Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
Flying // Spew Flame deals 5 damage to target creature. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
How Smaug decks play in EDH
Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame is a mono-red commander costing 5RR // 4R, and its legendary creature - dragon // sorcery - adventure line shapes the whole deck around it. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $36.33Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (3)
Removal (6)
Creatures (2)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame deck?
Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame?
The cards played most often in Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame decks include Desolation of Smaug, The Misty Mountains Cold, Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $36.33 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.