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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-20%synergy
Red Ghost, Intangible Genius
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Flow State
4.8%inclusion4 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Spectacle Summit
4.7%inclusion4 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Super Intelligence
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
68%inclusion345 decks506 decks
67%synergy
Fevered Visions
66%inclusion336 decks506 decks
64%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
64%inclusion323 decks506 decks
63%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
64%inclusion324 decks506 decks
62%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
61%inclusion310 decks506 decks
61%synergy
Humble Defector
60%inclusion306 decks506 decks
59%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
60%inclusion305 decks506 decks
59%synergy
Memory Worm
58%inclusion296 decks506 decks
57%synergy
Lore Broker
56%inclusion281 decks506 decks
55%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
57%inclusion286 decks506 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion316 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Howling Mine
53%inclusion267 decks506 decks
50%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
48%inclusion241 decks506 decks
47%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
47%inclusion239 decks506 decks
47%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
45%inclusion228 decks506 decks
44%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
44%inclusion225 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Powerbalance
44%inclusion222 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
44%inclusion222 decks506 decks
42%synergy
Howling Golem
43%inclusion217 decks506 decks
43%synergy
Jace Beleren
42%inclusion214 decks506 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
39%inclusion197 decks506 decks
32%synergy
Homunculus Horde
38%inclusion173 decks457 decks
36%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
34%inclusion172 decks506 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion166 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion164 decks506 decks
31%synergy
Dakra Mystic
32%inclusion163 decks506 decks
32%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
31%inclusion156 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
29%inclusion148 decks506 decks
28%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
29%inclusion145 decks506 decks
28%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
28%inclusion140 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Broker
27%inclusion139 decks506 decks
27%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
27%inclusion138 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Chasm Skulker
25%inclusion125 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
21%inclusion108 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion102 decks506 decks
-6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion100 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
19%inclusion87 decks457 decks
18%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion96 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion91 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion82 decks457 decks
15%synergy
Lavaleaper
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion75 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
14%inclusion73 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion73 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Reckless Scholar
14%inclusion72 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion62 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Falcon
12%inclusion61 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
12%inclusion59 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
12%inclusion59 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
12%inclusion59 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion54 decks506 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion53 decks506 decks
3%synergy
River Song
10%inclusion51 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
10%inclusion46 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
9.2%inclusion24 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.9%inclusion45 decks504 decks
5%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
8.9%inclusion45 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
8.9%inclusion45 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Runed Servitor
8.7%inclusion44 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Academy Loremaster
8.7%inclusion44 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
8.1%inclusion41 decks506 decks
8%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Looter
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.1%inclusion36 decks504 decks
-16%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
42%inclusion212 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Dream Fracture
41%inclusion209 decks506 decks
40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
37%inclusion186 decks506 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion178 decks506 decks
34%synergy
Words of Wisdom
35%inclusion177 decks506 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion169 decks506 decks
-18%synergy
Invert Polarity
32%inclusion163 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Brand
32%inclusion161 decks506 decks
31%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion160 decks506 decks
-0%synergy
Wrong Turn
31%inclusion156 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
28%inclusion141 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion133 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion124 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
23%inclusion117 decks503 decks
21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion109 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
18%inclusion93 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion86 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
14%inclusion70 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion70 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
13%inclusion67 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion66 decks506 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion65 decks506 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion62 decks506 decks
-30%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion60 decks506 decks
-8%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion56 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion54 decks506 decks
-32%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion52 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
-4%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.3%inclusion47 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Filter Out
8.7%inclusion44 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Genius
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Insight
7.1%inclusion36 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.4%inclusion24 decks376 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
-23%synergy
Remand
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.1%inclusion31 decks506 decks
-31%synergy
Pongify
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
-22%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
42%inclusion212 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Burning Inquiry
29%inclusion148 decks506 decks
27%synergy
Role Reversal
27%inclusion135 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Warp World
26%inclusion133 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Fascination
25%inclusion127 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion126 decks506 decks
-0%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion126 decks506 decks
-13%synergy
Skyscribing
25%inclusion125 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Scrambleverse
24%inclusion120 decks506 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion112 decks506 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Grift
21%inclusion106 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Prosperity
19%inclusion96 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Whims of the Fates
18%inclusion89 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion79 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Thieves' Auction
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion67 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
12%inclusion60 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Stitch in Time
12%inclusion59 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion58 decks506 decks
-20%synergy
Order of Succession
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
11%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Game Plan
9.1%inclusion46 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
-29%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
-16%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
1%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
-16%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
6.5%inclusion33 decks506 decks
-19%synergy
Over the Top
6.1%inclusion31 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.9%inclusion30 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.3%inclusion27 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
-29%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
34%inclusion170 decks506 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Wand
32%inclusion160 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion124 decks506 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion114 decks506 decks
21%synergy
River Song's Diary
21%inclusion105 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Knowledge Pool
20%inclusion99 decks506 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion91 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Awakening
17%inclusion86 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Wonder
16%inclusion82 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion72 decks506 decks
-14%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
12%inclusion60 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Memory Vessel
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Hithlain Rope
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
42%inclusion212 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Mana Flare
26%inclusion133 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Share the Spoils
26%inclusion131 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Possibility Storm
24%inclusion123 decks506 decks
23%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
21%inclusion106 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion99 decks502 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion96 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion93 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
16%inclusion75 decks481 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion76 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Wild Evocation
15%inclusion76 decks506 decks
14%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
13%inclusion67 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion57 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Triple Triad
10%inclusion31 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.7%inclusion44 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.1%inclusion41 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.9%inclusion40 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Shared Fate
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Weftwalking
7.1%inclusion19 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Grip of Chaos
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
6.1%inclusion31 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion245 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
38%inclusion193 decks506 decks
35%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion94 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion57 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion396 decks506 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion389 decks506 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion317 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion239 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion218 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion171 decks506 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion163 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion148 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion128 decks506 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion122 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion100 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion97 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Coveted Jewel
15%inclusion74 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion57 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
10%inclusion24 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.5%inclusion48 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.9%inclusion45 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.7%inclusion29 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion505 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion504 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion405 decks506 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
57%inclusion287 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion265 decks506 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion263 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion257 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion236 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
42%inclusion213 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion209 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion194 decks506 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion159 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion136 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion117 decks506 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
21%inclusion108 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion104 decks506 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion92 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion74 decks506 decks
-28%synergy
Eroded Canyon
10%inclusion53 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
6.5%inclusion33 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion26 decks483 decks
3%synergy