Faerie Mastermind + Smothering Tithe + Zirda, the Dawnwaker

3-card combo · URW

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop draws every player's library and generates near-infinite Treasures as long as three opponents can't pay the Smothering Tithe tax.

Cards required: 3
Cheapest stack total: $65.35
Color identity: URW
Popularity: 1,229 decks
Format: Commander

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Zirda, the Dawnwaker reduces Faerie Mastermind's activation cost from 2U to 1U, which Smothering Tithe repays in Treasures the moment three opponents skip their Treasure payments. The loop runs in Jeskai artifact or group-draw shells — Alela, Artful Provocateur, Shorikai, Genesis Engine, or any commander that wants both white tax effects and blue draw triggers.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

You have at least three opponents. Opponents are unable to pay for Smothering Tithe's trigger.

Steps

Activate Faerie Mastermind by paying , causing each player to draw a card.
Smothering Tithe triggers for each opponent you have, creating at least three Treasure tokens.
Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
Repeat.

Result

Infinite card draw for all players; Infinite draw triggers for all players; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite Treasure tokens

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The combo collapses the instant any opponent pays 2 for Smothering Tithe, so it demands a table that's either tapped out or already behind on mana — plan for that or run Grand Abolisher to lock out responses. Rhystic Study won't replace Smothering Tithe here since it doesn't produce mana; there's no functional swap for the Tithe. On the kill side, Thassa's Oracle or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries closes the game once every player's library is empty.

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