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Smaug the Impenetrable
Legendary Creature — Dragon · 5BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Smaug the Impenetrable is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, indestructible, haste
Whenever Smaug is dealt noncombat damage, create that many Treasure tokens.
Reference price of the card: €16.67
Average lands in decks for Smaug the Impenetrable: 36
BurnTokensTreasureComboArtifactsDragonsSpellslingerRamp
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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: B (70/100)
- Consistency48
- Speed66
- Interaction52
- Resilience73
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Swamp, 8 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Blasphemous Act · Arcane Signet · Mayhem Devil · Goldspan Dragon · Smaug the Magnificent · Mirkwood Bats · Smaug, Wicked Worm · Dark Ritual · Self-Destruct · Cut Propulsion · Reckless Fireweaver · Pain for All · Pyrohemia · Pestilence · Professional Face-Breaker · Xorn · Chain Reaction · Big Score · Lightning Bolt · Chain Lightning · Hellkite Tyrant · Pariah's Shield · Star of Extinction · Talisman of Indulgence · Academy Manufactor · Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought · Nadier's Nightblade · Weftstalker Ardent · Deadly Dispute · Seething Song · Marionette Apprentice · Revel in Riches · Rakdos Signet · Unexpected Windfall · Crime Novelist · Exsanguinate · Jeska's Will · Dragon's Desire · Deflecting Swat · Blazing Sunsteel · Magda, Brazen Outlaw · Rain of Riches · Abrade · Chaos Warp · Crackle with Power · Bolt Bend · Ingenious Artillerist · Alchemist's Talent · Hexing Squelcher · Swiftfoot Boots · Ancient Copper Dragon · Cavern-Hoard Dragon · Fellwar Stone · Fire Covenant · Ruby Medallion · The Sackville-Bagginses · Black Market Connections · Brash Taunter · Mana Geyser · Wrathful Red Dragon · Demonic Tutor · Redirect Lightning · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Blood Crypt · Smoldering Marsh · Dragon-Cursed Halls · Sulfurous Springs · Luxury Suite · Blazemire Verge · Haunted Ridge · Bloodstained Mire · Tainted Peak · Foreboding Ruins · Treasure Vault · Bojuka Bog · Graven Cairns · Exotic Orchard · Mines of Moria · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Dark Fortress · Raucous Theater · Mount Doom · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Reliquary Tower · Shadowblood Ridge · Ancient Tomb · Badlands
🃏 Recommended cards for Smaug the Impenetrable
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Smaug the Impenetrable, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Smaug the Magnificent | 76% | +68% |
| Self-Destruct | 70% | +68% |
| Cut Propulsion | 69% | +68% |
| Goldspan Dragon | 78% | +67% |
| Pain for All | 68% | +65% |
| Pyrohemia | 66% | +64% |
| Pestilence | 65% | +62% |
| Mirkwood Bats | 75% | +61% |
| Reckless Fireweaver | 69% | +61% |
| Smaug, Wicked Worm | 71% | +60% |
| Chain Reaction | 63% | +58% |
| Chain Lightning | 59% | +58% |
| Pariah's Shield | 58% | +57% |
| Star of Extinction | 58% | +56% |
| Xorn | 65% | +56% |
| Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought | 56% | +55% |
| Mayhem Devil | 80% | +55% |
| Hellkite Tyrant | 58% | +53% |
| Dragon-Cursed Halls | 56% | +50% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 65% | +48% |
| Academy Manufactor | 56% | +48% |
| Weftstalker Ardent | 52% | +47% |
| Nadier's Nightblade | 54% | +47% |
| Lightning Bolt | 61% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Smaug the Impenetrable 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.
- Self-Destruct
- Cut Propulsion
- Pain for All
- Pestilence
- Mirkwood Bats
- Reckless Fireweaver
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Goldspan Dragon
- Pyrohemia
- Xorn
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
- Hellkite Tyrant
- Dragon-Cursed Halls
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Smaug the Magnificent
- Revel in Riches
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon
- Ancient Copper Dragon
- Knuckles the Echidna
- The One Ring
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Smaug the Impenetrable
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Underworld Breach + Grinding Station → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Smaug the Impenetrable's color identity?
Smaug the Impenetrable is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Impenetrable come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Smaug the Impenetrable deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 77 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 23 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Smaug the Impenetrable deck run?
Real Smaug the Impenetrable decks run 36 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 Impenetrable?
The three highest-synergy cards are Smaug the Magnificent, Self-Destruct, Cut Propulsion. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Smaug the Impenetrable decks.
What combos does Smaug the Impenetrable have?
Smaug the Impenetrable has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Smaug the Impenetrable deck cost?
You can start cheap: Self-Destruct, Cut Propulsion, Pain for All 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.