Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Jolene, the Plunder Queen + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

4-card combo · WUBRG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop forces opponents to draw through their libraries by self-funding Kenrith's draw ability with Smothering Tithe triggers.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$52.45

Color identity

WUBRG

Popularity

16 decks

Format

Commander

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Kenrith, the Returned King's 3U activated ability draws an opponent a card; if that opponent can't pay the Smothering Tithe tax, it produces a Treasure — but Jolene, the Plunder Queen and Elspeth, Storm Slayer each add an extra token per trigger, turning one Treasure into four and exactly refunding the 3U activation. The loop runs on its own mana, requires no additional resources beyond the four permanents, and mills out every opponent who lacks two spare mana per draw trigger.

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 Elspeth, Storm Slayer and Jolene.
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

Removing either Jolene or Elspeth collapses the math — both are required to reach the four Treasure threshold that covers the 3U cost, so there's no slimmer version of this line. The kill is forced draw, not damage, so Thassa's Oracle as a finisher for the pilot's own library is unnecessary here; just retarget the loop at each opponent in sequence.

Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Jolene, the Plunder Queen + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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