Average Deck for Ian Malcolm, Chaotician - Budget Upgraded Group Hug

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Rank #533
2decks
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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Zenith Chronicler
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Instants (10)
Aetherize
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Arcane Denial
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Bolt Bend
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Chaos Mutation
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Chaos Warp
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Counterspell
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Guff Rewrites History
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Jwari Disruption
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Turnabout
Turnabout
Wild Magic Surge
Wild Magic Surge
Sorceries (11)
Burning Inquiry
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Chaotic Transformation
Chaotic Transformation
Disrupt Decorum
Disrupt Decorum
Minds Aglow
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Reality Scramble
Reality Scramble
Role Reversal
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Scrambleverse
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Shifting Grift
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Time Reversal
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Warp World
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Windfall
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Folio of Fancies
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Glasses of Urza
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Knowledge Pool
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Mindslaver
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Mind Stone
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Sol Ring
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Teferi's Puzzle Box
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Timesifter
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Wand of Wonder
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Forced Fruition
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Omniscience
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Possibility Storm
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Powerbalance
Powerbalance
Propaganda
Propaganda
Shark Typhoon
Shark Typhoon
Struggle for Project Purity
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The Lost and the Damned
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Command Tower
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Mines of Moria
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Mountain
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