Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Doubling Season + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

4-card combo · WUBRG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop decks out any opponent who skips Smothering Tithe's tax by turning each forced draw into four Treasures that fund the next activation.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$84.70

Color identity

WUBRG

Popularity

72 decks

Format

Commander

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Kenrith's 3U activated ability forces an opponent to draw; Smothering Tithe would normally create one Treasure per draw, but Doubling Season doubles that to two and Elspeth, Storm Slayer doubles it again to four, exactly refunding the 3U cost each iteration. The loop requires the target opponent to be both unable or unwilling to pay 2 and unable to stop the chain — a hard lock only if that condition holds, which against a mana-starved board it reliably does.

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 Doubling Season and Elspeth, Storm Slayer.
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

Without Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Doubling Season alone only produces two Treasures per trigger, which is net negative on the 3U activation cost — both doublers are mandatory. The combo doesn't kill through life total, so pair it with a second target or ensure the first opponent's library is small enough; Kenrith's other activated abilities can close games once Treasures accumulate beyond the loop's immediate cost.

Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Doubling Season + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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