Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame

The Hobbit #109

Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame - The Hobbit

Type: Legendary Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Adventure

Mana cost: {5}{R}{R} // {4}{R}

Card text: Flying // Spew Flame deals 5 damage to target creature. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

P/T: 5/5

Rarity: common

Artist: Chris Cold

""My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!""

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.17 USD · $0.28 USD (Foil) · €0.07 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Is Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame good in The Hobbit Limited?

In The Hobbit Limited we rate Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame B tier — a strong, solid playable. It also placed #2 among red commons in our community set review, with 2 of 3 reviewers picking it.

Ratings come from the draft tier list for The Hobbit and from reviews submitted by players in the Limited set review. This set has 3 community reviews so far — treat the community placement as an early signal, not a settled verdict.

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame in The Hobbit limited

common

Pinecone Strike
Pinecone Strike
Instant

Spew Flame (the adventure side) deals 5 damage to a creature, and Pinecone Strike deals 3 damage, giving a red deck two powerful creature removal spells that can handle most threats in limited.

Smaug's Fury
Smaug's Fury
Instant

Smaug's Fury gives a creature +3/+0 with reach and first strike, which can be used on Smaug the Great Calamity himself to make him an 8/4 first striker with flying and reach, dominating combat.

uncommon

Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern
Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern
Enchantment — Saga

Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern deals 6 damage to a creature and destroys an artifact, complementing Spew Flame's 5-damage removal to give a red deck comprehensive removal, and both fit in the same Mountain-heavy archetype.

rare

Last Light of Durin's Day
Last Light of Durin's Day
Enchantment

Last Light of Durin's Day searches for a Dragon card, and Smaug the Great Calamity is the most accessible Dragon at common rarity, making it the primary target you can tutor up with the enchantment's payoff.

mythic

Smaug the Magnificent
Smaug the Magnificent
Legendary Creature — Dragon

Smaug the Great Calamity's adventure side (Spew Flame) can clear a blocker before you cast Smaug the Magnificent, and both share the Dragon creature type, fitting perfectly in a Dragon-themed red deck.

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