Smaug by user8020595

Format: Commander

Commander: Smaug the Impenetrable

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 27

Deck overview

This Rakdos deck centers on Smaug the Impenetrable, leveraging the commander's indestructible body and noncombat damage trigger to convert symmetrical damage effects into massive Treasure production. Supporting cards like Pyrohemia and Pestilence act as repeatable, one-sided board wipes that trigger Smaug repeatedly while sweeping away opposing creatures. The influx of Treasure tokens fuels artifact-entry and sacrifice pingers such as Reckless Fireweaver, Ingenious Artillerist, and Mayhem Devil to drain opponents across the table. In combat, Smaug's 8/7 flying and haste stats apply rapid commander damage pressure. High-end threats like Desert Were-Worm and Draconic Visitor provide token swarms and extra combat steps as secondary win conditions. While the deck possesses resilient threat quality against standard destruction, its reliance on a 7-mana commander and limited stack interaction leaves it dependent on hitting early land drops and dodging instant-speed exile removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Along the Crooked Way
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Azog, Moria's Ruin
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Bilbo's Deadly Slice
  • 1 Bilbo's Ring
  • 1 Bolg of the North
  • 1 Bolg's Company
  • 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
  • 1 Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern
  • 1 Chain Lightning
  • 1 Crime Novelist
  • 1 Crude Bent Blade
  • 1 Dark Fortress
  • 1 Desert Were-Worm
  • 1 Desolation of Smaug
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Down, Down to Goblin-town
  • 1 Draconic Visitor
  • 1 Dragon's Desire
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Fearsome Goblin Pair
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Gandalf, Spark Starter
  • 1 Gathering of Darkness
  • 1 Giant's Boulder
  • 1 Gnashing of Teeth
  • 1 Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride
  • 1 Goblin Plate Mail
  • 1 Goblin-town
  • 1 Goblin-town Flunkies
  • 1 Graven Cairns
  • 1 Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap!
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Hobbit Hole
  • 1 Ingenious Artillerist
  • 1 Inside Information
  • 1 Kalain, Reclusive Painter
  • 1 Key to the Side-Door
  • 1 Magda, the Hoardmaster
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Misty Mountains Raider
  • 11 Mountain
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Nadier's Nightblade
  • 1 Pariah's Shield
  • 1 Pestilence
  • 1 Pyrohemia
  • 1 Rage into the Valley
  • 1 Ragged Short Spear
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Reverent Howl
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Smaug the Impenetrable
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Smaug's Fury
  • 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
  • 1 Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sting, Bilbo's Sword
  • 1 Stone-Giant of High Pass
  • 1 Supper for Spiders
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Malice
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Master of Lake-town
  • 1 The Misty Mountains Cold
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Sackville-Bagginses
  • 1 Thrór's Map
  • 1 Tidings of War
  • 1 Troop of Ponies
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall