Smaug’s Fury by Elfbane5

Format: Commander

Commander: Smaug the Impenetrable

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This Rakdos deck is a thematic Middle-earth combat and treasure engine commanded by Smaug the Impenetrable. The deck accelerates its mana curve using 2-CMC mana rocks and treasure-producing spells such as Swarming of Moria and Seize the Spoils to cast its 7-mana commander on Turn 5. Because Smaug enters with flying, haste, and indestructible, it immediately threatens 8 commander damage while deterring conventional removal. Noncombat damage sweepers like Earthquake and Desolation of Smaug trigger Smaug to generate massive treasure stockpiles without destroying him. These resources are converted into lethal table-wide reach through Mirkwood Bats, Sauron, the Lidless Eye, and heavy secondary beaters like The Balrog, Durin's Bane. While the deck possesses resilient threat quality, it remains vulnerable to targeted exile removal, lacks enchantment answers, and finishes primarily through multi-turn combat rotations.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azog, Moria's Ruin
  • 1 Balin, Loremaster
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Bolg of the North
  • 1 Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning
  • 1 Bombur, Gentle Dreamer
  • 1 Call of the Ring
  • 1 Claim the Precious
  • 1 Desolation of Smaug
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dori, Bearer of Friends
  • 1 Dwarven Mattock
  • 1 Earthquake
  • 1 Fear, Fire, Foes!
  • 1 Fearsome Goblin Pair
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Fires of Mount Doom
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Getaway Barrel
  • 1 Gimli's Axe
  • 1 Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
  • 1 Gnashing of Teeth
  • 1 Goblin-town
  • 1 Gollum, Patient Plotter
  • 1 Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
  • 1 Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
  • 1 Hew the Entwood
  • 1 Improvised Club
  • 1 Inside Information
  • 1 Lash of the Balrog
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Long-Bodied Grey Dog
  • 1 Lothlórien Blade
  • 1 March from the Black Gate
  • 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mordor Trebuchet
  • 1 Moria Marauder
  • 1 Mount Doom
  • 16 Mountain
  • 1 Mouth of Ronom
  • 1 Nazgûl
  • 1 Oath of the Grey Host
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Sauron, the Lidless Eye
  • 1 Sauron, the Necromancer
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Shagrat, Loot Bearer
  • 1 Smaug the Impenetrable
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Smaug's Fury
  • 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
  • 1 Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 12 Swamp
  • 1 Swarming of Moria
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The Balrog, Durin's Bane
  • 1 The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Misty Mountains Cold
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thorin, Company's Leader
  • 1 Thorin, Mountain-king
  • 1 Tidings of War
  • 1 Witch-king of Angmar