Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander) - Artifacts

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Redirect Lightning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Voltaic Key
76%inclusion155 decks204 decks
75%synergy
Manifold Key
71%inclusion144 decks204 decks
68%synergy
Moonsilver Key
61%inclusion125 decks204 decks
60%synergy
Burnished Hart
67%inclusion136 decks204 decks
59%synergy
Foundry Inspector
64%inclusion130 decks204 decks
57%synergy
Trading Post
57%inclusion117 decks204 decks
55%synergy
Clock of Omens
59%inclusion121 decks204 decks
55%synergy
Daretti, Scrap Savant
59%inclusion121 decks204 decks
54%synergy
Buried Ruin
68%inclusion138 decks204 decks
53%synergy
Unwinding Clock
54%inclusion111 decks204 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
68%inclusion139 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
60%inclusion123 decks204 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion115 decks204 decks
4%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
56%inclusion115 decks204 decks
53%synergy
Scrap Trawler
55%inclusion113 decks204 decks
52%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
52%inclusion107 decks204 decks
52%synergy
Endless Atlas
51%inclusion104 decks204 decks
44%synergy
Goblin Welder
50%inclusion103 decks204 decks
41%synergy
Sculpting Steel
50%inclusion102 decks204 decks
44%synergy
Myr Retriever
49%inclusion100 decks204 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
25%inclusion52 decks204 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion38 decks204 decks
-18%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion36 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion28 decks204 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion25 decks204 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.8%inclusion18 decks204 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Kuldotha Forgemaster
49%inclusion99 decks204 decks
46%synergy
Goblin Engineer
46%inclusion93 decks204 decks
35%synergy
Iron Myr
37%inclusion75 decks204 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion74 decks204 decks
13%synergy
Shimmer Myr
35%inclusion72 decks204 decks
34%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
34%inclusion70 decks204 decks
32%synergy
Scrap Welder
32%inclusion66 decks204 decks
31%synergy
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
32%inclusion65 decks204 decks
29%synergy
Junk Diver
31%inclusion64 decks204 decks
30%synergy
Coretapper
30%inclusion62 decks204 decks
30%synergy
Bosh, Iron Golem
28%inclusion58 decks204 decks
27%synergy
Palladium Myr
25%inclusion52 decks204 decks
21%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
24%inclusion49 decks204 decks
18%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
23%inclusion47 decks204 decks
21%synergy
Myr Welder
23%inclusion47 decks204 decks
23%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
23%inclusion46 decks204 decks
17%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
22%inclusion45 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Walking Ballista
22%inclusion44 decks204 decks
21%synergy
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
21%inclusion43 decks204 decks
19%synergy
Quicksmith Genius
21%inclusion43 decks204 decks
20%synergy
Workshop Assistant
19%inclusion38 decks204 decks
18%synergy
Slobad, Iron Goblin
17%inclusion35 decks204 decks
16%synergy
Steel Hellkite
17%inclusion34 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Pentavus
16%inclusion32 decks204 decks
15%synergy
Meteor Golem
16%inclusion32 decks204 decks
8%synergy
Voltaic Servant
16%inclusion32 decks204 decks
16%synergy
Scarecrone
15%inclusion30 decks204 decks
14%synergy
Steel Overseer
14%inclusion28 decks204 decks
13%synergy
Metalworker
13%inclusion27 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Hellkite Igniter
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
11%synergy
Rust Harvester
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Surge Conductor
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Hangarback Walker
12%inclusion25 decks204 decks
11%synergy
Walking Atlas
12%inclusion24 decks204 decks
11%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
11%inclusion23 decks204 decks
9%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
11%inclusion22 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
11%inclusion22 decks204 decks
-2%synergy
Crime Novelist
10%inclusion19 decks190 decks
5%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
-2%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
4%synergy
Breya's Apprentice
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.8%inclusion18 decks204 decks
1%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
8.8%inclusion18 decks204 decks
3%synergy
Silent Arbiter
8.3%inclusion17 decks204 decks
3%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
8.3%inclusion17 decks204 decks
-2%synergy
Mindless Automaton
8.3%inclusion17 decks204 decks
8%synergy
Lodestone Golem
7.8%inclusion16 decks204 decks
7%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Abrade
38%inclusion77 decks204 decks
-5%synergy
Demand Answers
24%inclusion48 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion46 decks204 decks
-13%synergy
Big Score
22%inclusion45 decks204 decks
-6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
20%inclusion40 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
19%inclusion39 decks204 decks
-4%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion38 decks204 decks
1%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
17%inclusion34 decks204 decks
-6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
15%inclusion31 decks204 decks
-5%synergy
Comet Storm
15%inclusion30 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion29 decks204 decks
-5%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion25 decks204 decks
-7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion25 decks204 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion21 decks204 decks
-27%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-17%synergy
Volt Charge
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
-13%synergy
Starstorm
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
3%synergy
Wild Ricochet
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Trash for Treasure
45%inclusion91 decks204 decks
40%synergy
Scrap Mastery
39%inclusion80 decks204 decks
37%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion78 decks204 decks
-4%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion71 decks204 decks
-6%synergy
Reckless Handling
32%inclusion66 decks204 decks
26%synergy
Saheeli's Directive
31%inclusion63 decks204 decks
30%synergy
Chain Reaction
24%inclusion49 decks204 decks
11%synergy
All Is Dust
23%inclusion47 decks204 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion25 decks204 decks
-17%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion23 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Tormenting Voice
10%inclusion20 decks204 decks
-2%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
-2%synergy
Seize the Spoils
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
-4%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.9%inclusion14 decks204 decks
0%synergy
Dismantle
6.9%inclusion14 decks204 decks
7%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.4%inclusion13 decks204 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.9%inclusion12 decks204 decks
-6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
-4%synergy
Ignite the Future
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mystic Forge
48%inclusion98 decks204 decks
45%synergy
Lux Cannon
47%inclusion96 decks204 decks
47%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
46%inclusion93 decks204 decks
45%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
41%inclusion84 decks204 decks
41%synergy
Oracle's Vault
40%inclusion81 decks204 decks
39%synergy
Prototype Portal
40%inclusion81 decks204 decks
39%synergy
Lithoform Engine
37%inclusion76 decks204 decks
35%synergy
Collector's Vault
31%inclusion63 decks204 decks
28%synergy
Titan Forge
30%inclusion62 decks204 decks
30%synergy
Wand of Wonder
30%inclusion61 decks204 decks
28%synergy
Mirrorworks
28%inclusion58 decks204 decks
27%synergy
Mimic Vat
28%inclusion57 decks204 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Wand
27%inclusion56 decks204 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion54 decks204 decks
-14%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
26%inclusion54 decks204 decks
26%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
26%inclusion53 decks204 decks
25%synergy
Golem Foundry
26%inclusion53 decks204 decks
26%synergy
Navigation Orb
26%inclusion53 decks204 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion51 decks204 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion51 decks204 decks
-9%synergy
Staff of Domination
25%inclusion51 decks204 decks
21%synergy
Moxite Refinery
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
24%inclusion49 decks204 decks
22%synergy
Contagion Clasp
24%inclusion49 decks204 decks
24%synergy
Contagion Engine
24%inclusion48 decks204 decks
23%synergy
Strionic Resonator
23%inclusion47 decks204 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
23%inclusion46 decks204 decks
19%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Planar Bridge
19%inclusion39 decks204 decks
19%synergy
Long-Range Sensor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
19%inclusion38 decks204 decks
17%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
18%inclusion37 decks204 decks
15%synergy
Throne of Geth
18%inclusion37 decks204 decks
18%synergy
Energy Chamber
17%inclusion35 decks204 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Chest
17%inclusion34 decks204 decks
16%synergy
Mirage Mirror
17%inclusion34 decks204 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Forge
17%inclusion34 decks204 decks
15%synergy
Surge Node
15%inclusion31 decks204 decks
15%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
15%inclusion31 decks204 decks
14%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
14%inclusion29 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
14%inclusion29 decks204 decks
14%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
14%inclusion29 decks204 decks
13%synergy
Mindslaver
14%inclusion29 decks204 decks
14%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
14%inclusion28 decks204 decks
13%synergy
Memorial Vault
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Codex Shredder
13%inclusion27 decks204 decks
13%synergy
Power Conduit
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
13%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
11%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Pia's Revolution
33%inclusion67 decks204 decks
32%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
13%inclusion27 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
12%inclusion25 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Blood Moon
11%inclusion22 decks204 decks
-13%synergy
All Will Be One
6.4%inclusion13 decks204 decks
5%synergy
The Brothers' War
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
35%inclusion71 decks204 decks
33%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
9%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
8.8%inclusion18 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
7%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
6.4%inclusion13 decks204 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Furnace
60%inclusion122 decks204 decks
48%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
53%inclusion108 decks204 decks
46%synergy
Inventors' Fair
45%inclusion92 decks204 decks
38%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion60 decks204 decks
-1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
29%inclusion59 decks204 decks
27%synergy
Urza's Saga
26%inclusion53 decks204 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Vault
23%inclusion47 decks204 decks
15%synergy
Fomori Vault
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Forgotten Cave
20%inclusion40 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
17%inclusion35 decks204 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion30 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion28 decks204 decks
7%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
13%inclusion27 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Blast Zone
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Tower
12%inclusion24 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Mine
12%inclusion24 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
12%inclusion24 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
11%inclusion22 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Nesting Grounds
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
8.8%inclusion18 decks204 decks
-3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion17 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Crater
7.8%inclusion16 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Sequestered Stash
6.9%inclusion14 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion12 decks204 decks
-17%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion12 decks204 decks
3%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
4%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion167 decks204 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
73%inclusion149 decks204 decks
38%synergy
Basalt Monolith
60%inclusion122 decks204 decks
58%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
54%inclusion111 decks204 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Archive
54%inclusion110 decks204 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion109 decks204 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
52%inclusion106 decks204 decks
47%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
41%inclusion83 decks204 decks
34%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
38%inclusion77 decks204 decks
37%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion74 decks204 decks
27%synergy
Thran Dynamo
35%inclusion71 decks204 decks
27%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
27%inclusion55 decks204 decks
26%synergy
Fire Diamond
26%inclusion53 decks204 decks
0%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
21%inclusion42 decks204 decks
20%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
16%inclusion32 decks204 decks
15%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
16%inclusion32 decks204 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
15%inclusion30 decks204 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion30 decks204 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion30 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion29 decks204 decks
13%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion29 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion28 decks204 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
-10%synergy
Solar Array
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion23 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Blitzball
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Coalition Relic
10%inclusion21 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.8%inclusion18 decks204 decks
4%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
8.0%inclusion14 decks176 decks
8%synergy
Caged Sun
7.8%inclusion16 decks204 decks
-1%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
7.4%inclusion13 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
7%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
6.9%inclusion14 decks204 decks
7%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Vulshok Factory
6.4%inclusion13 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.9%inclusion12 decks204 decks
3%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
94%inclusion191 decks204 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion62 decks204 decks
5%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
25%inclusion51 decks204 decks
21%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion29 decks204 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
-4%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Scene of the Crime
5.3%inclusion10 decks190 decks
4%synergy