Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient (Commander) - Core

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Ten Rings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Burnished Hart
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Voltaic Key
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
59%synergy
Trading Post
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Buried Ruin
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Foundry Inspector
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Manifold Key
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Transmogrifying Wand
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
44%synergy
Sculpting Steel
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Scrap Trawler
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Daretti, Scrap Savant
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Trash for Treasure
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Reckless Handling
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Moonsilver Key
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Clock of Omens
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Prototype Portal
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Myr Retriever
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Junk Diver
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Chrome Dome
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Iron Myr
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Engineer
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Voltaic Servant
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Welder
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Walking Atlas
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Scrap Welder
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Crime Novelist
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Shimmer Myr
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Rust Harvester
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Bosh, Iron Golem
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Coretapper
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Meteor Golem
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Slobad, Iron Goblin
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Myr Welder
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Scarecrone
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Workshop Assistant
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Steel Overseer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Molten Man, Inferno Incarnate
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Abstruse Archaic
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Hellkite Igniter
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Audacious Reshapers
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Steel Hellkite
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Palladium Myr
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Quicksmith Genius
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Hangarback Walker
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ruin Grinder
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
PuPu UFO
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Furnace Hellkite
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sandstone Oracle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lodestone Golem
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mishra's Self-Replicator
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Duplicant
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Demand Answers
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-28%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Seething Song
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Volt Charge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Wisecrack
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-31%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Scrap Mastery
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Faithless Looting
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
All Is Dust
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Saheeli's Directive
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dismantle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Megaton's Fate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shenanigans
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Excavation Explosion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Geosurge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Molten Psyche
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mimic Vat
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Forge
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Lux Cannon
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Mirrorworks
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Navigation Orb
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Endless Atlas
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Collector's Vault
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Lithoform Engine
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Oracle's Vault
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Golem Foundry
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Expedition Map
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Wand
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Wand of Wonder
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Unwinding Clock
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Planar Bridge
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
World Map
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Cloud Key
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Mirage Mirror
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Mindslaver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Transmutation Font
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Salvaging Station
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Thran Temporal Gateway
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Chest
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Legion Extruder
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Fountainport Bell
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Summoning Station
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Map
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Titan Forge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Contagion Clasp
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Oblivion Stone
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Smelting Vat
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Candy Trail
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Pia's Revolution
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
The Brothers' War
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Poetic Ingenuity
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Crimson Pulse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Inventors' Fair
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Great Furnace
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
19%synergy
War Room
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Vault
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Smoldering Crater
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Fomori Vault
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Secluded Starforge
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Tower
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Mine
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Blast Zone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Edge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Factory
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Ghitu Encampment
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mystifying Maze
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dark Depths
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sequestered Stash
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Nesting Grounds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Hedron Archive
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Mind Stone
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Fire Diamond
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Gilded Lotus
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Basalt Monolith
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Cursed Mirror
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Coalition Relic
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Blitzball
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Staff of Compleation
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Tablet of Compleation
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Array
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Solar Array
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Jack-o'-Lantern
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Component Pouch
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Planar Atlas
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Celestus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Vulshok Factory
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
21%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Hall of Tagsin
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Scene of the Crime
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Power Depot
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy