Skip to content
← All sets and all cards

Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient

Red

1 printing listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient, Magic 2015 printing
Magic 2015 M15 · No. 153 2014-07-18

Card text

{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.
4 / 3
The Onakke were masters of dark arts and artifice. Their creations continue to spread foul magic, paving the way for their return.
EDHREC rank #18274 Rare Not on the Reserved List
Seen in store
Nobody lists it in Quebec right now.

Run a comparison: we query the stores live, it may have arrived this morning.

Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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 · Wizards of the Coast

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).

2014-07-18 · Wizards of the Coast

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 · Wizards of the Coast

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 · Wizards of the Coast

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

2014-07-18 · Wizards of the Coast

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 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings