Average Deck for Ian Malcolm, Chaotician - Budget Core Exile

DougY
Jan 23, 2026
Top 10 Group Hug Commanders for Lavaleaper
With Lavaleaper from Lorwyn Eclipsed giving us an updated Mana Flare effect, let's look at the Group Hug commanders that should play it.
Sikora
Feb 19, 2025
Commander Unoptimized - Group Hugs
How to you "unoptimize" Group Hug to have a good time all the way around the table?
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Average Decklist

Aether Membrane
Aether Membrane
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
Coveted Falcon
Coveted Falcon
Etali, Primal Storm
Etali, Primal Storm
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Homunculus Horde
Homunculus Horde
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
Lore Broker
Lore Broker
Memory Worm
Memory Worm
Mizzix, Replica Rider
Mizzix, Replica Rider
Osgood, Operation Double
Osgood, Operation Double
Plargg and Nassari
Plargg and Nassari
Reckless Scholar
Reckless Scholar
Sage of the Beyond
Sage of the Beyond
Spider-Man 2099
Spider-Man 2099
Taurean Mauler
Taurean Mauler
The Twelfth Doctor
The Twelfth Doctor
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
Vaan, Street Thief
Vaan, Street Thief
Instants (21)
Abrade
Abrade
Aetherize
Aetherize
Big Score
Big Score
Brand
Brand
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Depart the Realm
Depart the Realm
Desculpting Blast
Desculpting Blast
Disperse
Disperse
Divert Disaster
Divert Disaster
Dream Fracture
Dream Fracture
Geistwave
Geistwave
Into the Flood Maw
Into the Flood Maw
Long River's Pull
Long River's Pull
Opt
Opt
Reality Shift
Reality Shift
Refute
Refute
Surge of Brilliance
Surge of Brilliance
Think Twice
Think Twice
Thrill of Possibility
Thrill of Possibility
Vision Skeins
Vision Skeins
Wild Magic Surge
Wild Magic Surge
Sorceries (4)
Ensnared by the Mara
Ensnared by the Mara
Lunar Insight
Lunar Insight
Shifting Grift
Shifting Grift
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods
Artifacts (10)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Bident of Thassa
Bident of Thassa
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Diamond Pick-Axe
Diamond Pick-Axe
Helm of Awakening
Helm of Awakening
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Unstable Amulet
Unstable Amulet
Enchantments (4)
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
Coastal Piracy
Coastal Piracy
Dictate of Kruphix
Dictate of Kruphix
Fevered Visions
Fevered Visions
Lands (15)
Cascade Bluffs
Cascade Bluffs
Command Tower
Command Tower
Frostboil Snarl
Frostboil Snarl
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Molten Tributary
Molten Tributary
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Peculiar Lighthouse
Peculiar Lighthouse
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Spirebluff Canal
Spirebluff Canal
Stormcarved Coast
Stormcarved Coast
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Epiphany
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Volatile Fjord
Volatile Fjord
Basics (2)
Island
11 Islands
Mountain
12 Mountains