Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget

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.
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MTGStocks
Krang, the All-Powerful
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
TCRI Building
4.2%inclusion3 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Spectacle Summit
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
69%inclusion329 decks475 decks
68%synergy
Fevered Visions
65%inclusion309 decks475 decks
63%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
63%inclusion298 decks475 decks
61%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
63%inclusion299 decks475 decks
61%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
61%inclusion289 decks475 decks
60%synergy
Humble Defector
60%inclusion285 decks475 decks
59%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
59%inclusion282 decks475 decks
58%synergy
Memory Worm
59%inclusion278 decks475 decks
57%synergy
Lore Broker
57%inclusion270 decks475 decks
56%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
55%inclusion259 decks475 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion293 decks475 decks
20%synergy
Howling Mine
52%inclusion245 decks475 decks
48%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
48%inclusion227 decks475 decks
47%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
48%inclusion227 decks475 decks
47%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
44%inclusion211 decks475 decks
43%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
43%inclusion206 decks475 decks
40%synergy
Forced Fruition
43%inclusion204 decks475 decks
42%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion202 decks475 decks
31%synergy
Powerbalance
42%inclusion196 decks462 decks
39%synergy
Howling Golem
42%inclusion199 decks475 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Neera, Wild Mage
42%inclusion198 decks475 decks
40%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
37%inclusion177 decks475 decks
30%synergy
Homunculus Horde
37%inclusion150 decks404 decks
35%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
33%inclusion159 decks475 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion158 decks475 decks
4%synergy
Dakra Mystic
32%inclusion154 decks475 decks
32%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion152 decks475 decks
30%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
31%inclusion140 decks453 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
29%inclusion140 decks475 decks
28%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
29%inclusion139 decks475 decks
26%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
29%inclusion136 decks475 decks
28%synergy
Cephalid Broker
28%inclusion131 decks475 decks
27%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
27%inclusion126 decks475 decks
25%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion115 decks475 decks
21%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
22%inclusion105 decks475 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion101 decks475 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion100 decks475 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion81 decks404 decks
19%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion89 decks460 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion71 decks404 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
17%inclusion81 decks475 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Nabber
15%inclusion73 decks475 decks
14%synergy
Lavaleaper
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Reckless Scholar
15%inclusion70 decks475 decks
14%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion70 decks475 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion65 decks475 decks
13%synergy
Coveted Falcon
13%inclusion61 decks475 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion60 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
12%inclusion57 decks475 decks
11%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion56 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
12%inclusion55 decks475 decks
9%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion54 decks475 decks
11%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion53 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion51 decks475 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion50 decks475 decks
2%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
10%inclusion48 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.3%inclusion42 decks450 decks
5%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
9.3%inclusion40 decks431 decks
4%synergy
Academy Loremaster
9.3%inclusion44 decks475 decks
9%synergy
Runed Servitor
8.8%inclusion42 decks475 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.8%inclusion42 decks475 decks
-1%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
8.6%inclusion41 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Looter
8.4%inclusion40 decks475 decks
8%synergy
River Song
8.2%inclusion39 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.0%inclusion38 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
8.0%inclusion38 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
8.0%inclusion36 decks450 decks
-14%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.6%inclusion36 decks475 decks
7%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
6.3%inclusion30 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
41%inclusion196 decks475 decks
40%synergy
Words of Wisdom
37%inclusion177 decks475 decks
37%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
35%inclusion162 decks460 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Mutation
34%inclusion163 decks475 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion156 decks475 decks
-19%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion151 decks461 decks
21%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion151 decks475 decks
31%synergy
Brand
32%inclusion150 decks475 decks
31%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion149 decks475 decks
-1%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
27%inclusion130 decks475 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion119 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion118 decks475 decks
-4%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion108 decks449 decks
21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
21%inclusion102 decks475 decks
21%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion84 decks475 decks
16%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
17%inclusion83 decks475 decks
16%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
15%inclusion73 decks475 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
15%inclusion70 decks475 decks
-4%synergy
Evacuation
15%inclusion69 decks475 decks
12%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion67 decks475 decks
13%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion67 decks475 decks
-22%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion63 decks475 decks
-29%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion63 decks475 decks
-6%synergy
Wild Ricochet
12%inclusion57 decks475 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion55 decks475 decks
-32%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion51 decks475 decks
7%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion51 decks475 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion48 decks475 decks
-3%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
9.3%inclusion44 decks475 decks
3%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.8%inclusion42 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.8%inclusion42 decks475 decks
7%synergy
Filter Out
8.6%inclusion41 decks475 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Genius
8.4%inclusion40 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
7.2%inclusion34 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.7%inclusion32 decks475 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.5%inclusion31 decks475 decks
-30%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.1%inclusion29 decks475 decks
-23%synergy
Remand
6.1%inclusion29 decks475 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.1%inclusion24 decks475 decks
-23%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
42%inclusion199 decks475 decks
41%synergy
Burning Inquiry
28%inclusion135 decks475 decks
26%synergy
Role Reversal
27%inclusion127 decks475 decks
25%synergy
Skyscribing
26%inclusion125 decks475 decks
26%synergy
Fascination
25%inclusion120 decks475 decks
25%synergy
Warp World
25%inclusion120 decks475 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion117 decks475 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion110 decks475 decks
-15%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion108 decks475 decks
19%synergy
Scrambleverse
23%inclusion107 decks475 decks
22%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion95 decks475 decks
19%synergy
Prosperity
18%inclusion86 decks475 decks
17%synergy
Whims of the Fates
16%inclusion78 decks475 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion77 decks475 decks
15%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
14%inclusion68 decks475 decks
13%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
13%inclusion64 decks475 decks
13%synergy
Thieves' Auction
13%inclusion62 decks475 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion61 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion60 decks475 decks
-20%synergy
Stitch in Time
12%inclusion59 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
11%inclusion53 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Order of Succession
11%inclusion51 decks475 decks
11%synergy
Game Plan
9.5%inclusion45 decks475 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.3%inclusion44 decks475 decks
-29%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.1%inclusion43 decks475 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.4%inclusion40 decks475 decks
-15%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.6%inclusion36 decks475 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.6%inclusion36 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.6%inclusion36 decks475 decks
7%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.2%inclusion34 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.2%inclusion34 decks475 decks
-14%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion32 decks475 decks
-20%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.7%inclusion32 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.7%inclusion32 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.5%inclusion31 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.5%inclusion31 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
6.3%inclusion30 decks475 decks
4%synergy
Over the Top
6.1%inclusion29 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.9%inclusion28 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.5%inclusion26 decks475 decks
-29%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.3%inclusion14 decks262 decks
3%synergy
Modify Memory
5.1%inclusion24 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.1%inclusion24 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
32%inclusion153 decks475 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Wand
31%inclusion148 decks475 decks
30%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
24%inclusion116 decks475 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion109 decks475 decks
22%synergy
River Song's Diary
21%inclusion101 decks475 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion93 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Knowledge Pool
19%inclusion88 decks475 decks
18%synergy
Helm of Awakening
17%inclusion79 decks475 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Wonder
16%inclusion78 decks475 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion68 decks475 decks
-14%synergy
Memory Vessel
11%inclusion52 decks475 decks
11%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
11%inclusion51 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion49 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Boompile
5.3%inclusion25 decks475 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Flare
26%inclusion123 decks475 decks
25%synergy
Share the Spoils
25%inclusion119 decks475 decks
24%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
22%inclusion104 decks475 decks
20%synergy
Possibility Storm
21%inclusion101 decks475 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion88 decks448 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion89 decks475 decks
4%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion85 decks475 decks
18%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion71 decks475 decks
14%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
15%inclusion64 decks429 decks
14%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
15%inclusion70 decks475 decks
13%synergy
Wild Evocation
14%inclusion66 decks475 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion55 decks475 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion52 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Triple Triad
10%inclusion27 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
9.1%inclusion43 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.8%inclusion42 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Double Vision
8.6%inclusion41 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.4%inclusion40 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.2%inclusion39 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.0%inclusion38 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.8%inclusion37 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.6%inclusion36 decks475 decks
1%synergy
Shared Fate
6.7%inclusion32 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Grip of Chaos
6.1%inclusion29 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.5%inclusion26 decks475 decks
-19%synergy
Hive Mind
5.5%inclusion26 decks475 decks
4%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.3%inclusion25 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
40%inclusion191 decks475 decks
39%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.5%inclusion26 decks475 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion227 decks475 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
36%inclusion173 decks475 decks
33%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion88 decks475 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion54 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion52 decks475 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion50 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.6%inclusion36 decks475 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion36 decks475 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
6.9%inclusion33 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion26 decks475 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion364 decks475 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion362 decks475 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
64%inclusion304 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion225 decks475 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion205 decks475 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion158 decks475 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion157 decks475 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion132 decks475 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion117 decks475 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion115 decks475 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion98 decks475 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion91 decks475 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion67 decks475 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion48 decks475 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion47 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion46 decks475 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.6%inclusion41 decks475 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.4%inclusion40 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.6%inclusion36 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.9%inclusion28 decks475 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion28 decks475 decks
-3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion474 decks475 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion473 decks475 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion381 decks475 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion257 decks475 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion252 decks475 decks
-13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion246 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion237 decks475 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
46%inclusion218 decks475 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
43%inclusion206 decks475 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion198 decks475 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion179 decks475 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion153 decks475 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion130 decks475 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion111 decks475 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22%inclusion106 decks475 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion97 decks475 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion88 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion64 decks475 decks
-27%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion54 decks475 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion51 decks475 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion47 decks475 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion38 decks475 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
7.4%inclusion35 decks475 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.9%inclusion33 decks475 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
6.7%inclusion32 decks475 decks
-20%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion30 decks475 decks
5%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.0%inclusion26 decks431 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.9%inclusion28 decks475 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.7%inclusion27 decks475 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.5%inclusion26 decks475 decks
1%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
3%synergy