Kenrith, the Politics King

Commander / EDH* Group Hug Group Slug Lifegain

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Creature (45)

• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
• 1x Biomancer's Familiar
• 1x Emperor of Bones
• 1x Sage of Hours
• 1x Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
• 1x Sorin of House Markov  ^Flip
• 1x Steelbane Hydra
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Wall of Shards
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Simic Manipulator
• 1x Spike Feeder
• 1x Willowdusk, Essence Seer
• 1x Zirda, the Dawnwaker
• 1x Accomplished Alchemist
• 1x Cytoplast Manipulator
• 1x Enduring Tenacity
• 1x Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Horobi, Death's Wail
• 1x Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
• 1x Plague Drone
• 1x Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Spike Weaver
• 1x Twenty-Toed Toad
• 1x Blossoming Bogbeast
• 1x Celestine, the Living Saint
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Herd Baloth
• 1x Quartzwood Crasher
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Willbreaker
• 1x Composite Golem
• 1x Ezzaroot Channeler
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Rodolf Duskbringer
• 1x Valkyrie Harbinger
• 1x Lorcan, Warlock Collector
• 1x Soul of Eternity
• 1x Valgavoth, Terror Eater

Land (37)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Cascading Cataracts
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Forest
• 1x Great Hall of the Citadel
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x Hammerheim
• 1x Horizon of Progress
• 1x Island
• 1x Labyrinth of Skophos
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mirrodin's Core
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Paliano, the High City
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Promising Vein
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Riftstone Portal
• 1x Shire Terrace
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x The World Tree
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate
• 1x Urborg
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Commander (1)

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Training Grounds
• 1x Happily Ever After
• 1x Tainted Remedy
• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Assemble the Entmoot
• 1x Fires of Invention
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Cowardice
• 1x Dismiss into Dream

Artifact (6)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Bolas's Citadel

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Primal Surge

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Creature (86)

• 1x Cryptic Trilobite
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Hopeful Initiate
• 1x Deeproot Wayfinder
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Gretchen Titchwillow
• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x Kavu Predator
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Archon of Emeria
• 1x Atalan Jackal
• 1x Avenging Druid
• 1x Erinis, Gloom Stalker
• 1x Freestrider Lookout
• 1x Hurska Sweet-Tooth
• 1x Marchesa, Dealer of Death
• 1x Nadu, Winged Wisdom
• 1x Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
• 1x Old Rutstein
• 1x Purestrain Genestealer
• 1x Queen Kayla bin-Kroog
• 1x Rampant Frogantua
• 1x Selvala, Explorer Returned
• 1x Shanna, Purifying Blade
• 1x Tazri, Stalwart Survivor
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Abyssal Persecutor
• 1x Blossoming Tortoise
• 1x Chainer, Nightmare Adept
• 1x Dynaheir, Invoker Adept
• 1x Exemplar of Light
• 1x Giggling Skitterspike
• 1x Goblin Razerunners
• 1x Innocuous Researcher
• 1x Jalira, Master Polymorphist
• 1x Nazar, the Velvet Fang
• 1x Nicol Bolas, the Ravager  ^Flip
• 1x Ognis, the Dragon's Lash
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Oriq Loremage
• 1x Proud Wildbonder
• 1x Rampant Rejuvenator
• 1x Shalai and Hallar
• 1x Soul of Windgrace
• 1x Tayam, Luminous Enigma
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Vexilus Praetor
• 1x Ageless Entity
• 1x Cinderhaze Wretch
• 1x Deathbloom Ritualist
• 1x Ethersworn Adjudicator
• 2x Kulrath Knight
• 1x Marshland Bloodcaster
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x The Scarab God
• 1x Tivash, Gloom Summoner
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Dreamshaper Shaman
• 2x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Kheru Lich Lord
• 1x Memory Vampire
• 1x Nykthos Paragon
• 1x Realm Seekers
• 1x Soul of Innistrad
• 1x Xathrid Gorgon
• 1x Altanak, the Thrice-Called
• 1x Arbiter of Knollridge
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 2x Drogskol Reaver
• 1x Herald of Anguish
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 2x Scion of Darkness
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Kuro, Pitlord
• 1x Sproutback Trudge

Land (40)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Cryptic Spires
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Heart of Yavimaya
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Ketria Triome
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Labyrinth of Skophos
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Nantuko Monastery
• 1x Nesting Grounds
• 1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Raugrin Triome
• 1x Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
• 1x Sanctum of Eternity
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Spara's Headquarters
• 1x Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x Tolaria
• 1x Underdark Rift
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tamiyo, Collector of Tales

Instant (1)

• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip

Enchantment (25)

• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Deafening Silence
• 1x Nature's Chosen
• 1x Urban Burgeoning
• 1x Diplomatic Immunity
• 1x Hunting Grounds
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Arcane Laboratory
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Death's Oasis
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Mana Breach
• 1x Oppression
• 1x Rule of Law
• 1x Shifting Shadow
• 1x Underworld Dreams
• 1x Celestial Convergence
• 1x Industrial Advancement
• 1x Wilderness Reclamation
• 1x All Will Be One
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Mana Reflection

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Far Wanderings
• 1x Guided Passage
• 1x Seeds of Innocence
• 1x Reverent Silence
• 1x Incarnation Technique
• 1x Cruel Entertainment

Artifact (8)

• 1x Swashbuckler's Whip
• 1x Vorpal Sword
• 1x Agatha's Soul Cauldron
• 1x Vivien's Arkbow
• 1x Pestilent Cauldron  ^Flip
• 1x The Everflowing Well  ^Flip
• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Birthing Pod

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Use Kenrith, the Returned King and the use of politics to achieve victory.

Combos:

1. Composite Golem + Kenrith, the Returned King + Zirda, the Dawnwaker or other reducers.

2. Trample Syngery

Old Kenrith Jokes Show

Down with voting and democracy Illusion of Choice, up with monarchy Queen Marchesa. Marchesa, the Black Rose.

Ramp:

Build funds by extorting immigrants Dockside Extortionist, set up tariffs Smothering Tithe, tap into the Black Market, change your browser to firefox Zirda, the Dawnwaker, or use insider trading Biomancer's Familiar

Protection:

We will build a Wall of Denial and make them pay Propaganda for it Ghostly Prison. As king we have Diplomatic Immunity and a private Island Sanctuary. We can also BribeGwafa Hazid, Profiteer problems.

Politics:

Help get elected by Russian Xantcha, Sleeper Agent trolls Hunted Troll. Give your opponents cool things Orzhov Advokist that are later used against them Kulrath Knight. Still have opposition? Dismiss them as fake news Dismiss into Dream.

Elect ourselves Supreme Ruler forever and one shot opponents Beacon of Immortality + Tainted Remedy or Vizkopa Guildmage and many of the life exchange cards Soul Conduit. Alternately use our vast Villainous Wealth, Revel in Riches, to achieve a Happily Ever After.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 week
Key combos	Beacon of Immortality + Tainted Remedy Composite Golem + Kenrith, the Returned King + Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 60 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.05
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Beast 4/4 G, Copy Clone, Dinosaur Beast X/X G, Food, Horse 5/5 W, Mercenary 1/1 R, Spirit 1/1 C, Treefolk X/X G
Folders	Illidan Decks, Cool Deck Ideas
Based on	Slime Monsters illidan123 EDH