Smaug the Magnificent
The Hobbit 265 • mythic
- Set
- The Hobbit
- Collector number
- 265
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- John Tedrick
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Smaug the Magnificent, numbered 265 in the series, was issued as part of the trading card set based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. These cards were produced to capture the high-fantasy aesthetic of Middle-earth, utilizing traditional illustration techniques to translate the iconic dragon’s terrifying majesty from literature into a visual medium. The design prioritizes the character’s predatory nature and vast hoard, reflecting the visual interpretations of the source material that defined the franchise’s merchandise landscape during the late 20th century.
The artwork for this card was crafted to evoke the classic imagery associated with Tolkien’s legendarium, aiming to appeal to both casual readers and dedicated fantasy enthusiasts. Upon release, the set was received as a standard collectible for fans of the lore, prized more for its narrative connection to the Smaug encounter than for high-end artistic innovation. It remains a representative piece of tabletop-adjacent memorabilia from a time when card sets served as the primary bridge between the text of the novels and the developing visual identity of the Middle-earth universe.
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