Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander) - Expensive

Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
Rank #1,965
48decks
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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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45%synergy
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52%synergy
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39%synergy
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46%synergy
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28%synergy
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32%synergy
Underworld Breach
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8%synergy
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43%synergy
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45%synergy
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41%synergy
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21%synergy
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37%synergy
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33%synergy
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34%synergy
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30%synergy
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29%synergy
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13%synergy
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23%synergy
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13%synergy
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19%synergy
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23%synergy
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7%synergy
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16%synergy
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8%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
Coretapper
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
Walking Atlas
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9%synergy
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2%synergy
Surge Conductor
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8%synergy
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
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6%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
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8%synergy
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-2%synergy
Roaming Throne
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0%synergy
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3%synergy
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-4%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
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6%synergy
Hedron Crawler
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5%synergy
Pentavus
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6%synergy
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Tibalt's Trickery
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20%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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21%synergy
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-3%synergy
Pyroblast
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19%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
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16%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
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15%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
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4%synergy
Demand Answers
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4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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-4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
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-14%synergy
Comet Storm
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18%synergy
Big Score
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-6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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9%synergy
Seething Song
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-12%synergy
Return the Favor
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-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
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-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
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-22%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
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4%synergy
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-4%synergy
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38%synergy
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36%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-4%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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-4%synergy
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2%synergy
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52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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8%synergy
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37%synergy
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38%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
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39%synergy
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35%synergy
Trading Post
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34%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
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27%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
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28%synergy
Cloud Key
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27%synergy
Endless Atlas
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20%synergy
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25%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
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23%synergy
Mirage Mirror
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21%synergy
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21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
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-36%synergy
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17%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
Planar Bridge
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18%synergy
Lux Cannon
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19%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Oracle's Vault
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16%synergy
Wand of Wonder
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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15%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
Urza's Bauble
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14%synergy
Contagion Engine
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
Mindslaver
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14%synergy
Forsaken Monument
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14%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
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13%synergy
Mirrorworks
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13%synergy
Contagion Clasp
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
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5%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
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10%synergy
Mimic Vat
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9%synergy
Grindstone
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10%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
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10%synergy
Radiant Lotus
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9%synergy
Moxite Refinery
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9%synergy
Memorial Vault
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8%synergy
Grinding Station
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7%synergy
Enchantments
Blood Moon
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3%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
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11%synergy
Pia's Revolution
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12%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
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2%synergy
All Will Be One
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5%synergy
Artist's Talent
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2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
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21%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
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16%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
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14%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
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10%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Furnace
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Buried Ruin
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Treasure Vault
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
10%synergy
War Room
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Fomori Vault
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Karn's Bastion
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Strip Mine
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Tower
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Mine
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Sandstone Needle
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Factory
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Workshop
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Nesting Grounds
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Kher Keep
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
City of Traitors
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
69%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
56%synergy
Mox Opal
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Thran Dynamo
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Archive
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Jewel
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
The Aetherspark
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Array
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Energy Refractor
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Valakut Awakening
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Scene of the Crime
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Power Depot
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy