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Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
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Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient

{2}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Ogre Spirit

Whenever you activate an ability of an artifact, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay {R}. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.

The Onakke were masters of dark arts and artifice. Their creations continue to spread foul magic, paving the way for their return.

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Set
Magic 2015 (M15 #153)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
4
Released
2014-07-18
Artist
Slawomir Maniak
EDHREC rank
#18,222
Colour identity
{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 23

Gilded Lotus+Voltaic Key+Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
{R}
Infinite colored mana
522 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Voltaic Key
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
221 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Basalt Monolith+Mycosynth Lattice
{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
175 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Chromatic Orrery+Voltaic Key
{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite untap of artifacts you control
151 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Coveted Jewel+Voltaic Key
{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite mana artifacts you control can produceInfinite untap of artifacts you control
146 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Basalt Monolith+Chromatic Orrery
{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
123 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Karn's Bastion
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
123 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Contagion Clasp
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
94 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Contagion Engine
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
89 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Chromatic Orrery+Manifold Key+Sonic Screwdriver
{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite untap of artifacts you control
57 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Grim Monolith+Mycosynth Lattice
{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
52 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Grim Monolith+Chromatic Orrery
{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
46 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Galvanic Key
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
24 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Gonti's Aether Heart+Mishra, Eminent One+Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
12 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Helm of the Host+Gilded Lotus+Clock of Omens
{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite mana artifacts you control can produceInfinite untap of artifacts you control
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Maze of Ith+Lotus Field+Manascape Refractor+Blinkmoth Nexus
{R}
Infinite colored mana
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Maze of Ith+Dormant Volcano+Manascape Refractor+Blinkmoth Nexus
{R}
Infinite red mana
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Maze of Ith+Lotus Field+Manascape Refractor+Inkmoth Nexus
{R}
Infinite colored mana
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Vat of Rebirth+Dockside Extortionist+Corridor Monitor+Ashnod's Altar
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite Treasure tokens
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Lithoform Engine+Voltaic Key+Dockside Extortionist
{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokens
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Vat of Rebirth+Dockside Extortionist+Corridor Monitor+Phyrexian Altar
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite Treasure tokens
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Vat of Rebirth+Dockside Extortionist+Corridor Monitor+Altar of Dementia
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-millInfinite Treasure tokens
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Strionic Resonator+Voltaic Key+Dockside Extortionist
{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite mana artifacts you control can produceInfinite Treasure tokensInfinite untap of artifacts you control
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 23 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Voltaic Key 72 %+71.3 %
  2. Manifold Key 65 %+63.4 %
  3. Burnished Hart 63 %+57.1 %
  4. Foundry Inspector 63 %+56.5 %
  5. Moonsilver Key 57 %+55.3 %
  6. Daretti, Scrap Savant 57 %+52.4 %
  7. Clock of Omens 56 %+52.3 %
  8. Buried Ruin 63 %+50.0 %
  9. Scrap Trawler 52 %+49.1 %
  10. Trading Post 49 %+47.8 %
  11. Sculpting Steel 53 %+47.8 %
  12. Rings of Brighthearth 50 %+47.5 %
  13. Wayfarer's Bauble 60 %+46.1 %
  14. Mystic Forge 48 %+45.8 %
  15. Myr Retriever 48 %+45.6 %
  16. Gilded Lotus 50 %+45.5 %
  17. Unwinding Clock 46 %+45.1 %
  18. Kuldotha Forgemaster 46 %+44.4 %
  19. Basalt Monolith 45 %+43.6 %
  20. Hedron Archive 47 %+43.4 %
  21. The Millennium Calendar 42 %+41.9 %
  22. Goblin Welder 49 %+41.1 %
  23. Inventors' Fair 47 %+39.9 %
  24. Magistrate's Scepter 40 %+39.7 %
  25. Lux Cannon 39 %+39.2 %
  26. Trash for Treasure 43 %+39.0 %
  27. Goblin Engineer 48 %+38.3 %
  28. Darksteel Citadel 44 %+37.6 %
  29. Great Furnace 50 %+37.3 %
  30. Endless Atlas 42 %+36.0 %
  31. Jhoira's Familiar 37 %+35.4 %
  32. Prototype Portal 35 %+34.8 %
  33. Lithoform Engine 36 %+33.9 %
  34. Transmogrifying Wand 34 %+33.5 %
  35. Liquimetal Torque 46 %+33.3 %
  36. Sonic Screwdriver 33 %+32.0 %
  37. Oracle's Vault 31 %+31.1 %
  38. Scrap Mastery 33 %+31.1 %
  39. Junk Diver 33 %+30.9 %
  40. Everflowing Chalice 36 %+30.5 %
  41. Mind Stone 60 %+29.6 %
  42. Shimmer Myr 29 %+28.2 %
  43. Pia's Revolution 28 %+27.5 %
  44. Reckless Handling 33 %+27.0 %
  45. Collector's Vault 29 %+26.8 %
  46. Scrap Welder 28 %+26.7 %
  47. Coretapper 26 %+26.0 %
  48. Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer 28 %+25.6 %
  49. Thran Dynamo 33 %+25.5 %
  50. Mirrorworks 26 %+25.5 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 94 %-0.7 %
  2. Sol Ring 80 %-3.9 %
  3. Voltaic Key 72 %+71.3 %
  4. Manifold Key 65 %+63.4 %
  5. Buried Ruin 63 %+50.0 %
  6. Burnished Hart 63 %+57.1 %
  7. Foundry Inspector 63 %+56.5 %
  8. Chaos Warp 61 %-0.4 %
  9. Mind Stone 60 %+29.6 %
  10. Wayfarer's Bauble 60 %+46.1 %
  11. Blasphemous Act 57 %+3.1 %
  12. Daretti, Scrap Savant 57 %+52.4 %
  13. Moonsilver Key 57 %+55.3 %
  14. Clock of Omens 56 %+52.3 %
  15. Arcane Signet 53 %-7.3 %
  16. Sculpting Steel 53 %+47.8 %
  17. Scrap Trawler 52 %+49.1 %
  18. Rings of Brighthearth 50 %+47.5 %
  19. Great Furnace 50 %+37.3 %
  20. Gilded Lotus 50 %+45.5 %
  21. Trading Post 49 %+47.8 %
  22. Goblin Welder 49 %+41.1 %
  23. Myr Retriever 48 %+45.6 %
  24. Mystic Forge 48 %+45.8 %
  25. Goblin Engineer 48 %+38.3 %
  26. Inventors' Fair 47 %+39.9 %
  27. Hedron Archive 47 %+43.4 %
  28. Kuldotha Forgemaster 46 %+44.4 %
  29. Unwinding Clock 46 %+45.1 %
  30. Liquimetal Torque 46 %+33.3 %
  31. Basalt Monolith 45 %+43.6 %
  32. Darksteel Citadel 44 %+37.6 %
  33. Trash for Treasure 43 %+39.0 %
  34. The Millennium Calendar 42 %+41.9 %
  35. Endless Atlas 42 %+36.0 %
  36. Magistrate's Scepter 40 %+39.7 %
  37. Lux Cannon 39 %+39.2 %
  38. Faithless Looting 38 %-1.1 %
  39. Jhoira's Familiar 37 %+35.4 %
  40. Solemn Simulacrum 37 %+16.9 %
  41. Everflowing Chalice 36 %+30.5 %
  42. Lithoform Engine 36 %+33.9 %
  43. Prototype Portal 35 %+34.8 %
  44. Vandalblast 35 %-6.5 %
  45. Abrade 34 %-8.1 %
  46. Transmogrifying Wand 34 %+33.5 %
  47. Scrap Mastery 33 %+31.1 %
  48. Reckless Handling 33 %+27.0 %
  49. Junk Diver 33 %+30.9 %
  50. Thran Dynamo 33 %+25.5 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2014-07-18

    A mana ability is an ability that (1) could add mana when it resolves, (2) isn't a loyalty ability, and (3) doesn't require a target.

  • 2014-07-18

    Activated abilities are written in the form "Cost: Effect." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder texts.

  • 2014-07-18

    If paying the activation cost of the ability includes sacrificing Kurkesh, the ability won't be copied. At the time the ability is considered activated (after all costs are paid), Kurkesh is no longer on the battlefield.

  • 2014-07-18

    If the ability has {X} in its cost, the value of X is copied.

  • 2014-07-18

    If the ability is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode. You can't choose a different one.

  • 2014-07-18

    The copy will have the same targets as the ability it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

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