Smaug by user9397397

Format: Commander

Commander: Smaug, Wicked Worm

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is a Rakdos spellslinger and aristocrat hybrid piloted by Smaug, Wicked Worm. The game plan revolves around accelerating in the early turns, establishing low-cost pingers, and casting Smaug to capitalize on opponents' artifact counts. Once on the battlefield, Smaug turns every Treasure spent into card draw, fueling chains of cheap instants and sorceries that repeatedly trigger burn engines like Guttersnipe and Coruscation Mage. In the mid-to-late game, the deck leverages high-impact threats such as Archfiend of Despair to double life loss and swiftly close out opponents. Alternatively, it can end games immediately through the infinite life-drain loop of Bloodthirsty Conqueror and Enduring Tenacity. While strong in creature removal and resource generation, the deck is vulnerable to exile-based board wipes, lacks enchantment removal, and relies heavily on natural card draw rather than efficient tutors.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Bandit's Talent
  • 1 Basilica Screecher
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Cabal Paladin
  • 1 Cast Away Doubt
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Costly Plunder
  • 1 Currency Converter
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Cut Down
  • 1 Deep-Cavern Bat
  • 1 Desert of the Fervent
  • 1 Desert of the Glorified
  • 1 Dire Fleet Hoarder
  • 1 Divergent Transformations
  • 1 Dragon's Fire
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Dunes of the Dead
  • 1 Dusk Legion Zealot
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fate Unraveler
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Fountainport Bell
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Gateway Plaza
  • 1 Gleaming Barrier
  • 1 Goblin-town
  • 1 Grave Researcher // Reanimate
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Hidden Grotto
  • 1 Interplanar Beacon
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Kindlespark Duo
  • 1 Mai, Scornful Striker
  • 1 Manhole Cover
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Mudflat Village
  • 1 Ninja Teen
  • 1 Not Dead After All
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Ragged Short Spear
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Razaketh's Rite
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reverent Howl
  • 1 Ruthless Knave
  • 1 Sazacap's Brew
  • 1 Shenanigans
  • 1 Shoot the Sheriff
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skullport Merchant
  • 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
  • 1 Snowslope Hunter
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Starscape Cleric
  • 1 Stingerquill Annex
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Survivors' Encampment
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The Sackville-Bagginses
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance
  • 1 Tormenting Voice
  • 1 Turbulent Crater
  • 1 Undying Malice
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Warlord's Fury
  • 1 Whisper, Blood Liturgist
  • 1 Without Weakness
  • 1 Zuko's Conviction