Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander)

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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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70%synergy
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63%synergy
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55%synergy
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55%synergy
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
Trading Post
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51%synergy
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63%inclusion290 decks463 decks
48%synergy
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51%inclusion234 decks463 decks
48%synergy
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Chaos Warp
64%inclusion298 decks463 decks
3%synergy
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44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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4%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
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46%synergy
Sculpting Steel
49%inclusion227 decks463 decks
43%synergy
Unwinding Clock
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47%synergy
Endless Atlas
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40%synergy
Myr Retriever
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44%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
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46%synergy
Mystic Forge
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42%synergy
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Gamble
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1%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion93 decks463 decks
-17%synergy
The One Ring
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6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion52 decks463 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
9.1%inclusion42 decks463 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.3%inclusion34 decks463 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Welder
45%inclusion208 decks463 decks
36%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
45%inclusion207 decks463 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Engineer
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34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
42%inclusion194 decks463 decks
19%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
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33%synergy
Iron Myr
33%inclusion153 decks463 decks
19%synergy
Junk Diver
31%inclusion144 decks463 decks
29%synergy
Shimmer Myr
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30%synergy
Scrap Welder
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28%synergy
Coretapper
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28%synergy
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23%synergy
Bosh, Iron Golem
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24%synergy
Myr Welder
22%inclusion103 decks463 decks
22%synergy
Palladium Myr
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18%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
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16%synergy
Walking Ballista
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19%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
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17%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
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8%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
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12%synergy
Workshop Assistant
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16%synergy
Quicksmith Genius
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15%synergy
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
16%inclusion72 decks463 decks
14%synergy
Voltaic Servant
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15%synergy
Slobad, Iron Goblin
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14%synergy
Steel Hellkite
13%inclusion62 decks463 decks
8%synergy
Meteor Golem
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5%synergy
Walking Atlas
13%inclusion58 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Surge Conductor
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Hangarback Walker
12%inclusion55 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Pentavus
11%inclusion53 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Scarecrone
11%inclusion51 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Steel Overseer
11%inclusion51 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Metalworker
11%inclusion51 decks463 decks
10%synergy
Hellkite Igniter
11%inclusion50 decks463 decks
9%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion49 decks463 decks
0%synergy
Rust Harvester
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Breya's Apprentice
10%inclusion45 decks463 decks
8%synergy
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
9.3%inclusion43 decks463 decks
4%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
9.3%inclusion43 decks463 decks
-4%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
9.1%inclusion42 decks463 decks
7%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
8.9%inclusion41 decks463 decks
4%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
8.6%inclusion40 decks463 decks
9%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
8.4%inclusion39 decks463 decks
2%synergy
Silent Arbiter
7.8%inclusion36 decks463 decks
3%synergy
Copper Gnomes
7.8%inclusion36 decks463 decks
8%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Crime Novelist
6.9%inclusion31 decks448 decks
2%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
6.9%inclusion32 decks463 decks
7%synergy
Lodestone Golem
6.9%inclusion32 decks463 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Abrade
35%inclusion162 decks463 decks
-8%synergy
Demand Answers
27%inclusion125 decks463 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion116 decks463 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion108 decks463 decks
-12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
19%inclusion87 decks463 decks
-4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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-4%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
18%inclusion85 decks463 decks
3%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion78 decks463 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion74 decks463 decks
-3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
16%inclusion73 decks463 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion66 decks463 decks
-23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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-12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion43 decks344 decks
-14%synergy
Comet Storm
12%inclusion57 decks463 decks
8%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion54 decks463 decks
-7%synergy
Return the Favor
9.4%inclusion39 decks414 decks
-9%synergy
Volt Charge
8.0%inclusion37 decks463 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
6.9%inclusion32 decks463 decks
-23%synergy
Reverberate
5.8%inclusion27 decks463 decks
-7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
5.2%inclusion24 decks463 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Trash for Treasure
42%inclusion196 decks463 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
39%inclusion182 decks463 decks
-2%synergy
Scrap Mastery
36%inclusion166 decks463 decks
34%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion162 decks463 decks
-6%synergy
Reckless Handling
31%inclusion144 decks463 decks
25%synergy
Saheeli's Directive
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25%synergy
Chain Reaction
21%inclusion97 decks463 decks
8%synergy
All Is Dust
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18%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion57 decks463 decks
-17%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion51 decks463 decks
-1%synergy
Tormenting Voice
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-1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
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0%synergy
Seize the Spoils
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-5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.3%inclusion34 decks463 decks
0%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.0%inclusion28 decks463 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.0%inclusion28 decks463 decks
-4%synergy
Fireball
5.8%inclusion27 decks463 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.4%inclusion25 decks463 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Millennium Calendar
42%inclusion194 decks463 decks
42%synergy
Lux Cannon
40%inclusion185 decks463 decks
40%synergy
Lithoform Engine
36%inclusion166 decks463 decks
34%synergy
Oracle's Vault
36%inclusion166 decks463 decks
36%synergy
Prototype Portal
35%inclusion164 decks463 decks
35%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
35%inclusion163 decks463 decks
35%synergy
Wand of Wonder
30%inclusion138 decks463 decks
28%synergy
Collector's Vault
30%inclusion138 decks463 decks
27%synergy
Mirrorworks
28%inclusion128 decks463 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Wand
25%inclusion116 decks463 decks
24%synergy
Contagion Clasp
25%inclusion115 decks463 decks
24%synergy
Mimic Vat
24%inclusion112 decks463 decks
23%synergy
Titan Forge
24%inclusion111 decks463 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion110 decks463 decks
-16%synergy
Golem Foundry
24%inclusion109 decks463 decks
23%synergy
Navigation Orb
23%inclusion108 decks463 decks
23%synergy
Staff of Domination
23%inclusion106 decks463 decks
19%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
23%inclusion105 decks463 decks
22%synergy
Contagion Engine
22%inclusion104 decks463 decks
22%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
22%inclusion102 decks463 decks
21%synergy
Strionic Resonator
22%inclusion101 decks463 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion100 decks463 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion100 decks463 decks
-12%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion90 decks463 decks
16%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
19%inclusion89 decks463 decks
17%synergy
Planar Bridge
19%inclusion89 decks463 decks
19%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
18%inclusion85 decks463 decks
17%synergy
Mirage Mirror
18%inclusion82 decks463 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Geth
17%inclusion79 decks463 decks
17%synergy
Moxite Refinery
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Forge
16%inclusion75 decks463 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion69 decks463 decks
15%synergy
Cloud Key
15%inclusion68 decks463 decks
12%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
15%inclusion68 decks463 decks
12%synergy
Mindslaver
14%inclusion67 decks463 decks
14%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
14%inclusion66 decks463 decks
12%synergy
Energy Chamber
14%inclusion65 decks463 decks
14%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
13%inclusion61 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
13%inclusion60 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Chest
12%inclusion57 decks463 decks
12%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
12%inclusion55 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
11%inclusion51 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Surge Node
11%inclusion50 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Power Conduit
11%inclusion50 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
10%inclusion48 decks463 decks
6%synergy
Memorial Vault
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
10%inclusion47 decks463 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion47 decks463 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
10%inclusion45 decks463 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Pia's Revolution
29%inclusion136 decks463 decks
28%synergy
Blood Moon
11%inclusion51 decks463 decks
-13%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
11%inclusion49 decks463 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
7.8%inclusion36 decks463 decks
6%synergy
All Will Be One
7.3%inclusion34 decks463 decks
6%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
33%inclusion151 decks463 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
9.3%inclusion43 decks463 decks
-1%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8.2%inclusion38 decks463 decks
7%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
8.0%inclusion37 decks463 decks
8%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
7.8%inclusion36 decks463 decks
4%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
7.6%inclusion35 decks463 decks
5%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.5%inclusion30 decks463 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Furnace
53%inclusion245 decks463 decks
41%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
46%inclusion211 decks463 decks
39%synergy
Inventors' Fair
44%inclusion204 decks463 decks
37%synergy
War Room
31%inclusion142 decks463 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
28%inclusion128 decks463 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Saga
26%inclusion119 decks463 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Vault
24%inclusion109 decks463 decks
15%synergy
Fomori Vault
18%inclusion74 decks413 decks
15%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
17%inclusion78 decks463 decks
-6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
17%inclusion77 decks463 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion69 decks463 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion59 decks463 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Tower
12%inclusion56 decks463 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Mine
12%inclusion56 decks463 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
12%inclusion56 decks463 decks
10%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
12%inclusion54 decks463 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion53 decks463 decks
4%synergy
Blast Zone
10%inclusion48 decks463 decks
8%synergy
Nesting Grounds
8.4%inclusion39 decks463 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.8%inclusion36 decks463 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
7.8%inclusion36 decks463 decks
7%synergy
Sequestered Stash
7.8%inclusion36 decks463 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Crater
6.5%inclusion30 decks463 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.4%inclusion25 decks463 decks
-6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.2%inclusion24 decks463 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion374 decks463 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
65%inclusion302 decks463 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion244 decks463 decks
-9%synergy
Hedron Archive
50%inclusion230 decks463 decks
46%synergy
Basalt Monolith
49%inclusion229 decks463 decks
47%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
47%inclusion218 decks463 decks
32%synergy
Gilded Lotus
47%inclusion216 decks463 decks
42%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
38%inclusion174 decks463 decks
31%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
35%inclusion161 decks463 decks
34%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion152 decks463 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion151 decks463 decks
23%synergy
Fire Diamond
28%inclusion131 decks463 decks
2%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
25%inclusion118 decks463 decks
24%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
18%inclusion84 decks463 decks
18%synergy
Cursed Mirror
16%inclusion75 decks463 decks
-7%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
15%inclusion71 decks463 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion68 decks463 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion64 decks463 decks
-3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion63 decks463 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Compleation
13%inclusion62 decks463 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
13%inclusion59 decks463 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
12%inclusion57 decks463 decks
3%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
11%inclusion49 decks463 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion49 decks463 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion48 decks463 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion44 decks463 decks
5%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
8.1%inclusion35 decks432 decks
8%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
8.1%inclusion35 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Coalition Relic
8.0%inclusion37 decks463 decks
8%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
7.9%inclusion34 decks432 decks
8%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
7.9%inclusion34 decks432 decks
8%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
7.6%inclusion33 decks432 decks
8%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
7.6%inclusion35 decks462 decks
7%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
6%synergy
The Aetherspark
7.3%inclusion19 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
7.2%inclusion31 decks432 decks
7%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
6.5%inclusion17 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
6.3%inclusion29 decks463 decks
6%synergy
Vulshok Factory
6.0%inclusion28 decks463 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
6.0%inclusion28 decks463 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.8%inclusion27 decks463 decks
-1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.6%inclusion26 decks463 decks
0%synergy
Tablet of Compleation
5.6%inclusion26 decks463 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
94%inclusion433 decks463 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion138 decks463 decks
4%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
23%inclusion106 decks463 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion74 decks463 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
7.6%inclusion35 decks463 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion30 decks463 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.2%inclusion25 decks403 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.0%inclusion28 decks463 decks
-4%synergy
Power Depot
5.4%inclusion25 decks463 decks
5%synergy