---
name: "Desolation of Smaug"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "226"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dibujante Nocturno"
oracle_id: "c9634afc-4a5b-4cf6-b63d-0ff9909dd5a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/desolation-of-smaug-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Desolation of Smaug
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Desolation of Smaug deals 3 damage to each non-Dragon creature.
Add four mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon spells.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Breath Weapon](/printing/breath-weapon-clb.md) — Instant
2. [Bathe in Dragonfire](/printing/bathe-in-dragonfire-jmp.md) — Sorcery
3. [Descent of the Dragons](/printing/descent-of-the-dragons-dtk.md) — Sorcery
4. [Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame](/printing/smaug-the-great-calamity-spew-flame-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Adventure
5. [Dragon's Fire](/printing/dragons-fire-j25.md) — Instant
6. [Draconic Roar](/printing/draconic-roar-ima.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #226
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dibujante Nocturno
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`