Art by Chris Cold
Saved commander deck
Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
Ramp aggressively into high-impact dragons and burn spells, using Smaug's adventure to remove threats before deploying a terrifying aerial assault empowered by dragon damage payoffs.
Prompt: Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
{5}{R}{R} // {4}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Adventure
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12 cards
Dragon's Hoard
{3}Artifact
Tribal mana rock that generates draw counters from dragons
Ganax, Astral Hunter
{4}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
Generates Treasures whenever dragons enter
Card Draw
9 cards
Bitter Reunion
{1}{R}Enchantment
Discards dead cards to draw and gives dragons haste
Demand Answers
{1}{R}Instant
Instant card draw that can sacrifice spare Treasures
Knollspine Dragon
{5}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Massive hand refill after a big combat phase
Removal
10 cards
Chain Reaction
{2}{R}{R}Sorcery
Scalable board wipe against creature-heavy boards
Spiteful Banditry
{X}{R}{R}Enchantment
Board wipe that provides persistent Treasure generation
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Utvara Hellkite
{6}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Snowballs attacks by creating an army of 6/6 dragons
Terror of the Peaks
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Deals massive burst damage as dragons enter
Scourge of Valkas
{2}{R}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Pings targets based on dragon count upon entry
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
Spawns additional dragon tokens on dragon casts
Balefire Dragon
{5}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Devastating flying threat that wipes opponent boards on hit
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
{4}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
High-damage attacker that shreds multiple targets
Bonehoard Dracosaur
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dinosaur Dragon
Exiles cards for card advantage, Treasures, and tokens
Thundermaw Hellkite
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Clears flying blockers for a decisive alpha strike
Hellkite Tyrant
{4}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Steals opposing artifacts and acts as an alternate win con
Goldspan Dragon
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Hasty dragon that accelerates mana with doubled Treasures
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Resilient dragon providing Treasures or impulse draw on death
Leyline Tyrant
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Stores unspent red mana and threatens burst damage on death
Hellkite Charger
{4}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Enables extra combat phases to close out games
Scourge of the Throne
{4}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Grants extra combat phases when attacking the life leader
Thunderbreak Regent
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Punishes opponents for targeting your dragons with burn
Wrathful Red Dragon
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Reflects all damage dealt to dragons back at opponents
Ancient Copper Dragon
{4}{R}{R}Creature — Elder Dragon
Generates huge stockpiles of Treasures on combat damage
Steel Hellkite
{6}Artifact Creature — Dragon
Repeatable targeted permanent destruction on hit
Roaming Throne
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles all triggered abilities of dragons
Sarkhan's Unsealing
{3}{R}Enchantment
Rewards large dragons with direct damage and mini-sweepers
Terror of Mount Velus
{5}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Grants double strike to your entire board for game-ending swings
Utility
8 cards
Dragon Tempest
{1}{R}Enchantment
Grants dragons haste and burns opponents as they enter
Crucible of Fire
{3}{R}Enchantment
Anthem providing +3/+3 to all dragon creatures
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof and haste to keep key threats safe
Sarkhan, Fireblood
{1}{R}{R}Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
Planeswalker that ramps for dragons and filters cards
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
{1}{R}Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker
Generates Treasures and tutors dragons directly onto the battlefield
Anger
{3}{R}Creature — Incarnation
Gives the entire team haste while sitting in the graveyard
Rising of the Day
{2}{R}Enchantment
Haste anthem that buffs legendary creatures like Smaug
