Average Deck for Kenrith, the Returned King - Optimized Control

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Noctis Lucis CaelumNoctis Lucis Caelum, Théoden, Strength RestoredThéoden, Strength Restored

Nick Price
Jun 1, 2026
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Cooper Gottfried
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Here are 10 powerful non-mana activated abilities for your next brew, from The One Ring to a free sacrifice outlet that anchors every Aristocrats deck.
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Average Decklist

Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Biomancer's Familiar
Biomancer's Familiar
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Bloom Tender
Bloom Tender
Consecrated Sphinx
Consecrated Sphinx
Dauthi Voidwalker
Dauthi Voidwalker
Displacer Kitten
Displacer Kitten
Drannith Magistrate
Drannith Magistrate
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel
Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness
Faeburrow Elder
Faeburrow Elder
Grand Abolisher
Grand Abolisher
Ignoble Hierarch
Ignoble Hierarch
Laboratory Maniac
Laboratory Maniac
Noble Hierarch
Noble Hierarch
Opposition Agent
Opposition Agent
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Seedborn Muse
Seedborn Muse
Thassa's Oracle
Thassa's Oracle
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Instants (15)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Counterspell
Counterspell
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Dovin's Veto
Dovin's Veto
Enlightened Tutor
Enlightened Tutor
Entomb
Entomb
Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship
Mana Drain
Mana Drain
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Silence
Silence
Swan Song
Swan Song
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Teferi's Protection
Teferi's Protection
Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Sorceries (10)
Approach of the Second Sun
Approach of the Second Sun
Cultivate
Cultivate
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Farewell
Farewell
Farseek
Farseek
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Rampant Growth
Rampant Growth
Supreme Verdict
Supreme Verdict
Three Visits
Three Visits
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (9)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Chromatic Lantern
Chromatic Lantern
Crucible of Worlds
Crucible of Worlds
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Sensei's Divining Top
Sensei's Divining Top
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Enchantments (8)
Authority of the Consuls
Authority of the Consuls
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Propaganda
Propaganda
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Smothering Tithe
Smothering Tithe
Sylvan Library
Sylvan Library
Training Grounds
Training Grounds
Wilderness Reclamation
Wilderness Reclamation
Planeswalkers (1)
Teferi, Time Raveler
Teferi, Time Raveler
Lands (27)
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
City of Brass
City of Brass
Command Tower
Command Tower
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine
Hallowed Fountain
Hallowed Fountain
Indatha Triome
Indatha Triome
Ketria Triome
Ketria Triome
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Overgrown Tomb
Overgrown Tomb
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Reflecting Pool
Reflecting Pool
Savai Triome
Savai Triome
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Temple Garden
Temple Garden
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Zagoth Triome
Zagoth Triome
Basics (5)
Forest
2 Forests
Island
2 Islands
Mountain
1 Mountain
Plains
2 Plains
Swamp
1 Swamp