Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander) - Combo

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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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Redirect Lightning
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Voltaic Key
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
95%synergy
Moonsilver Key
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
74%synergy
Buried Ruin
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
74%synergy
Manifold Key
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
70%synergy
Daretti, Scrap Savant
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Mystic Forge
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Trash for Treasure
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Reckless Handling
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Foundry Inspector
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Scrap Trawler
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Clock of Omens
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Trading Post
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Goblin Welder
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Sculpting Steel
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Burnished Hart
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Engineer
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Myr Retriever
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Iron Myr
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Coretapper
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Junk Diver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Scrap Welder
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Walking Ballista
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Shimmer Myr
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Myr Welder
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Mindless Automaton
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Surge Conductor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Workshop Assistant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Quicksmith Genius
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Voltaic Servant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Meteor Golem
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bosh, Iron Golem
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Palladium Myr
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hangarback Walker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Rust Harvester
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Depthshaker Titan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Pentavus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Silent Arbiter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Rummaging Goblin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Copper Gnomes
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Crime Novelist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Steel Overseer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Arcbound Reclaimer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hoarding Dragon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thopter Squadron
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Prismite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Tibalt's Trickery
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Comet Storm
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Big Score
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Return the Favor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Pyroblast
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Volt Charge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Ricochet Trap
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-29%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Commune with Lava
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Scrap Mastery
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Chain Reaction
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
All Is Dust
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Saheeli's Directive
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dismantle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Shenanigans
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Reckless Impulse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Wild Guess
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Endless Atlas
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Staff of Domination
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Lux Cannon
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Collector's Vault
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Unwinding Clock
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Prototype Portal
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Oracle's Vault
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Contagion Clasp
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Codex Shredder
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Memorial Vault
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Lithoform Engine
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Golem Foundry
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Energy Chamber
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Moxite Refinery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Surge Node
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Expedition Map
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Cloud Key
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Titan Forge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Geth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Mindslaver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Long-Range Sensor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Bauble
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Power Conduit
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Contagion Engine
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Planar Bridge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Wand of Wonder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Forge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Navigation Orb
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Reactor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Wand
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Investigator's Journal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Chest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Nin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Pia's Revolution
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
The Brothers' War
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Furnace
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
56%synergy
War Room
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Inventors' Fair
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Urza's Saga
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Treasure Vault
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Fomori Vault
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Karn's Bastion
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Blast Zone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Forgotten Cave
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Crater
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Nesting Grounds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Urza's Tower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Mine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Arch of Orazca
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Foundry of the Consuls
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sequestered Stash
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Gilded Lotus
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
87%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Basalt Monolith
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
74%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Hedron Archive
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Thran Dynamo
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Staff of Compleation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Fire Diamond
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Coalition Relic
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Cursed Mirror
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Blitzball
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Array
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Orazca Relic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Energy Refractor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Star
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Scene of the Crime
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy