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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Flow State
4.7%inclusion3 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
4.5%inclusion3 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Spectacle Summit
4.5%inclusion3 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
69%inclusion341 decks497 decks
67%synergy
Fevered Visions
67%inclusion332 decks497 decks
65%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
65%inclusion323 decks497 decks
63%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
64%inclusion320 decks497 decks
63%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
61%inclusion305 decks497 decks
61%synergy
Humble Defector
61%inclusion304 decks497 decks
60%synergy
Memory Worm
60%inclusion298 decks497 decks
59%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
61%inclusion301 decks497 decks
59%synergy
Lore Broker
57%inclusion283 decks497 decks
56%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
56%inclusion280 decks497 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion311 decks497 decks
21%synergy
Howling Mine
52%inclusion260 decks497 decks
49%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
48%inclusion238 decks497 decks
47%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
48%inclusion238 decks497 decks
47%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
47%inclusion232 decks497 decks
46%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
45%inclusion222 decks497 decks
43%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
44%inclusion221 decks497 decks
41%synergy
Powerbalance
44%inclusion218 decks497 decks
41%synergy
Howling Golem
43%inclusion213 decks497 decks
43%synergy
Jace Beleren
42%inclusion211 decks497 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion189 decks497 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
38%inclusion167 decks443 decks
35%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
35%inclusion172 decks497 decks
33%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
33%inclusion165 decks497 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion164 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Dakra Mystic
32%inclusion160 decks497 decks
32%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
30%inclusion149 decks492 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
30%inclusion149 decks497 decks
29%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
29%inclusion142 decks497 decks
28%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
28%inclusion141 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
28%inclusion139 decks497 decks
26%synergy
Cephalid Broker
28%inclusion137 decks497 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
25%inclusion122 decks497 decks
21%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
22%inclusion107 decks497 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion103 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion101 decks497 decks
-7%synergy
Party Thrasher
20%inclusion97 decks497 decks
18%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
19%inclusion86 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion79 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion87 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Wildfire Devils
15%inclusion73 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Reckless Scholar
14%inclusion72 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Dragon Mage
14%inclusion72 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
14%inclusion70 decks497 decks
13%synergy
Lavaleaper
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Coveted Falcon
13%inclusion63 decks497 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion63 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
12%inclusion60 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
12%inclusion59 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
12%inclusion59 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
11%inclusion57 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion53 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion53 decks497 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion52 decks497 decks
3%synergy
River Song
10%inclusion48 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion48 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
9.3%inclusion46 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
9.2%inclusion43 decks469 decks
4%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
9.1%inclusion45 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
9.0%inclusion22 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.8%inclusion43 decks490 decks
4%synergy
Runed Servitor
8.7%inclusion43 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.0%inclusion40 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.0%inclusion40 decks497 decks
-1%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
8.0%inclusion40 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Looter
7.8%inclusion39 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.6%inclusion38 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.3%inclusion36 decks490 decks
-15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
6.6%inclusion33 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
42%inclusion210 decks497 decks
30%synergy
Dream Fracture
41%inclusion206 decks497 decks
40%synergy
Words of Wisdom
36%inclusion180 decks497 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Mutation
36%inclusion178 decks497 decks
34%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
36%inclusion177 decks497 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion168 decks497 decks
-18%synergy
Brand
33%inclusion163 decks497 decks
32%synergy
Invert Polarity
32%inclusion161 decks497 decks
21%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion157 decks497 decks
31%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion155 decks497 decks
-1%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
28%inclusion139 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion130 decks497 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion121 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
23%inclusion114 decks489 decks
21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
23%inclusion112 decks497 decks
22%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
19%inclusion93 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion85 decks497 decks
15%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
15%inclusion73 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
14%inclusion72 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion71 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion67 decks497 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion65 decks497 decks
-22%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion62 decks497 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion60 decks497 decks
-30%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion56 decks497 decks
-32%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion55 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion52 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion50 decks497 decks
-4%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion49 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion48 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.5%inclusion47 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Filter Out
8.9%inclusion44 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.7%inclusion43 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Genius
8.5%inclusion42 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Insight
7.4%inclusion37 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
7.0%inclusion35 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Remand
6.6%inclusion33 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.4%inclusion32 decks497 decks
-23%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.4%inclusion23 decks361 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.2%inclusion31 decks497 decks
-31%synergy
Pongify
5.4%inclusion27 decks497 decks
-22%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
42%inclusion211 decks497 decks
41%synergy
Burning Inquiry
29%inclusion145 decks497 decks
27%synergy
Role Reversal
27%inclusion136 decks497 decks
26%synergy
Warp World
26%inclusion127 decks497 decks
24%synergy
Skyscribing
26%inclusion127 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion125 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Fascination
25%inclusion124 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion123 decks497 decks
-14%synergy
Scrambleverse
24%inclusion118 decks497 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion112 decks497 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Grift
21%inclusion103 decks497 decks
20%synergy
Prosperity
19%inclusion93 decks497 decks
18%synergy
Whims of the Fates
18%inclusion88 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion79 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
14%inclusion72 decks497 decks
13%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion70 decks497 decks
13%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
13%inclusion66 decks497 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion64 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
12%inclusion60 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion58 decks497 decks
-21%synergy
Stitch in Time
11%inclusion57 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Order of Succession
11%inclusion55 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
9.5%inclusion47 decks497 decks
-28%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.5%inclusion47 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Game Plan
8.7%inclusion43 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.0%inclusion40 decks497 decks
-16%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.8%inclusion39 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.6%inclusion38 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.6%inclusion38 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
7.2%inclusion36 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.0%inclusion35 decks497 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
7.0%inclusion35 decks497 decks
-18%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.0%inclusion35 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.0%inclusion35 decks497 decks
-16%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.2%inclusion31 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.0%inclusion30 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Over the Top
5.8%inclusion29 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion28 decks497 decks
-28%synergy
Goblin Game
5.4%inclusion27 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
34%inclusion168 decks497 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Wand
32%inclusion161 decks497 decks
31%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion122 decks497 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion114 decks497 decks
22%synergy
River Song's Diary
21%inclusion106 decks497 decks
20%synergy
Knowledge Pool
20%inclusion97 decks497 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion95 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Helm of Awakening
17%inclusion86 decks497 decks
15%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion84 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion75 decks497 decks
-13%synergy
Memory Vessel
11%inclusion55 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
11%inclusion54 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion49 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
42%inclusion209 decks497 decks
41%synergy
Share the Spoils
26%inclusion128 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Mana Flare
25%inclusion126 decks497 decks
24%synergy
Possibility Storm
24%inclusion118 decks497 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
22%inclusion108 decks497 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion97 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion95 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion90 decks497 decks
18%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
16%inclusion73 decks467 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion75 decks497 decks
15%synergy
Wild Evocation
15%inclusion73 decks497 decks
14%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
14%inclusion69 decks497 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion57 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion55 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Triple Triad
9.0%inclusion28 decks310 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.9%inclusion44 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.7%inclusion43 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.7%inclusion43 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
8.5%inclusion42 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.5%inclusion42 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.0%inclusion40 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.0%inclusion40 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.6%inclusion38 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Shared Fate
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Grip of Chaos
6.4%inclusion32 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
6.3%inclusion16 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Hive Mind
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
6.2%inclusion31 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion241 decks497 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
38%inclusion187 decks497 decks
35%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion89 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion60 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion57 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion50 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.8%inclusion39 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion37 decks497 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.2%inclusion36 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion28 decks497 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion388 decks497 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion381 decks497 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion312 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion237 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion217 decks497 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion168 decks497 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion159 decks497 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion145 decks497 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion122 decks497 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion116 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion99 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion95 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion69 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion57 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion48 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion48 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion48 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.5%inclusion47 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.8%inclusion39 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion32 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.2%inclusion26 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion26 decks497 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion496 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion495 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion397 decks497 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
56%inclusion280 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion265 decks497 decks
-13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion260 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion254 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion233 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
42%inclusion211 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion208 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion191 decks497 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion164 decks497 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion136 decks497 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion114 decks497 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
21%inclusion106 decks497 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion99 decks497 decks
-6%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion92 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion75 decks497 decks
-27%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion53 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
10%inclusion52 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion50 decks497 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.2%inclusion41 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
6.6%inclusion33 decks497 decks
-19%synergy
Highland Lake
6.4%inclusion32 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.8%inclusion29 decks497 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion28 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.6%inclusion28 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.5%inclusion26 decks469 decks
3%synergy