Price$50.98 – $209.55
Buy on TCGplayerSmothering Tithe
Enchantment
LegalGame Changer Salt 2.58RampRank #62
, KeywordsTreasure
Why is this card good?
Smothering Tithe is one of white's best ramp payoffs and a top-tier staple for a reason. In a four-player game, opponents draw constantly — every draw step, every cantrip, every wheel. That's a flood of Treasures heading your way, accelerating you well ahead of curve while fixing colors that mono-white historically struggles with.
The card punishes opponents either way: they bleed mana paying the 
tax, or they hand you ramp. It's especially absurd alongside group draw effects or wheels like Windfall and Wheel of Fortune — you can generate a dozen-plus Treasures in a single cast.
Wants it: any white deck, full stop. Token strategies, big-mana ramp, artifact/Treasure synergy decks (Treasures fuel sacrifice and cast triggers), and stax/control shells that love the tax angle.
When NOT to play it: it's flagged as a Game Changer, so skip it in lower-bracket/casual pods. Also note it does nothing the turn it resolves and is a magnet for removal — but it's almost always worth playing anyway.
tax, or they hand you ramp. It's especially absurd alongside group draw effects or wheels like Windfall and Wheel of Fortune — you can generate a dozen-plus Treasures in a single cast.
Wants it: any white deck, full stop. Token strategies, big-mana ramp, artifact/Treasure synergy decks (Treasures fuel sacrifice and cast triggers), and stax/control shells that love the tax angle.
When NOT to play it: it's flagged as a Game Changer, so skip it in lower-bracket/casual pods. Also note it does nothing the turn it resolves and is a magnet for removal — but it's almost always worth playing anyway.Related cards
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Printings (13)
Played by these commanders
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Combos (8)
- Smothering Tithe + Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune
→ Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Infinite self-discard triggers for all players
- Faerie Mastermind + Smothering Tithe + Mirrormade
→ Near-infinite colored mana, Infinite draw triggers for all players, Near-infinite Treasure tokens
- Faerie Mastermind + Smothering Tithe + Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
→ Infinite card draw for all players, Infinite draw triggers for all players, Near-infinite Treasure tokens
- Smothering Tithe + Underworld Breach + Windfall
→ Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Infinite self-discard triggers for all players
- Stasis + Smothering Tithe
→ Players skip their untap steps, Lock
- Faerie Mastermind + Smothering Tithe + Training Grounds
→ Infinite card draw for all players, Infinite draw triggers for all players, Near-infinite colored mana