---
name: "Smaug the Magnificent"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Treasure", "Haste"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "229"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "John Tedrick"
oracle_id: "c53b7602-5e36-4900-896c-844bf6eac22e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/smaug-the-magnificent-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Smaug the Magnificent
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Treasure, Haste

## Oracle Text
Flying, haste
Whenever Smaug attacks, he deals damage equal to the number of Treasures you control to any target.
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a Treasure token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Smaug, Wicked Worm](/printing/smaug-wicked-worm-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon
2. [Smaug the Impenetrable](/printing/smaug-the-impenetrable-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon
3. [Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame](/printing/smaug-the-great-calamity-spew-flame-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Adventure
4. [Goldspan Dragon](/printing/goldspan-dragon-j22.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [There and Back Again](/printing/there-and-back-again-pltr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Rapacious Dragon](/printing/rapacious-dragon-tdc.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #229
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** John Tedrick
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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