Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander)

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Ben Macready
May 12, 2025
Building a Powerful Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient Commander Deck
Can we take an underplayed mono-red commander and turn him into a powerful combo deck? Let's find out, with this Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient deck.
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Longshot, Rebel Bowman
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
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1%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
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-2%synergy
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-9%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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-8%synergy
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Voltaic Key
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71%synergy
Manifold Key
66%inclusion307 decks466 decks
64%synergy
Burnished Hart
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60%synergy
Foundry Inspector
62%inclusion291 decks466 decks
56%synergy
Moonsilver Key
57%inclusion264 decks466 decks
55%synergy
Clock of Omens
57%inclusion264 decks466 decks
52%synergy
Daretti, Scrap Savant
57%inclusion265 decks466 decks
51%synergy
Trading Post
53%inclusion245 decks466 decks
51%synergy
Buried Ruin
63%inclusion295 decks466 decks
49%synergy
Scrap Trawler
51%inclusion236 decks466 decks
48%synergy
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Chaos Warp
64%inclusion299 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
61%inclusion283 decks466 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion263 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
50%inclusion234 decks466 decks
47%synergy
Sculpting Steel
50%inclusion233 decks466 decks
44%synergy
Myr Retriever
48%inclusion226 decks466 decks
45%synergy
Unwinding Clock
48%inclusion225 decks466 decks
47%synergy
Endless Atlas
48%inclusion222 decks466 decks
41%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
47%inclusion219 decks466 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Forge
46%inclusion214 decks466 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
23%inclusion105 decks466 decks
0%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion92 decks466 decks
-17%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion79 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion52 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.8%inclusion41 decks466 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.3%inclusion34 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Welder
45%inclusion212 decks466 decks
36%synergy
Goblin Engineer
45%inclusion211 decks466 decks
35%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
45%inclusion209 decks466 decks
43%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion193 decks466 decks
19%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
36%inclusion169 decks466 decks
34%synergy
Iron Myr
33%inclusion154 decks466 decks
19%synergy
Junk Diver
32%inclusion147 decks466 decks
30%synergy
Shimmer Myr
31%inclusion143 decks466 decks
30%synergy
Scrap Welder
29%inclusion137 decks466 decks
28%synergy
Coretapper
28%inclusion131 decks466 decks
28%synergy
Bosh, Iron Golem
27%inclusion125 decks466 decks
26%synergy
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
27%inclusion124 decks466 decks
24%synergy
Palladium Myr
22%inclusion102 decks466 decks
18%synergy
Myr Welder
22%inclusion102 decks466 decks
22%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
22%inclusion102 decks466 decks
16%synergy
Walking Ballista
21%inclusion97 decks466 decks
20%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
19%inclusion90 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
19%inclusion89 decks466 decks
17%synergy
Workshop Assistant
17%inclusion78 decks466 decks
16%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
17%inclusion78 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Voltaic Servant
16%inclusion74 decks466 decks
16%synergy
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
16%inclusion74 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Quicksmith Genius
16%inclusion74 decks466 decks
15%synergy
Slobad, Iron Goblin
15%inclusion71 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Steel Hellkite
14%inclusion63 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Meteor Golem
13%inclusion62 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Walking Atlas
13%inclusion59 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Surge Conductor
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Hangarback Walker
12%inclusion56 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Pentavus
11%inclusion53 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Hellkite Igniter
11%inclusion52 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Scarecrone
11%inclusion51 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Steel Overseer
11%inclusion51 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion50 decks466 decks
1%synergy
Metalworker
11%inclusion50 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
10%inclusion34 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Breya's Apprentice
10%inclusion46 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Rust Harvester
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
9.4%inclusion44 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
9.2%inclusion43 decks466 decks
-4%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
9.2%inclusion43 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
9.0%inclusion42 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
8.8%inclusion41 decks466 decks
3%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
8.6%inclusion40 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Copper Gnomes
7.7%inclusion36 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Silent Arbiter
7.3%inclusion34 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Crime Novelist
7.2%inclusion33 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
6.9%inclusion32 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Lodestone Golem
6.9%inclusion32 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Abrade
36%inclusion167 decks466 decks
-7%synergy
Demand Answers
28%inclusion130 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion117 decks466 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion109 decks466 decks
-12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
19%inclusion88 decks466 decks
-4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
18%inclusion86 decks466 decks
-4%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
17%inclusion80 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion78 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion75 decks466 decks
-3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
15%inclusion72 decks466 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion67 decks466 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion66 decks466 decks
-23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
-14%synergy
Comet Storm
12%inclusion57 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion53 decks466 decks
-7%synergy
Return the Favor
9.0%inclusion38 decks424 decks
-10%synergy
Volt Charge
8.2%inclusion38 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
7.1%inclusion33 decks466 decks
-23%synergy
Reverberate
6.0%inclusion28 decks466 decks
-7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
5.4%inclusion25 decks466 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Trash for Treasure
42%inclusion195 decks466 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
40%inclusion186 decks466 decks
-2%synergy
Scrap Mastery
35%inclusion165 decks466 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion161 decks466 decks
-6%synergy
Reckless Handling
31%inclusion143 decks466 decks
24%synergy
Saheeli's Directive
26%inclusion123 decks466 decks
25%synergy
Chain Reaction
21%inclusion98 decks466 decks
8%synergy
All Is Dust
20%inclusion92 decks466 decks
18%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion56 decks466 decks
-18%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion50 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Tormenting Voice
10%inclusion46 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9.4%inclusion44 decks466 decks
0%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.9%inclusion37 decks466 decks
-5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.5%inclusion35 decks466 decks
0%synergy
Fireball
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
-4%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.6%inclusion26 decks466 decks
-6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.4%inclusion25 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Millennium Calendar
42%inclusion194 decks466 decks
41%synergy
Lux Cannon
40%inclusion188 decks466 decks
40%synergy
Lithoform Engine
36%inclusion170 decks466 decks
34%synergy
Oracle's Vault
36%inclusion168 decks466 decks
36%synergy
Prototype Portal
36%inclusion166 decks466 decks
35%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
35%inclusion163 decks466 decks
35%synergy
Wand of Wonder
30%inclusion141 decks466 decks
28%synergy
Collector's Vault
30%inclusion138 decks466 decks
27%synergy
Mirrorworks
28%inclusion129 decks466 decks
26%synergy
Mimic Vat
25%inclusion117 decks466 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Wand
25%inclusion116 decks466 decks
24%synergy
Contagion Clasp
25%inclusion115 decks466 decks
24%synergy
Titan Forge
24%inclusion113 decks466 decks
24%synergy
Golem Foundry
24%inclusion111 decks466 decks
24%synergy
Navigation Orb
24%inclusion110 decks466 decks
23%synergy
Staff of Domination
23%inclusion108 decks466 decks
19%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
23%inclusion108 decks466 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion106 decks466 decks
-17%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
22%inclusion103 decks466 decks
21%synergy
Contagion Engine
22%inclusion103 decks466 decks
22%synergy
Strionic Resonator
22%inclusion102 decks466 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion100 decks466 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion99 decks466 decks
-12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
20%inclusion91 decks466 decks
17%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion90 decks466 decks
16%synergy
Planar Bridge
19%inclusion89 decks466 decks
19%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Mirage Mirror
18%inclusion83 decks466 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
18%inclusion83 decks466 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Geth
17%inclusion79 decks466 decks
17%synergy
Darksteel Forge
16%inclusion76 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Moxite Refinery
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Mindslaver
15%inclusion69 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion68 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
15%inclusion68 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Cloud Key
14%inclusion67 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
14%inclusion65 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Energy Chamber
14%inclusion64 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
13%inclusion61 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
13%inclusion60 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Chest
12%inclusion56 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Memorial Vault
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
11%inclusion53 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
11%inclusion52 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Surge Node
11%inclusion49 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Power Conduit
11%inclusion49 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
10%inclusion48 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
10%inclusion47 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
10%inclusion46 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
10%inclusion45 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Pia's Revolution
29%inclusion136 decks466 decks
28%synergy
Blood Moon
11%inclusion49 decks466 decks
-13%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
10%inclusion47 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
7.7%inclusion36 decks466 decks
6%synergy
All Will Be One
7.3%inclusion34 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
32%inclusion151 decks466 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
9.2%inclusion43 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
8.7%inclusion19 decks219 decks
8%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8.4%inclusion39 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
7.9%inclusion37 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
7.9%inclusion37 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
7.3%inclusion34 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.4%inclusion30 decks466 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Furnace
54%inclusion250 decks466 decks
42%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
46%inclusion213 decks466 decks
39%synergy
Inventors' Fair
45%inclusion208 decks466 decks
38%synergy
War Room
31%inclusion143 decks466 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
28%inclusion130 decks466 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Saga
26%inclusion121 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Vault
23%inclusion109 decks466 decks
15%synergy
Fomori Vault
18%inclusion75 decks423 decks
15%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
17%inclusion79 decks466 decks
-6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
17%inclusion77 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion70 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion60 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Mine
12%inclusion57 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
12%inclusion57 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Tower
12%inclusion57 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
12%inclusion54 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion53 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Blast Zone
10%inclusion48 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Nesting Grounds
8.2%inclusion38 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
7.9%inclusion37 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Sequestered Stash
7.7%inclusion36 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion36 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Crater
6.2%inclusion29 decks466 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion26 decks466 decks
-6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.2%inclusion24 decks466 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion372 decks466 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
66%inclusion306 decks466 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion243 decks466 decks
-9%synergy
Hedron Archive
50%inclusion235 decks466 decks
46%synergy
Basalt Monolith
50%inclusion231 decks466 decks
47%synergy
Gilded Lotus
47%inclusion221 decks466 decks
43%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
47%inclusion220 decks466 decks
32%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
38%inclusion177 decks466 decks
32%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
35%inclusion164 decks466 decks
35%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion153 decks466 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion153 decks466 decks
24%synergy
Fire Diamond
28%inclusion131 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
26%inclusion120 decks466 decks
25%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
18%inclusion82 decks466 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion77 decks466 decks
-6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
15%inclusion71 decks466 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion67 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion65 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion63 decks466 decks
-4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
13%inclusion61 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
13%inclusion59 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
12%inclusion55 decks466 decks
3%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
11%inclusion50 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion48 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion48 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.4%inclusion44 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Coalition Relic
8.2%inclusion38 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
7.7%inclusion36 decks465 decks
8%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
7.7%inclusion34 decks442 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
7%synergy
The Aetherspark
7.0%inclusion19 decks271 decks
5%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
6.6%inclusion18 decks271 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
6.4%inclusion30 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Vulshok Factory
6.2%inclusion29 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
6.0%inclusion28 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.6%inclusion26 decks466 decks
0%synergy
Tablet of Compleation
5.6%inclusion26 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
94%inclusion436 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion139 decks466 decks
4%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
23%inclusion109 decks466 decks
20%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion75 decks466 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
7.7%inclusion36 decks466 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion31 decks466 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.1%inclusion25 decks413 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
-4%synergy
Power Depot
5.2%inclusion24 decks466 decks
4%synergy