Smothering Tithe

Smothering Tithe debuted in Ravnica Allegiance on 25 January 2019. The original rare is RNA #22, illustrated by Mark Behm, in nonfoil and traditional foil.

Premium shortcut: 2X2 #342 is Pete Venters' borderless illustration; 2X2 #423 is an etched version using Behm's art. WOT #67 is the anime version in nonfoil or traditional foil; WOT #87 is its foil-only confetti counterpart.

Smothering Tithe costs {3}{W}. Whenever an opponent draws a card, that opponent may pay {2}; if they do not, you create a Treasure token. Normal draw-step draws count, and so does each card of a multi-card draw effect. It is not limited to once per turn.

If an effect tells an opponent to draw several cards, they finish those draws before the resulting Tithe triggers resolve. The payment decision is made for each trigger. An effect that merely puts a card into a hand without drawing does not satisfy the trigger.

That makes Tithe different from Rhystic Study and Esper Sentinel, which watch spell casts. Tithe produces mana resources rather than drawing cards for you. The original wording and release context appear in Wizards' Ravnica Allegiance release notes.

RNA #22 connects the card to Ravnica Allegiance and its original Mark Behm illustration. Double Masters 2022 kept that art on standard #31, introduced Pete Venters' borderless #342, and offered a separate foil-etched #423 using the original artist.

Commander Masters followed in August 2023. Standard #57 uses Behm's artwork, etched #473 is a separate finish record, and borderless #693 introduces Jeff Miracola's illustration. Tithe is mythic in this release, whereas the RNA and 2X2 versions are rare. Rarity belongs to the printing; it does not change the rules.

Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales arrived in September 2023 with another visual reset. Its set code is WOT, not the main set's WOE. The storybook and anime treatments belong to a bonus sheet; appearing there did not itself make Tithe Standard legal.

Behm's original illustration is available across several releases, so choosing a later set does not necessarily mean choosing new art. For a broader visual comparison, put it beside Venters' 2X2 #342 and Miracola's CMM #693: these are distinct borderless interpretations, not simply a larger crop of the original.

Shafer Brown's WOT #13 uses Enchanting Tales' fairy-tale presentation. Daisuke Tatsuma's WOT #67 takes the anime direction instead. WOT #87 repeats that anime illustration with the confetti finish. Wizards shows both art families and explains their availability in Collecting Wilds of Eldraine.

The catalogue also contains Judge Gift Cards 2022 and a later Secret Lair entry, so the shortlist is not a claim that only these versions exist. Use the full live archive when a promo or crossover is your priority, and identify the exact entry before comparing prices.

A foil listing needs more detail than the word “foil”. For traditional foil with the original art, RNA #22, 2X2 #31 and CMM #57 are concrete comparisons. Etched copies have their own numbers: 2X2 #423 and CMM #473. They are not nonfoil alternatives to those entries.

For the anime art, WOT #67 comes in nonfoil and traditional foil, while #87 is confetti foil only. The Collector Booster confetti treatment is a separate premium finish, not a name for every reflective anime copy. Check the number and finish together in a listing.

ManaScout's foil animation is illustrative and cannot reproduce the physical distinction between etched, traditional and confetti surfaces. If the finish is the reason for buying, inspect photographs or video of the offered copy as well as the catalogue data.

For the original release: RNA #22 preserves the Ravnica Allegiance identity and Behm artwork. Compare nonfoil and traditional foil separately.

For a deck copy: start with standard nonfoils across RNA, 2X2 and CMM, then compare condition and current prices. The later rarity symbol is not a gameplay upgrade.

For alternative artwork: compare Venters #342, Miracola #693, Brown #13 and Tatsuma #67. Set codes are essential because those numbers belong to different products.

For a premium finish: choose between etched #423 / #473 and anime confetti WOT #87 according to the actual surface and illustration you prefer. A traditional foil WOT #67 is a different option even though it shares #87's art.

Make the art decision first: compare the original, a borderless Masters illustration and the WOT storybook or anime versions. If Tatsuma's illustration is your favourite, comparing WOT #67 with #87 isolates the finish decision without changing the artwork.

The live explorer may highlight a ManaScout Pick. Treat it as a visual starting point and compare the exact printing, finish and available price data before deciding.

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Teferi's Protection — Explore a white Commander spell with its own printing and treatment history.

Printing details reviewed on 1 November 2026. The shortlist links to individual MTG.wtf catalogue records; official Wizards sources support the rules and product treatments. The live explorer retrieves its records and price fields from Scryfall.

MTG.wtf: original printing and full catalogue.

Wizards: original release and card rules.

Wizards: storybook, anime and confetti treatments.

Wizards: anime artwork gallery.