Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Anointed Procession + Exalted Sunborn

4-card combo · WUBRG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop decks opponents out by forcing draws they can't pay around, fueled entirely by the Treasures those draws generate.

Cards required: 4
Cheapest stack total: $0.00
Color identity: WUBRG
Popularity: 28 decks
Format: Commander

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Kenrith, the Returned King's 3U activated ability forces an opponent to draw; if that opponent can't pay Smothering Tithe's trigger, Anointed Procession and Exalted Sunborn stack to produce four Treasure tokens instead of one, which exactly refunds the 3U activation cost. The loop requires a locked-out opponent, so any countermeasure that lets a target pay two for Smothering Tithe stalls the engine entirely — this is a soft lock, not a hard one.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

An opponent cannot pay for Smothering Tithe's trigger. Eventually the opponent will lose the game due to drawing from an empty library. You can repeat this loop with other opponents that also cannot pay for Smothering Tithe's trigger.

Steps

Activate Kenrith's fourth ability by paying , causing an opponent who cannot pay for Smothering Tithe's trigger to draw a card.
Smothering Tithe triggers, causing you to create four Treasure tokens due to Anointed Procession and Exalted Sunborn.
Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
Repeat.

Result

Infinite draw triggers for any number of opponents; Infinite card draw for any number of opponents

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Mondrak, Glory Dominus can replace Anointed Procession if a second token doubler is unavailable, since either doubling effect combined with Exalted Sunborn hits the four-Treasure threshold. The combo has no built-in win condition beyond library depletion, so Kenrith's own haste-granting or life-gaining activations offer no help here — the kill is the draw loop itself, and it only closes games against opponents who are already locked out of paying for Smothering Tithe.