Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Doubling Season + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

4-card combo · WUBRG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop decks out opponents one draw at a time by converting Smothering Tithe triggers into self-funding Kenrith activations.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$108.71

Color identity

WUBRG

Popularity

135 decks

Format

Commander

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Kenrith's 3U ability forces an opponent to draw; if that opponent can't pay 2 for Smothering Tithe, Adrix and Nev, Twincasters and Doubling Season stack to produce four Treasure tokens instead of one, netting exactly the 3U needed to repeat the loop. The result is a targeted library-emptying engine in a 5-color shell that already wants all four pieces for independent value. The combo is lethal only against opponents who can't or won't pay the Smothering Tithe tax — anyone holding up 2 shuts it off cleanly.

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 Adrix and Nev and Doubling Season.
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

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Parallel Lives or Anointed Procession can replace either token-doubler if the four-piece assembly is too fragile, but you need both a doubling effect and Adrix and Nev together to hit the four-token threshold that makes the loop self-sustaining — one doubler alone produces two Treasures and leaves you a mana short each cycle. The combo kills at draw-step rate rather than all at once, so a Veil of Summer or simple draw-replacement effect on an opponent's side breaks the chain entirely.

Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Doubling Season + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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