Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander) - Core

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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Burnished Hart
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
64%synergy
Voltaic Key
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
58%synergy
Trading Post
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Buried Ruin
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Foundry Inspector
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Manifold Key
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Sculpting Steel
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Scrap Trawler
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
41%synergy
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Chaos Warp
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Daretti, Scrap Savant
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Clock of Omens
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Trash for Treasure
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Reckless Handling
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Moonsilver Key
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Prototype Portal
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Myr Retriever
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Junk Diver
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Iron Myr
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Engineer
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Voltaic Servant
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Walking Atlas
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Scrap Welder
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Welder
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Shimmer Myr
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Rust Harvester
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Crime Novelist
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Coretapper
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Myr Welder
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Meteor Golem
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Scarecrone
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Bosh, Iron Golem
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Workshop Assistant
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Slobad, Iron Goblin
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Steel Overseer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Dome
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Hellkite Igniter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Steel Hellkite
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Palladium Myr
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Audacious Reshapers
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Hangarback Walker
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ruin Grinder
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Quicksmith Genius
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
PuPu UFO
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Furnace Hellkite
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Self-Replicator
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Lodestone Golem
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Salvager of Ruin
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Duplicant
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Demand Answers
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Wild Ricochet
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-19%synergy
Seething Song
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Volt Charge
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Wisecrack
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-31%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Faithless Looting
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Scrap Mastery
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
All Is Dust
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Saheeli's Directive
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Dismantle
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Megaton's Fate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Shenanigans
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Excavation Explosion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Molten Psyche
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Geosurge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mystic Forge
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Mirrorworks
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Mimic Vat
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Lux Cannon
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Collector's Vault
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Navigation Orb
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Lithoform Engine
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Oracle's Vault
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Expedition Map
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Endless Atlas
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Golem Foundry
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Wand
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Wand of Wonder
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Unwinding Clock
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
World Map
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Transmutation Font
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Mindslaver
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Mirage Mirror
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Planar Bridge
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Cloud Key
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Salvaging Station
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Thran Temporal Gateway
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Legion Extruder
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Fountainport Bell
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Summoning Station
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Map
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Chest
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Contagion Clasp
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Geth
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Oblivion Stone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Grindclock
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Titan Forge
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Candy Trail
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Domination
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Pia's Revolution
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
The Brothers' War
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Crimson Pulse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Poetic Ingenuity
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Furnace
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Inventors' Fair
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
War Room
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Vault
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Crater
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Fomori Vault
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Secluded Starforge
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Tower
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Mine
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mystifying Maze
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Factory
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blast Zone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Edge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ghitu Encampment
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Nesting Grounds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sequestered Stash
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Depths
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Hedron Archive
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Mind Stone
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-23%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Fire Diamond
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Basalt Monolith
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Blitzball
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Coalition Relic
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Caged Sun
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Tablet of Compleation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Array
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Solar Array
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Planar Atlas
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Urn of Godfire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Component Pouch
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Celestus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Vulshok Factory
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
20%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Power Depot
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Scene of the Crime
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-13%synergy