Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Goldspan Dragon + Primal Vigor

4-card combo · WUBRG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop forces opponents to draw their libraries empty by recycling Kenrith's draw activation through Smothering Tithe and Goldspan Dragon.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$227.11

Color identity

WUBRG

Popularity

17 decks

Format

Commander

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Kenrith, the Returned King's 3U activation draws an opponent a card; Smothering Tithe creates a Treasure, doubled to two by Primal Vigor; Goldspan Dragon turns those two Treasures into 2UU when tapped, netting exactly enough to loop. The combo requires an opponent who cannot or will not pay the Tithe trigger — any savvy table that keeps two mana open breaks the chain cold.

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 two Treasure tokens due to Primal Vigor.
Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding due to Goldspan Dragon.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite draw triggers for any number of opponents; Infinite card draw for any number of opponents

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Primal Vigor can be swapped for Doubling Season or Anointed Procession since the doubling effect on tokens is all that's needed here. There is no damage-based kill in this loop — the win condition is mill via forced draw, so opponents with laboratory maniac effects or shuffling loops survive it entirely.

Kenrith, the Returned King + Smothering Tithe + Goldspan Dragon + Primal Vigor

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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