Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Mondrak, Glory Dominus + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

4-card combo · WUBRG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop forces opponents to draw their libraries empty as long as Smothering Tithe's trigger goes unpaid.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$44.26

Color identity

WUBRG

Popularity

51 decks

Format

Commander

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Kenrith, the Returned King's 3U activated ability makes a target opponent draw a card; Smothering Tithe triggers off that draw, and with both Elspeth, Storm Slayer and Mondrak, Glory Dominus on board, each trigger produces four Treasure tokens instead of one — exactly enough to replay the activation at no net cost. The table sees a 5-color Kenrith pile assemble four specific permanents before it can do anything, which is the real ask here.

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 Mondrak.
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

The combo has no cheaper redundancy — every piece is load-bearing, and losing any one of the four shuts the loop entirely. Smothering Tithe is the most removal-bait permanent on the board; without it, Kenrith draws opponents out through other means, but that's a different line. Opponents holding two mana to pay the Tithe tax stop the loop cold, so sequence this only when a target is tapped out.

Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Mondrak, Glory Dominus + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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