---
name: "Smaug, Wicked Worm"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Treasure"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "245"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tyler Jacobson"
oracle_id: "20535126-f811-4386-bdce-d73f30691724"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/smaug-wicked-worm-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Smaug, Wicked Worm
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Treasure

## Oracle Text
Flying
When Smaug enters, create X tapped Treasure tokens, where X is the number of artifacts your opponents control.
Whenever you cast a spell, if mana from a Treasure was spent to cast it, you draw a card and lose 1 life.

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

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #245
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tyler Jacobson
- **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: `not_legal`