Art by Chris Rahn
Saved commander deck
Ziatora, the Incinerator
Channel the hoard-building power of Smaug by deploying high-power dragons and massive treasure generators, then sacrifice them with Ziatora to deal immense direct damage and fuel game-ending plays.
Prompt: smaug il magnifico
Commander
1 cards
Ziatora, the Incinerator
{3}{B}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Demon Dragon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Goldspan Dragon
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
doubles treasure value and makes treasures on attack
Card Draw
10 cards
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
{2}{B}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Dragon Noble
draws massive cards off sacrificed treasures and creatures
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
turns treasure tokens into impulsive card draw
Disciple of Bolas
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
sacrifices big high-power dragons for massive life and draw
Garruk's Uprising
{2}{G}Enchantment
draws cards on big creature ETBs and gives trample
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
sacrifices high-power threats to draw huge hands
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
draws cards whenever creatures die
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
draws a card on every creature spell cast
Removal
10 cards
Binding the Old Gods
{2}{B}{G}Enchantment — Saga
destroys nonland permanent, ramps, and gives deathtouch
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
There and Back Again
{3}{R}{R}Enchantment — Saga
summons the iconic Smaug token that yields 14 treasures on death
Atarka, World Render
{5}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Dragon
gives all attacking dragons double strike
Terror of the Peaks
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
deals damage whenever other high-power creatures enter
Scourge of Valkas
{2}{R}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
burns targets based on dragon count on ETB
Old Gnawbone
{5}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Dragon
creates massive treasure hoards from combat damage
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
provides treasures or card advantage on death
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
drains all opponents heavily when sacrificed
Junji, the Midnight Sky
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
reanimates or forces discards on death
Ryusei, the Falling Star
{5}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
sweeps non-flying creatures on death
Dragonlord Atarka
{5}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
massive dragon that burns targets upon entering
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
{4}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
deals massive spread damage on attack
Rivaz of the Claw
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Lizard Warlock
ramps dragons and allows reanimating them
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
spawns additional 5/5 dragon tokens
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
{4}{B}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Dragon
gives all dragons haste and steals opponent dragons
Balefire Dragon
{5}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
one-sided creature wipe on combat damage
Wrathful Red Dragon
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
redirects damage dealt to dragons directly to opponents
Xenagos, God of Revels
{3}{R}{G}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
doubles power and gives haste to fling targets
Malignus
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Elemental Spirit
enormous creature to fling for direct lethal damage
Yargle and Multani
{3}{B}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Frog Spirit Elemental
18-power creature to fling with Ziatora for 18 direct burn
Daemogoth Titan
{B/G}{B/G}{B/G}{B/G}Creature — Demon
cheap 11/10 statline ideal for sacrifice burn
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
{1}{B}{B/G}{G}Creature — Demon
cheap high-power sacrifice fodder that gains life and draws cards
Worldspine Wurm
{8}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Wurm
massive statline that leaves behind Wurm tokens
Jolene, the Plunder Queen
{2}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
boosts treasure production and grows large
Utility
8 cards
Marionette Master
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
drains opponents whenever treasure tokens are sacrificed
Disciple of the Vault
{B}Creature — Human Cleric
cheap ping trigger whenever treasures leave the battlefield
Nadier's Nightblade
{2}{B}Creature — Elf Warrior
drains all opponents when treasures are spent
Mayhem Devil
{1}{B}{R}Creature — Devil
pings any target whenever any player sacrifices a permanent
Revel in Riches
{4}{B}Enchantment
alternate win condition powered by massive treasure hoards
Rhythm of the Wild
{1}{R}{G}Enchantment
gives creatures haste or counters, prevents counterspells
