Average Deck for Xantcha, Sleeper Agent - Expensive Group Hug

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.
Ezra Sassaman
Apr 17, 2025
Borderland Explorer – The Rani
Goading and Clues and Auras, oh my! The Rani wants to send your opponents' creatures into the red zone at each other.
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Average Decklist

Barbed Servitor
Barbed Servitor
Brash Taunter
Brash Taunter
Kaervek the Merciless
Kaervek the Merciless
Kardur, Doomscourge
Kardur, Doomscourge
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
Kederekt Parasite
Kederekt Parasite
Life of the Party
Life of the Party
Master of Cruelties
Master of Cruelties
Orcish Bowmasters
Orcish Bowmasters
Royal Assassin
Royal Assassin
Shakedown Heavy
Shakedown Heavy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Sleeper Agent
Sleeper Agent
Sower of Discord
Sower of Discord
Stormfist Crusader
Stormfist Crusader
Stuffy Doll
Stuffy Doll
The Lord of Pain
The Lord of Pain
Treasure Nabber
Treasure Nabber
Urabrask the Hidden
Urabrask the Hidden
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
Instants (11)
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Deadly Rollick
Deadly Rollick
Fell the Profane
Fell the Profane
Infernal Grasp
Infernal Grasp
Malakir Rebirth
Malakir Rebirth
Snuff Out
Snuff Out
Sudden Spoiling
Sudden Spoiling
Terminate
Terminate
Tibalt's Trickery
Tibalt's Trickery
Untimely Malfunction
Untimely Malfunction
Valakut Awakening
Valakut Awakening
Sorceries (9)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Come Back Wrong
Come Back Wrong
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Disrupt Decorum
Disrupt Decorum
Fraying Omnipotence
Fraying Omnipotence
Illicit Auction
Illicit Auction
Jeska's Will
Jeska's Will
Pain's Reward
Pain's Reward
Vandalblast
Vandalblast
Artifacts (10)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Crawlspace
Crawlspace
Heartstone
Heartstone
Palantír of Orthanc
Palantír of Orthanc
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Temple Bell
Temple Bell
The One Ring
The One Ring
The Soul Stone
The Soul Stone
Enchantments (13)
Braid of Fire
Braid of Fire
Burning Sands
Burning Sands
Captive Audience
Captive Audience
Curse of Opulence
Curse of Opulence
Descent into Avernus
Descent into Avernus
Ghoulish Impetus
Ghoulish Impetus
No Mercy
No Mercy
Parasitic Impetus
Parasitic Impetus
Rite of the Raging Storm
Rite of the Raging Storm
Shiny Impetus
Shiny Impetus
Spiteful Visions
Spiteful Visions
Vow of Malice
Vow of Malice
Wound Reflection
Wound Reflection
Lands (21)
Badlands
Badlands
Blazemire Verge
Blazemire Verge
Blightstep Pathway
Blightstep Pathway
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Graven Cairns
Graven Cairns
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge
Luxury Suite
Luxury Suite
Maze of Ith
Maze of Ith
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Tainted Peak
Tainted Peak
Temple of Malice
Temple of Malice
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Basics (2)
Mountain
8 Mountains
Swamp
7 Swamps