(w MY PRECIOUS) by DrunkShiba

Format: Commander

Commander: Smaug the Magnificent

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

Smaug the Magnificent leads an aggressive mono-red Treasure burn deck that converts artifact generation into direct damage and overwhelming combat pressure. The deck accelerates in the early turns using efficient mana rocks and cheap Treasure creators like Strike It Rich and Captain Lannery Storm. On turn 4, casting Smaug provides immediate pressure thanks to built-in flying and haste, turning every stored Treasure into targeted damage upon attacking. The midgame compounds this advantage through artifact-entry pingers such as Ingenious Artillerist and Reckless Fireweaver, alongside explosive mana multipliers like Goldspan Dragon and Academy Manufactor. Damage multipliers including City on Fire and Twinflame Tyrant accelerate the clock, turning modest Treasure stockpiles into lethal bursts. High-impact finishers like Crackle with Power, Hellkite Tyrant, and Brass's Bounty close out surviving opponents by turn 7. The strategy remains resilient against commander removal due to banked Treasure mana and independent Dragon threats.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 Akki Scrapchomper
  • 1 Alchemist's Talent
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Brass's Bounty
  • 1 Captain Lannery Storm
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Coin of Mastery
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crackle with Power
  • 1 Crime Novelist
  • 1 Daily Bugle Newspaper
  • 1 Dragonspark Reactor
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
  • 1 Galvanic Blast
  • 1 Ghirapur Aether Grid
  • 1 Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 HYDRA Assault Robot
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Hell to Pay
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Heroes for Hire
  • 1 Hoarding Ogre
  • 1 Ingenious Artillerist
  • 1 Inspiring Statuary
  • 1 Iron Myr
  • 1 Isengard Unleashed
  • 1 Knuckles the Echidna
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Machinesmith Automaton
  • 1 Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Magmatic Galleon
  • 1 Megaton's Fate
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 24 Mountain
  • 1 Mycosynth Lattice
  • 1 Parapet Thrasher
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Quicksmith Genius
  • 1 Rain of Riches
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sarkhan's Triumph
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Searing Blaze
  • 1 Slagdrill Scrapper
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stark Industries Executive
  • 1 Strike It Rich
  • 1 Swashbuckler Extraordinaire
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tempestra, Dame of Games
  • 1 The Gold Saucer
  • 1 The Misty Mountains Cold
  • 1 There and Back Again
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Trading Post
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vision of Love
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent