Hoard-Smelter Dragon

four generic mana one red mana Creature — DragonPower and toughness5/5

Flying

three generic mana one red mana : Destroy target artifact. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that artifact's mana value.

He collects the precious metals, and then converts the rest to propellant.

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Hoard-Smelter Dragon rulings

2013-07-01
If the activated ability resolves but the targeted artifact isn't destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible or it regenerates), Hoard-Smelter Dragon will still get the bonus.
2011-01-01
If the targeted artifact is an illegal target by the time the activated ability resolves, the ability doesn't resolve. Hoard-Smelter Dragon won't get the bonus.
2011-01-01
If the mana cost of a permanent includes , that X is considered to be 0.

Hoard-Smelter Dragon keyword rules

Flying Rule 702.9

Flying is an evasion ability.

A creature with flying can’t be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach. A creature with flying can block a creature with or without flying. (See rule , “Declare Blockers Step,” and rule , “Reach.”)

Multiple instances of flying on the same creature are redundant.