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Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
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.
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“Red's artifact lord doubles activated abilities for explosive value.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage, Combo
Artifacts, Spellslinger, Voltron
Strategy
Kurkesh turns your artifacts into powerful engines by doubling their activated abilities. Every time you crack a mana rock for card draw, ping with a creature, or pump a creature, Kurkesh offers a free copy—turning incremental value into explosive advantage. The deck rewards you for playing artifacts that do interesting things when activated, especially those that generate card advantage, damage, or board presence.
Your core gameplan revolves around loading up on artifacts with juicy activated abilities: mana rocks that draw cards, ping effects like Goblin Sharpshooter or Wayfarer's Bauble, and equipment that grants evasion or power boosts. Once Kurkesh hits the table, each activation becomes a mini-spell, compounding your resources turn after turn. You win by grinding out card advantage and tempo, then closing with commander damage or through repeated damage pings once you've assembled enough redundant effects.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey tutors and mana rocks; use Wayfarer's Bauble, Forgotten Cave, and budget ping creatures like Viashino Sandsage instead of Scrollrack or Kiki-Jiki.
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