Carth the Lion is a rare Legendary Creature — Human Warrior from MH2 (MH2) costing {2}{B}{G}. Current price: $0.16 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Carth the Lion
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
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.
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Carth the Lion is a Legendary Creature — Human Warrior card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "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."
Carth the Lion has a mana cost of {2}{B}{G}, which equals 4.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B, G mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Carth the Lion's mana cost of {2}{B}{G} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Carth the Lion has a mana value of 4.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Carth the Lion's current oracle text is: "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."
The current market price for Carth the Lion is approximately $0.16 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.52 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.17 EUR.
You can purchase Carth the Lion from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Carth the Lion normal: $0.16 | foil: $0.52
Format legality information for Carth the Lion in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Carth the Lion is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Carth the Lion is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Carth the Lion in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Carth the Lion is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Carth the Lion is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Carth the Lion in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Carth the Lion is from MH2 (MH2), with collector number 189.
Carth the Lion may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Carth the Lion is a rare card in MH2.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Carth the Lion was illustrated by Donato Giancola.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Carth the Lion is a 3/5 creature.
Power (3) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (5) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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