Smaug the Magnificent

Smaug the Magnificent is a flying haste beatstick that turns your Treasure tokens into direct damage every time he swings. The core gameplan is simple: ramp into Smaug early, generate Treasures consistently each turn, and use his attack trigger to burn opponents out while dealing combat damage. Since he creates a Treasure every upkeep for free, you're essentially tutoring pseudo-Mana Rocks that also ping the table—he gets exponentially more threatening as the game goes on.

You want to support him with cards that generate additional Treasures or sacrifice outlets to maximize his damage output. Think of Smaug as your primary win condition paired with aggressive mana production. The Treasures serve double duty: they ramp you toward bigger plays while also fueling his damage engine. By turn 4 or 5, a modest Treasure count can send 8–10 damage at someone every attack, and that adds up fast across three opponents.

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