin's Nexus by paying .
- 8Repeat.
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Carth the Lion + Karn, the Great Creator + Ugin's Nexus + The Chain Veil
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Activate Karn's first loyalty ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, causing Ugin's Nexus to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
- 2Activate Ashnod's Altar by exiling Ugin's Nexus, adding
. - 3Ugin's Nexus triggers, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 4Activate The Chain Veil by paying and tapping it, allowing you to activate all planeswalker abilities an extra time this turn.
- 5Activate Karn's second loyalty ability by removing a loyalty counter from it, returning Ugin's Nexus from exile to your hand.
- 6Move to your next turn.
- 7Cast Ugin's Nexus by paying .
- 8Repeat.
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Legal formats
modernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerduel
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