Kenrith, the Returned King
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Oracle Text:
{R}: All creatures gain trample and haste until end of turn.
{1}{G}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
{2}{W}: Target player gains 5 life.
{3}{U}: Target player draws a card.
{4}{B}: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under its owner's control.
Power/Toughness: 5/5
Rarity: mythic
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Mystery Booster 2
Price ( USD): $0.94
USD: $0.94 · EUR: €1.00
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Character Background
Kenrith, the Returned King reads like a sovereign of modes: at five mana and a sturdy 5/5 he functions as a value engine and toolbox commander in midrange/value decks that want flexible answers rather than raw aggro. Each colored activation addresses a lane—red gives a surprise trample/haste push for tempo finishing turns, green seeds incremental growth, white buys you breathing room, blue filters with card draw, and black recovers lost threats—making him ideal for midrange/value or combo shells that need repeatable toolbox effects. Deckbuilding should prioritize reliable color-fixing (Chromatic Lantern, tri-lands or Farseek effects) so activations are online, and consider synergies like Doubling Season / Hardened Scales to escalate the +1/+1 activation or pairing the red activation with mass-token or Purphoros-style damage engines to turn a single haste trigger into lethal. Play him as a late-game pivot: extract card advantage, reanimate a key piece, then push through damage with haste and trample.
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