Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Doubling Season + Xorn

4-card combo · WUBRG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop decks out any opponent who can't pay Smothering Tithe's tax by forcing them to draw their library one activation at a time.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$90.74

Color identity

WUBRG

Popularity

57 decks

Format

Commander

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Kenrith's fourth ability costs 3U to make an opponent draw a card; if that opponent can't pay the 2 for Smothering Tithe, the trigger creates a Treasure, then Xorn adds a second, then Doubling Season doubles the pair to four — exactly enough to replay Kenrith's ability. The combo runs in 5-color, so any commander with WUBRG access can house it, but the four-piece assembly requirement means it only closes games when all four permanents are on board simultaneously.

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 Xorn.
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 Xorn, the mana math falls short — both pieces are load-bearing, so there's no clean drop. If Doubling Season is unavailable, Parallel Lives replicates the token doubling step identically. The loop only wins against opponents with empty hands or no spare mana; any player who can pay 2 each time breaks the chain, so prioritize opponents with empty hands or add a discard engine like Windfall to strip their resources first.

Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Doubling Season + Xorn

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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