Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander) - Expensive

Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
Rank #1,923
46decks
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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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47%synergy
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-7%synergy
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52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
52%synergy
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31%synergy
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43%synergy
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47%synergy
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46%synergy
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42%synergy
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50%synergy
Mox Diamond
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29%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
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29%synergy
Chrome Mox
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Underworld Breach
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5%synergy
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45%synergy
Metalworker
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51%synergy
Myr Retriever
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45%synergy
Burnished Hart
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36%synergy
Walking Ballista
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38%synergy
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34%synergy
Scrap Welder
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35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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12%synergy
Iron Myr
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16%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
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28%synergy
Junk Diver
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29%synergy
Shimmer Myr
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27%synergy
Myr Welder
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28%synergy
Palladium Myr
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22%synergy
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11%synergy
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21%synergy
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9%synergy
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18%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
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16%synergy
Karn, Legacy Reforged
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
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5%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
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9%synergy
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2%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Workshop Assistant
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Walking Atlas
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Slobad, Iron Goblin
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Jaws, Relentless Predator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Lodestone Golem
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Voltaic Servant
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Scarecrone
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
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2%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
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9%synergy
Coretapper
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9%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
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4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
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-2%synergy
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
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3%synergy
Knuckles the Echidna
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Surge Conductor
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7%synergy
Instants
Tibalt's Trickery
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Pyroblast
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Demand Answers
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-1%synergy
Comet Storm
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
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-9%synergy
Bolt Bend
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Return the Favor
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-3%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
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4%synergy
Desperate Ritual
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-3%synergy
Reverberate
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-4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
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-5%synergy
Galvanic Blast
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2%synergy
Fire Magic
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4%synergy
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39%synergy
Vandalblast
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3%synergy
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39%synergy
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-2%synergy
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24%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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5%synergy
Chain Reaction
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2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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8%synergy
Mana Geyser
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-17%synergy
Fireball
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11%synergy
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0%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
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2%synergy
Rite of Flame
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0%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
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4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
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-5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
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-5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Wild Guess
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Peter Parker's Camera
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Lithoform Engine
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
41%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
41%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Staff of Domination
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Trading Post
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Endless Atlas
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Mirage Mirror
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Strionic Resonator
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Cloud Key
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Darksteel Forge
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Expedition Map
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Planar Bridge
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Mirrorworks
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Collector's Vault
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Contagion Engine
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Prototype Portal
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Lux Cannon
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19%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Oracle's Vault
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Semblance Anvil
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Radiant Lotus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Bauble
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-39%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Monument
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Moxite Refinery
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Memorial Vault
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Mindslaver
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Gauntlet of Might
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Memory Jar
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Grinding Station
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Transmutation Font
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Steel Wrecking Ball
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Blood Moon
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Pia's Revolution
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
All Will Be One
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Furnace
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Buried Ruin
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Fomori Vault
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
33%synergy
War Room
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Vault
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Karn's Bastion
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Mine
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Tower
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Arena of Glory
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Blast Zone
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Workshop
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Factory
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Sandstone Needle
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Nesting Grounds
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
70%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Mox Opal
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
37%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Archive
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Coveted Jewel
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
5%synergy
The Aetherspark
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Cursed Mirror
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Array
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Energy Refractor
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Valakut Awakening
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy