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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
#17,858
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 0.57
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
505 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Voltaic Key
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
212 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Basalt Monolith+Mycosynth Lattice
{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
169 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
145 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
144 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Basalt Monolith+Chromatic Orrery
{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggers
120 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Karn's Bastion
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
117 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Contagion Clasp
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
88 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Contagion Engine
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
82 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
49 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Grim Monolith+Chromatic Orrery
{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggers
43 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Magistrate's Scepter+Galvanic Key
{R}
Infinite turnsLock
21 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Gonti's Aether Heart+Mishra, Eminent One+Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite turnsLock
11 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
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient+Lithoform Engine+Voltaic Key+Dockside Extortionist
{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokens
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+Maze of Ith+Lotus Field+Manascape Refractor+Blinkmoth Nexus
{R}
Infinite colored mana
1 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 ↗
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+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 ↗

All 23 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

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

  1. Voltaic Key 71 %+69.6 %
  2. Manifold Key 64 %+62.7 %
  3. Burnished Hart 62 %+56.6 %
  4. Foundry Inspector 62 %+55.8 %
  5. Moonsilver Key 56 %+54.3 %
  6. Clock of Omens 56 %+52.2 %
  7. Daretti, Scrap Savant 56 %+51.5 %
  8. Scrap Trawler 52 %+49.0 %
  9. Buried Ruin 62 %+48.9 %
  10. Trading Post 50 %+48.2 %
  11. Sculpting Steel 52 %+47.1 %
  12. Rings of Brighthearth 50 %+46.7 %
  13. Mystic Forge 49 %+46.0 %
  14. Wayfarer's Bauble 59 %+45.2 %
  15. Kuldotha Forgemaster 47 %+45.0 %
  16. Myr Retriever 48 %+44.8 %
  17. Gilded Lotus 48 %+43.7 %
  18. Unwinding Clock 45 %+43.7 %
  19. Basalt Monolith 45 %+43.4 %
  20. Hedron Archive 47 %+43.1 %
  21. The Millennium Calendar 41 %+41.3 %
  22. Goblin Welder 48 %+39.8 %
  23. Inventors' Fair 47 %+39.6 %
  24. Trash for Treasure 43 %+39.3 %
  25. Magistrate's Scepter 39 %+39.1 %
  26. Goblin Engineer 48 %+38.8 %
  27. Lux Cannon 39 %+38.4 %
  28. Great Furnace 50 %+37.3 %
  29. Endless Atlas 43 %+37.2 %
  30. Darksteel Citadel 43 %+37.0 %
  31. Jhoira's Familiar 37 %+35.1 %
  32. Transmogrifying Wand 35 %+34.8 %
  33. Prototype Portal 34 %+34.2 %
  34. Lithoform Engine 35 %+33.2 %
  35. Sonic Screwdriver 34 %+33.2 %
  36. Liquimetal Torque 46 %+32.8 %
  37. Scrap Mastery 33 %+31.5 %
  38. Everflowing Chalice 36 %+31.0 %
  39. Oracle's Vault 31 %+30.7 %
  40. Junk Diver 32 %+30.6 %
  41. Mind Stone 60 %+28.9 %
  42. Shimmer Myr 29 %+28.1 %
  43. Pia's Revolution 28 %+27.6 %
  44. Scrap Welder 29 %+27.3 %
  45. Reckless Handling 33 %+27.1 %
  46. Collector's Vault 29 %+26.7 %
  47. Wand of Wonder 27 %+25.6 %
  48. Ugin, the Ineffable 27 %+25.5 %
  49. Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer 27 %+25.2 %
  50. Thran Dynamo 32 %+25.2 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 94 %-0.6 %
  2. Sol Ring 79 %-5.5 %
  3. Voltaic Key 71 %+69.6 %
  4. Manifold Key 64 %+62.7 %
  5. Burnished Hart 62 %+56.6 %
  6. Foundry Inspector 62 %+55.8 %
  7. Buried Ruin 62 %+48.9 %
  8. Chaos Warp 60 %-0.7 %
  9. Mind Stone 60 %+28.9 %
  10. Wayfarer's Bauble 59 %+45.2 %
  11. Clock of Omens 56 %+52.2 %
  12. Daretti, Scrap Savant 56 %+51.5 %
  13. Blasphemous Act 56 %+2.5 %
  14. Moonsilver Key 56 %+54.3 %
  15. Sculpting Steel 52 %+47.1 %
  16. Arcane Signet 52 %-8.4 %
  17. Scrap Trawler 52 %+49.0 %
  18. Trading Post 50 %+48.2 %
  19. Great Furnace 50 %+37.3 %
  20. Rings of Brighthearth 50 %+46.7 %
  21. Mystic Forge 49 %+46.0 %
  22. Goblin Engineer 48 %+38.8 %
  23. Gilded Lotus 48 %+43.7 %
  24. Myr Retriever 48 %+44.8 %
  25. Goblin Welder 48 %+39.8 %
  26. Kuldotha Forgemaster 47 %+45.0 %
  27. Inventors' Fair 47 %+39.6 %
  28. Hedron Archive 47 %+43.1 %
  29. Liquimetal Torque 46 %+32.8 %
  30. Basalt Monolith 45 %+43.4 %
  31. Unwinding Clock 45 %+43.7 %
  32. Darksteel Citadel 43 %+37.0 %
  33. Trash for Treasure 43 %+39.3 %
  34. Endless Atlas 43 %+37.2 %
  35. The Millennium Calendar 41 %+41.3 %
  36. Magistrate's Scepter 39 %+39.1 %
  37. Lux Cannon 39 %+38.4 %
  38. Solemn Simulacrum 38 %+17.6 %
  39. Faithless Looting 38 %-2.0 %
  40. Jhoira's Familiar 37 %+35.1 %
  41. Everflowing Chalice 36 %+31.0 %
  42. Lithoform Engine 35 %+33.2 %
  43. Transmogrifying Wand 35 %+34.8 %
  44. Prototype Portal 34 %+34.2 %
  45. Vandalblast 34 %-6.7 %
  46. Abrade 34 %-8.4 %
  47. Sonic Screwdriver 34 %+33.2 %
  48. Scrap Mastery 33 %+31.5 %
  49. Reckless Handling 33 %+27.1 %
  50. Iron Myr 33 %+19.1 %

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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