Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander) - Upgraded Artifacts

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Voltaic Key
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Trading Post
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Manifold Key
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
77%synergy
Trash for Treasure
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Buried Ruin
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
71%synergy
Burnished Hart
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Mystic Forge
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Foundry Inspector
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Unwinding Clock
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Moonsilver Key
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Faithless Looting
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Sculpting Steel
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Blasphemous Act
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Endless Atlas
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Scrap Trawler
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Clock of Omens
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Jeska's Will
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-21%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Iron Myr
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Welder
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Goblin Engineer
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Myr Retriever
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Junk Diver
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Scrap Welder
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Palladium Myr
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Meteor Golem
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Workshop Assistant
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Steel Overseer
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Quicksmith Genius
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Hangarback Walker
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Shimmer Myr
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Pentavus
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Bosh, Iron Golem
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Coretapper
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Voltaic Servant
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Scarecrone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Assaultron Dominator
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Walking Ballista
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Blaster Hulk
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Audacious Reshapers
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Crime Novelist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Slobad, Iron Goblin
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Synth Eradicator
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Salvager of Ruin
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mindless Automaton
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Myr Welder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Thopter Squadron
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Surge Conductor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Thopter Assembly
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Xorn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Hellkite Igniter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Oliphaunt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Crossroads Candleguide
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Rummaging Goblin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Runner
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Abrade
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Comet Storm
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Big Score
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Demand Answers
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Bolt Bend
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Warping Wail
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Redirect Lightning
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Offering
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-29%synergy
Lightning Axe
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Welding Sparks
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Reverberate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Smelt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Harnessed Lightning
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Price of Progress
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Galvanic Discharge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Scrap Mastery
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Reckless Handling
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Saheeli's Directive
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Chain Reaction
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
All Is Dust
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Selective Obliteration
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Wild Guess
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Tormenting Voice
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Shenanigans
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Magmatic Insight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Geosurge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Potential
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Fireball
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Devastation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Fervent Mastery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mob Verdict
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rings of Brighthearth
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
50%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Oracle's Vault
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Lux Cannon
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Collector's Vault
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Lithoform Engine
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Golem Foundry
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Staff of Domination
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Mimic Vat
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Prototype Portal
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Mindslaver
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Navigation Orb
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Wand
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Cloud Key
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Expedition Map
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Darksteel Forge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Fabrication Module
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Codex Shredder
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Conduit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Bauble
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Plasma Caster
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Oblivion Stone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Brittle Effigy
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
T-45 Power Armor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Stone Idol Generator
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Aetherworks Marvel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Staff of Nin
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Hithlain Rope
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Monument
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Planar Bridge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Aether Refinery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Ironworks
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Semblance Anvil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Strionic Resonator
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Pia's Revolution
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Reunion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Brothers' War
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Possibility Storm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Crevasses
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Powerbalance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Blood Moon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-15%synergy
Aether Revolt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Daretti, Scrap Savant
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Darksteel Citadel
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Inventors' Fair
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Fomori Vault
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
War Room
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Great Furnace
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Vault
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Tower
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Mine
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Arch of Orazca
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Karn's Bastion
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Arid Archway
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
HELIOS One
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Guildless Commons
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Foundry of the Consuls
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Blast Zone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mines of Moria
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rockface Village
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
High Market
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Gargoyle Castle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sequestered Stash
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Crater
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Dust Bowl
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mariposa Military Base
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Hedron Archive
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
81%synergy
Mind Stone
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
-15%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Basalt Monolith
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Gilded Lotus
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Thran Dynamo
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Signet
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-30%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Staff of Compleation
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Cursed Mirror
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Coalition Relic
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Orazca Relic
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Conversion Apparatus
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Solar Transformer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jack-o'-Lantern
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Sphere
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Urn of Godfire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Sarevok's Tome
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Energy Refractor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Star
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
29%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Cave
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Aether Hub
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Conduit Pylons
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Scene of the Crime
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Grotto
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-11%synergy