Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Krang, the All-Powerful
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Jennika's Technique
4.2%inclusion2 decks48 decks
4%synergy
TCRI Building
4.2%inclusion2 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
2.4%inclusion2 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
2.4%inclusion2 decks82 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
68%inclusion317 decks464 decks
67%synergy
Fevered Visions
65%inclusion301 decks464 decks
63%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
62%inclusion287 decks464 decks
60%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
62%inclusion286 decks464 decks
60%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
60%inclusion279 decks464 decks
59%synergy
Humble Defector
59%inclusion272 decks464 decks
57%synergy
Memory Worm
58%inclusion269 decks464 decks
57%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
59%inclusion272 decks464 decks
57%synergy
Lore Broker
56%inclusion260 decks464 decks
55%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
55%inclusion254 decks464 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion290 decks464 decks
20%synergy
Howling Mine
52%inclusion240 decks464 decks
49%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
47%inclusion217 decks464 decks
46%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
46%inclusion213 decks464 decks
45%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
44%inclusion202 decks464 decks
42%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
43%inclusion201 decks464 decks
40%synergy
Forced Fruition
43%inclusion200 decks464 decks
42%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
43%inclusion198 decks464 decks
41%synergy
Powerbalance
43%inclusion189 decks444 decks
39%synergy
Aetherize
42%inclusion194 decks464 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Howling Golem
41%inclusion191 decks464 decks
41%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
37%inclusion173 decks464 decks
30%synergy
Homunculus Horde
37%inclusion142 decks386 decks
34%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
33%inclusion152 decks464 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion151 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion147 decks464 decks
30%synergy
Dakra Mystic
31%inclusion145 decks464 decks
31%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
31%inclusion133 decks435 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
30%inclusion138 decks464 decks
27%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
29%inclusion136 decks464 decks
28%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
28%inclusion132 decks464 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Broker
27%inclusion125 decks464 decks
27%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
26%inclusion121 decks464 decks
24%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion113 decks464 decks
21%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
22%inclusion103 decks464 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion100 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion98 decks464 decks
-7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion79 decks386 decks
19%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion85 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion68 decks386 decks
15%synergy
Lavaleaper
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
17%inclusion78 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Nabber
16%inclusion72 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion68 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion66 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Reckless Scholar
14%inclusion65 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
13%inclusion59 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Falcon
13%inclusion58 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
12%inclusion56 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
11%inclusion51 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion50 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion50 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
11%inclusion49 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
10%inclusion48 decks464 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion47 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion46 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion45 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.3%inclusion40 decks432 decks
5%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
8.8%inclusion41 decks464 decks
8%synergy
River Song
8.8%inclusion41 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.6%inclusion40 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.5%inclusion35 decks413 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Looter
8.4%inclusion39 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Runed Servitor
8.0%inclusion37 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.6%inclusion33 decks432 decks
-13%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
41%inclusion189 decks464 decks
40%synergy
Words of Wisdom
36%inclusion166 decks464 decks
35%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
35%inclusion155 decks442 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion162 decks464 decks
33%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion146 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion150 decks464 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion148 decks464 decks
-21%synergy
Brand
31%inclusion146 decks464 decks
31%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion142 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
27%inclusion127 decks464 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion118 decks464 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion113 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion103 decks431 decks
21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion100 decks464 decks
21%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
17%inclusion81 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion80 decks464 decks
15%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion73 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
15%inclusion71 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
15%inclusion69 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion66 decks464 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion63 decks464 decks
-22%synergy
Wild Ricochet
13%inclusion61 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion59 decks464 decks
-29%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion55 decks464 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion51 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion51 decks464 decks
-33%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion50 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion46 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
9.1%inclusion42 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.4%inclusion39 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.2%inclusion38 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Filter Out
8.2%inclusion38 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Genius
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
6.7%inclusion31 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
-30%synergy
Remand
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
-23%synergy
Pongify
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
-22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
41%inclusion191 decks464 decks
40%synergy
Burning Inquiry
29%inclusion133 decks464 decks
26%synergy
Role Reversal
28%inclusion129 decks464 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion120 decks464 decks
-1%synergy
Skyscribing
25%inclusion118 decks464 decks
25%synergy
Warp World
25%inclusion117 decks464 decks
24%synergy
Fascination
24%inclusion111 decks464 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion110 decks464 decks
-14%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion106 decks464 decks
19%synergy
Scrambleverse
23%inclusion106 decks464 decks
22%synergy
Shifting Grift
19%inclusion90 decks462 decks
19%synergy
Prosperity
17%inclusion79 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion79 decks464 decks
15%synergy
Whims of the Fates
16%inclusion72 decks464 decks
15%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
15%inclusion69 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion63 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Thieves' Auction
13%inclusion61 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
13%inclusion59 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
12%inclusion57 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Stitch in Time
12%inclusion57 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Order of Succession
12%inclusion54 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion53 decks464 decks
-22%synergy
Game Plan
9.5%inclusion44 decks464 decks
9%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.1%inclusion42 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.2%inclusion38 decks464 decks
-30%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.2%inclusion38 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.2%inclusion38 decks464 decks
-15%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.3%inclusion34 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.3%inclusion34 decks464 decks
-13%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Over the Top
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion31 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
6.7%inclusion31 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.7%inclusion31 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
-20%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.0%inclusion28 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.0%inclusion28 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Modify Memory
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
-29%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.2%inclusion24 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
32%inclusion149 decks464 decks
31%synergy
Folio of Fancies
32%inclusion147 decks464 decks
31%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion114 decks464 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
22%inclusion102 decks464 decks
21%synergy
River Song's Diary
21%inclusion99 decks464 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion87 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Knowledge Pool
19%inclusion87 decks464 decks
18%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion80 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Helm of Awakening
17%inclusion79 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion63 decks464 decks
-15%synergy
Memory Vessel
11%inclusion48 decks457 decks
10%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
10%inclusion48 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion47 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Boompile
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Flare
27%inclusion126 decks464 decks
26%synergy
Share the Spoils
26%inclusion120 decks464 decks
25%synergy
Possibility Storm
22%inclusion104 decks464 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
20%inclusion93 decks464 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion90 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
19%inclusion83 decks430 decks
18%synergy
Well of Ideas
17%inclusion81 decks464 decks
17%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
16%inclusion67 decks411 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion71 decks464 decks
15%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
14%inclusion67 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Wild Evocation
14%inclusion66 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion51 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion50 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Triple Triad
11%inclusion28 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
9.5%inclusion44 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.1%inclusion42 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
8.0%inclusion37 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.0%inclusion37 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Shared Fate
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Grip of Chaos
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
5.8%inclusion27 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
-20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
40%inclusion184 decks464 decks
39%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.6%inclusion26 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion221 decks464 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
36%inclusion169 decks464 decks
33%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion86 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion55 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion52 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.2%inclusion38 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion25 decks464 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion355 decks464 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion354 decks464 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion294 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion219 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion199 decks464 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion156 decks464 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion155 decks464 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion132 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion115 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion111 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion98 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion89 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion66 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion51 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion47 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion46 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.6%inclusion40 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.4%inclusion39 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.5%inclusion30 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion463 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion462 decks464 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion371 decks464 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion251 decks464 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion241 decks464 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion233 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion232 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion219 decks464 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
43%inclusion199 decks464 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion196 decks464 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion171 decks464 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion151 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion129 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22%inclusion101 decks464 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion99 decks464 decks
-22%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion89 decks464 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion89 decks464 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion59 decks464 decks
-28%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion51 decks464 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion49 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion49 decks464 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion37 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
7.8%inclusion36 decks464 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
6.7%inclusion31 decks464 decks
-20%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.3%inclusion26 decks413 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.3%inclusion29 decks464 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.0%inclusion28 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.0%inclusion28 decks464 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.8%inclusion27 decks464 decks
3%synergy