---
name: "Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Ogre Spirit"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "M15"
set_name: "Magic 2015"
collector_number: "153"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "ea7302b3-c9a2-4bc4-81b8-3a8d1d7c3b8b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kurkesh-onakke-ancient-m15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Ogre Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3

## Oracle Text
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.

> *Die Onakke waren Meister der dunklen Künste und des finsteren Handwerks. Ihre Schöpfungen verbreiten immer noch verderbte Magie und ebnen den Weg für ihre Rückkehr.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2015 (M15) #153
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`