Budget idea from the same self-damage engines support package.
Commander Intelligence
Smaug the Impenetrable - Upgrades
Budget, power, flavor, and market-aware upgrade ideas to check.
Upgrade Summary
Cards to check for this commander
Smaug the Impenetrable has 13 connected upgrade cards across Self-damage engines, Sweeper damage, Treasure multipliers support packages. Use these as upgrade ideas, then check current listings, condition, finish, and versions before trusting a price.
Market-Aware Upgrades
Upgrade cards to check
Upgrade ideas grouped by deck fit, price confidence, and supply signals. These are cards to watch, not buy recommendations.
Safe Upgrades1 cards
Cards with cleaner price confidence and no thin-supply warning in the attached data.
Power Upgrades1 cards
Higher-impact cards from authored role or support-package notes. Check price confidence before treating the signal as stable.
Market-Watch Upgrades6 cards
Cards connected to market notes, thin supply, marketplace disagreement, or prices that need a closer look.
Creature-count sweeperChain ReactionC21 versionNeoPrice $0.39View card ->
Token entry and sacrifice payoffMirkwood BatsLTR versionNeoPrice $1.86View card ->
Large damage sweeperBlasphemous ActC21 versionNeoPrice $2.31View card ->
Treasure card accessProfessional Face-BreakerFIC versionNeoPrice $6.22View card ->
Treasure multiplierGoldspan DragonSOC versionNeoPrice $6.87View card ->
Treasure quantity boosterXornAFR versionNeoPrice $8.89View card ->Wait / Check Price First4 cards
Cards where supply is getting thin or the price is harder to trust. Check versions, condition, finish, and current listings.
Budget Brews
Budget Brewing Ideas
Commander-specific cheap synergy, niche role players, and practical upgrades based on available price and synergy data.
Budget Synergy Finds6 cards
Cheap cards that may overperform because they fit this commander's game plan.
Sweeper damageChain Reaction$0.39
Useful when boards are wide enough to turn the spell into Treasure.
Self-damage enginesMayhem Devil$0.40
Connects Treasure sacrifices with repeatable damage.
Artifact-damage payoffsReckless Fireweaver$0.86
A clean payoff for Treasure bursts from Smaug damage.
Sweeper damageStar of Extinction$1.16
A splashier role player that needs mana and timing checks.
Artifact-damage payoffsMirkwood Bats$1.86
A strong Treasure payoff when the deck creates and spends many tokens.
Sweeper damageBlasphemous Act$2.31
A high-overlap role player, not a Smaug-specific market signal by itself.
Budget Replacements1 ideas
These are budget ideas from the same support packages, not strict one-for-one swaps.