Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander) - Core

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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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Peter Parker's Camera
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
Burnished Hart
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Trading Post
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Voltaic Key
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Foundry Inspector
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Buried Ruin
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Manifold Key
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Mirrorworks
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Forge
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
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Chaos Warp
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Sculpting Steel
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Moonsilver Key
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Scrap Trawler
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Clock of Omens
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Prototype Portal
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Daretti, Scrap Savant
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Myr Retriever
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Junk Diver
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Iron Myr
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Meteor Golem
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Rust Harvester
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Voltaic Servant
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Engineer
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Walking Atlas
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Bosh, Iron Golem
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Scrap Welder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Crime Novelist
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Shimmer Myr
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Myr Welder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Coretapper
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Hellkite Igniter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Steel Hellkite
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Workshop Assistant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Lodestone Golem
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Welder
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Scarecrone
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Slobad, Iron Goblin
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Ruin Grinder
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Furnace Hellkite
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Audacious Reshapers
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mishra's Self-Replicator
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tunneling Geopede
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Breya's Apprentice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cityscape Leveler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sandstone Oracle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Steel Overseer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Quicksmith Genius
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Salvager of Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Demand Answers
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Wisecrack
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-29%synergy
Wild Ricochet
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-30%synergy
Seething Song
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Volt Charge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Trash for Treasure
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Reckless Handling
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Chain Reaction
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Scrap Mastery
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
All Is Dust
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Saheeli's Directive
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Megaton's Fate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Dismantle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Molten Psyche
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Excavation Explosion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dragonspark Reactor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Collector's Vault
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Oracle's Vault
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Navigation Orb
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Lux Cannon
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Lithoform Engine
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Expedition Map
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Golem Foundry
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Mimic Vat
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Mirage Mirror
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Wand of Wonder
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Mindslaver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Endless Atlas
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Wand
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Planar Bridge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Unwinding Clock
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Salvaging Station
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Thran Temporal Gateway
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Chest
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
World Map
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Legion Extruder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Summoning Station
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Titan Forge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Grindclock
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Cloud Key
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Transmutation Font
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Domination
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Hithlain Rope
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Moxite Refinery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport Bell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Pia's Revolution
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Brothers' War
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Poetic Ingenuity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Exploration
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sneak Attack
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kaldheim
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Forgotten Cave
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Great Furnace
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Vault
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Crater
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Tower
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Mine
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Fomori Vault
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Tectonic Edge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mystifying Maze
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ghitu Encampment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Depths
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Factory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Guildless Commons
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sequestered Stash
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Hedron Archive
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Mind Stone
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Fire Diamond
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Gilded Lotus
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Blitzball
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Coalition Relic
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Tablet of Compleation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Solar Array
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Array
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Planar Atlas
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bounty Board
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Component Pouch
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Celestus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Vulshok Factory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
16%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Power Depot
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Scene of the Crime
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy