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Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
Legendary Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Adventure · 5RR4R
Color identity: Red
Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
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Spew Flame deals 5 damage to target creature. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
Reference price of the card: €0.08
Average lands in decks for Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame: 37
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (61/100)
- Consistency35
- Speed57
- Interaction40
- Resilience65
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (6 nonbasic, 31 Mountain)
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Thrill of Possibility · Dragon's Fire · Dragonlord's Servant · Rapacious Dragon · Abrade · City on Fire · Desolation of Smaug · Mind Stone · Molten Exhale · Ruby Medallion · Seize the Spoils · Unexpected Windfall · Blasphemous Act · Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern · Chaos Warp · Dragon Tempest · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Faithless Looting · Fang Dragon // Forktail Sweep · Fiery Annihilation · Flame Sweep · Seething Song · Smaug's Fury · Sparktongue Dragon · Stormshriek Feral // Flush Out · The Misty Mountains Cold · Worn Powerstone · Amethyst Dragon // Explosive Crystal · Caldera Pyremaw · Demand Answers · Dragon Breath · Dragon's Desire · Dragon's Hoard · Dragonstorm Globe · Everflowing Chalice · Fiery Emancipation · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Grab the Prize · Hedron Archive · Hoarding Ogre · Iron Myr · Jeska's Will · Mana Geyser · Orb of Dragonkind · Patron of the Arts · Reckless Barbarian · Red Dragon · Rite of the Dragoncaller · Roast · Rorix Bladewing · Scorching Dragonfire · Shiny Impetus · Shivan Fire · Temur Battle Rage · There and Back Again · Tormenting Voice · Utvara Hellkite · Young Red Dragon // Bathe in Gold · Artist's Talent · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Myriad Landscape · Desert of the Fervent · Forgotten Cave · Smoldering Crater · Spinerock Knoll
🃏 Recommended cards for Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind | 73% | +70% |
| Dragon's Fire | 55% | +53% |
| Dragonlord's Servant | 55% | +51% |
| Rapacious Dragon | 55% | +51% |
| Molten Exhale | 45% | +45% |
| Desolation of Smaug | 45% | +42% |
| Sparktongue Dragon | 36% | +36% |
| Flame Sweep | 36% | +36% |
| Fang Dragon | 36% | +36% |
| Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern | 36% | +36% |
| Fiery Annihilation | 36% | +36% |
| Smaug's Fury | 36% | +35% |
| Stormshriek Feral | 36% | +35% |
| Dragon Tempest | 36% | +33% |
| Worn Powerstone | 36% | +32% |
| The Misty Mountains Cold | 36% | +32% |
| City on Fire | 45% | +32% |
| Seize the Spoils | 45% | +31% |
| Thrill of Possibility | 64% | +31% |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | 36% | +28% |
| Shivan Fire | 27% | +27% |
| Amethyst Dragon | 27% | +27% |
| Rorix Bladewing | 27% | +27% |
| Dragon Breath | 27% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
- Dragon's Fire
- Dragonlord's Servant
- Rapacious Dragon
- Molten Exhale
- Desolation of Smaug
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dragon Tempest
- City on Fire
- Dragon's Desire
- Rite of the Dragoncaller
- Ganax, Astral Hunter
- There and Back Again
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thor, God of Thunder
- Braid of Fire
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Frequently asked questions
What is Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame's color identity?
Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 7 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame deck run?
Real Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame decks run 37 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame?
The three highest-synergy cards are Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind, Dragon's Fire, Dragonlord's Servant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame decks.
What combos does Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame deck cost?
You can start cheap: Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind, Dragon's Fire, Dragonlord's Servant are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.