Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander) - Expensive

Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
Rank #1,919
45decks
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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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61%synergy
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52%synergy
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30%synergy
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29%synergy
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22%synergy
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28%synergy
Underworld Breach
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5%synergy
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44%synergy
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37%synergy
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39%synergy
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36%synergy
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11%synergy
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29%synergy
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28%synergy
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29%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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12%synergy
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18%synergy
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16%synergy
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10%synergy
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3%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
Walking Atlas
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12%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
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-1%synergy
Workshop Assistant
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
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6%synergy
Jaws, Relentless Predator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Coretapper
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9%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
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-3%synergy
Lodestone Golem
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8%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
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-2%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
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6%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
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4%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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17%synergy
Abrade
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-7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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13%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
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16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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14%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
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12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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-4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
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-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
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2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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-17%synergy
Comet Storm
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15%synergy
Demand Answers
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-3%synergy
Seething Song
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-12%synergy
Big Score
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-11%synergy
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-19%synergy
Return the Favor
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-4%synergy
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4%synergy
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-5%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-6%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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43%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
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25%synergy
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
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Fireball
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11%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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6%synergy
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-3%synergy
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2%synergy
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
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-4%synergy
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5%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
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6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lithoform Engine
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42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
11%synergy
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40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Staff of Domination
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36%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
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38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Trading Post
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
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31%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Endless Atlas
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Mirage Mirror
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-11%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
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27%synergy
Strionic Resonator
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22%synergy
Expedition Map
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21%synergy
Cloud Key
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20%synergy
Darksteel Forge
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Codex Shredder
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22%synergy
Mirrorworks
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21%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
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19%synergy
Collector's Vault
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18%synergy
Semblance Anvil
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19%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
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18%synergy
Planar Bridge
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20%synergy
Wand of Wonder
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
Prototype Portal
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18%synergy
Lux Cannon
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18%synergy
Radiant Lotus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Bauble
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
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15%synergy
Contagion Engine
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15%synergy
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16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Monument
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-39%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Moxite Refinery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Memorial Vault
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Gauntlet of Might
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
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9%synergy
Mindslaver
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Memory Jar
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10%synergy
Mimic Vat
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Steel Wrecking Ball
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10%synergy
Transmutation Font
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9%synergy
Enchantments
Blood Moon
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1%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
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13%synergy
Pia's Revolution
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
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2%synergy
All Will Be One
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
62%synergy
Great Furnace
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
50%synergy
Buried Ruin
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Fomori Vault
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
37%synergy
War Room
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Vault
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Karn's Bastion
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Tower
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Mine
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Arena of Glory
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Workshop
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Blast Zone
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sandstone Needle
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Factory
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
71%synergy
Gilded Lotus
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Thran Dynamo
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Archive
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Coveted Jewel
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Cursed Mirror
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
The Aetherspark
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Array
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Energy Refractor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Valakut Awakening
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy