Smaug.

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Smaug is a 100-card Commander deck led by Smaug the Impenetrable in the Rakdos color identity (black/red). TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.

The mainboard runs 24 creatures, 10 instants, 14 sorceries, 12 artifacts, 5 enchantments, and 35 lands, averaging 3.31 mana value across non-land cards. 62% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 22% cost 5 or more.

Notable inclusions: 5 game changers (e.g. Demonic Tutor, Gamble, and Jeska's Will), 2 alternate win conditions (Knuckles the Echidna and Revel in Riches), and 1 tutor (Magda, Brazen Outlaw). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.

COMMANDER

Commander

CREATURE(23)

ARTIFACT(12)

ENCHANTMENT(5)

INSTANT(10)

SORCERY(14)

LAND(35)

14×

11×

TOKENS(3)

100

Total

Creatures

Spells

Lands

Bracket

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Why bracket 4? — Optimized

4 early two-card combos: Magda, Brazen Outlaw + Aggravated Assault, Smaug the Impenetrable + Mayhem Devil and 2 more

A two-card infinite combo cheap enough to assemble and win in the early game (data from Commander Spellbook). Bracket 3 decks are expected not to run these; any means Bracket 4.

5 Game Changers

Cards on WotC's official Game Changers list. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3 or above; more than three means Bracket 4.

Demonic TutorGambleJeska's WillThe One RingVampiric Tutor

Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.

CURVE

COLORS

1628%

4172%

COMBOS

Combos

Early

2-Card

3+ Card

Game-Ending

Aggravated Assault+

Magda, Brazen Outlawearly

Infinite combat phases

Prerequisites

You control at least 5 Dwarfs who do not have summoning sickness.
Opponents can not block.

Steps

Attack with 5 Dwarfs, triggering Magda to create 5 Treasure tokens.
Sacrifice the 5 Treasure tokens for 3RR.
Pay 3RR to Aggravated Assault, gaining an extra combat phase and untapping all your creatures.
Repeat.

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Mayhem Devil+

Smaug the Impenetrableearly

Infinite colored mana, Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers

Prerequisites

You control a Treasure.

Steps

Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
Mayhem Devil triggers, dealing 1 damage to Smaug.
Smaug triggers, creating a Treasure token.
Repeat.

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Pyrohemia+

Smaug the Impenetrableearly

Near-infinite damage to all players, Near-infinite damage to creatures, Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB, Near-infinite artifact sacrifice triggers

Steps

Activate Pyrohemia by paying R, dealing 1 damage to each player and creature.
Smaug triggers, creating a Treasure token.
Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding R.
Repeat.

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Fiendlash+

Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avengerearly

Infinite damage

Prerequisites

You have a way to deal damage to Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger.

Steps

Deal damage to Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger
Fiendlash and Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger trigger.
Resolve the Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger trigger, dealing damage to any player or planeswalker.
Resolve the Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger trigger, dealing at least 1 damage to itself.
Repeat from step 2.

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Aggravated Assault+

The Reaver Cleaver

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

Prerequisites

The Reaver Cleaver attached to a creature with power five or greater that can attack this turn.
An opponent is unable to block the creature with The Reaver Cleaver attached.

Steps

Deal combat damage to a player with the creature that has The Reaver Cleaver attached.
The creature triggers, creating at least six Treasure tokens.
Move to your postcombat main phase.
Activate five Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 3RR.
Activate Aggravated Assault by paying 3RR, untapping all creatures you control and causing you to get an additional combat and main phase after this one.
Repeat.

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Stuffy Doll+

Pariah's Shield

Draw the game

Prerequisites

You have a way to deal damage to Stuffy Doll if it has summoning sickness.

Steps

Deal damage to Stuffy Doll, either using its ability or another method.
Stuffy Doll triggers, attempting to deal damage to you, but dealing damage to Stuffy Doll instead due to Pariah's Shield.
Repeat step 2 in an infinite loop, causing the game to end in a draw.

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Aggravated Assault+

Cavern-Hoard Dragon

Target opponent loses the game, Infinite combat damage to one opponent

Prerequisites

An opponent controls five or more artifacts.

Steps

Deal combat damage to an opponent that controls five or more artifacts using Cavern-Hoard Dragon.
Cavern-Hoard Dragon triggers, creating at least five Treasure tokens.
Move to your postcombat main phase.
Activate five Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 3RR.
Activate Aggravated Assault by paying 3RR, untapping all creatures you control and causing you to get an additional combat and main phase after this one.
Repeat until no opponent controls five or more artifacts.

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Stuffy Doll+

Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger

Infinite damage, Infinite damage to one opponent

Prerequisites

Stuffy Doll does not have summoning sickness.

Steps

Activate Stuffy Doll by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to itself.
Stuffy Doll and Howlpack Avenger trigger.
Resolve the Stuffy Doll trigger, dealing 1 damage to the player named by it.
Resolve the Howlpack Avenger trigger, dealing 1 damage to Stuffy Doll.
Repeat from step 2.

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Arcbond+

Pariah's Shield

Infinite damage

Prerequisites

You control an indestructible creature that has Pariah's Shield attached to it.
You have a way to deal damage to the indestructible creature.

Steps

Cast Arcbond by paying 2R, targeting the indestructible creature with Pariah's Shield attached.
Deal damage to the indestructible creature.
The creature triggers, dealing that much damage to each other creature and each player, with the damage that would be dealt to you instead being dealt to the indestructible creature due to Pariah's Shield.
Repeat step 3.

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Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger+

Smaug the Impenetrable

Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana

Prerequisites

You have a way to deal noncombat damage to Smaug.

Steps

Deal noncombat damage to Smaug.
Smaug and Howlpack Avenger trigger.
Resolve the Smaug trigger, creating at least one Treasure token.
Resolve the Howlpack Avenger trigger, dealing damage to Smaug.
Repeat from step 2.

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook. “Early” two-card combos (cheap enough to win in the first few turns) put a deck at Bracket 4; other two-card combos are at home in Bracket 3.

Valid

Legality

This deck currently passes the commander checks.

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