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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Lavaleaper
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Fugitive Droid
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Roadkill Rodney
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorform
3.1%inclusion2 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Ravenous Robots
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
67%inclusion307 decks457 decks
66%synergy
Fevered Visions
65%inclusion296 decks457 decks
62%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
61%inclusion280 decks457 decks
60%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
60%inclusion276 decks457 decks
60%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
61%inclusion281 decks457 decks
60%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
59%inclusion269 decks457 decks
57%synergy
Humble Defector
58%inclusion266 decks457 decks
57%synergy
Memory Worm
57%inclusion261 decks457 decks
56%synergy
Lore Broker
55%inclusion251 decks457 decks
54%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
55%inclusion251 decks457 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion288 decks457 decks
21%synergy
Howling Mine
52%inclusion237 decks457 decks
49%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
46%inclusion208 decks457 decks
45%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
46%inclusion208 decks457 decks
44%synergy
Forced Fruition
45%inclusion204 decks457 decks
44%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
44%inclusion199 decks457 decks
40%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
44%inclusion199 decks457 decks
42%synergy
Powerbalance
43%inclusion185 decks427 decks
40%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
42%inclusion193 decks457 decks
40%synergy
Dream Fracture
42%inclusion190 decks457 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Howling Golem
40%inclusion185 decks457 decks
40%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
37%inclusion171 decks457 decks
30%synergy
Homunculus Horde
36%inclusion134 decks369 decks
34%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
33%inclusion150 decks457 decks
31%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
33%inclusion150 decks457 decks
32%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
31%inclusion131 decks418 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
31%inclusion142 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
30%inclusion137 decks457 decks
29%synergy
Dakra Mystic
30%inclusion137 decks457 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
29%inclusion132 decks457 decks
26%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
28%inclusion129 decks457 decks
27%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
27%inclusion125 decks457 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Broker
27%inclusion123 decks457 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
23%inclusion107 decks457 decks
20%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
22%inclusion101 decks457 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion98 decks457 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion96 decks457 decks
-8%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion74 decks369 decks
19%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion79 decks425 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion81 decks457 decks
17%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion63 decks369 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
16%inclusion72 decks457 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion67 decks457 decks
14%synergy
Reckless Scholar
14%inclusion65 decks457 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion64 decks457 decks
13%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
13%inclusion58 decks457 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Falcon
12%inclusion57 decks457 decks
12%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
12%inclusion56 decks457 decks
12%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
11%inclusion50 decks457 decks
11%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion49 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion49 decks457 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion49 decks457 decks
3%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion49 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
11%inclusion49 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
11%inclusion48 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion47 decks457 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion45 decks457 decks
0%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
9.4%inclusion43 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.4%inclusion39 decks415 decks
5%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
9.0%inclusion41 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
9%synergy
River Song
8.1%inclusion37 decks457 decks
8%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.1%inclusion32 decks397 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Looter
7.9%inclusion36 decks457 decks
8%synergy
Runed Servitor
7.9%inclusion36 decks457 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.7%inclusion32 decks415 decks
-13%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Sower
6.8%inclusion31 decks457 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
39%inclusion180 decks457 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Mutation
36%inclusion166 decks457 decks
35%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
36%inclusion152 decks425 decks
34%synergy
Words of Wisdom
35%inclusion160 decks457 decks
34%synergy
Invert Polarity
34%inclusion144 decks426 decks
22%synergy
Wrong Turn
33%inclusion149 decks457 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion149 decks457 decks
-20%synergy
Brand
32%inclusion148 decks457 decks
32%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion139 decks457 decks
-3%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
28%inclusion130 decks457 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion117 decks457 decks
-4%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion101 decks414 decks
22%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion110 decks457 decks
8%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion99 decks457 decks
21%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
18%inclusion84 decks457 decks
17%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion80 decks457 decks
16%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion72 decks457 decks
13%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
15%inclusion67 decks457 decks
14%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
14%inclusion66 decks457 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion64 decks457 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion63 decks457 decks
-5%synergy
Wild Ricochet
13%inclusion61 decks457 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion60 decks457 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion55 decks457 decks
-30%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion52 decks457 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion52 decks457 decks
-33%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion46 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
9.4%inclusion43 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.3%inclusion38 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.1%inclusion37 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Filter Out
8.1%inclusion37 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.9%inclusion36 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Genius
7.2%inclusion33 decks457 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
-29%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
6.8%inclusion31 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Remand
6.3%inclusion29 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.1%inclusion28 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.7%inclusion26 decks457 decks
-23%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.0%inclusion23 decks457 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
41%inclusion188 decks457 decks
40%synergy
Burning Inquiry
29%inclusion134 decks457 decks
27%synergy
Role Reversal
29%inclusion133 decks457 decks
28%synergy
Warp World
27%inclusion125 decks457 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion120 decks457 decks
0%synergy
Skyscribing
26%inclusion118 decks457 decks
26%synergy
Fascination
25%inclusion116 decks457 decks
25%synergy
Scrambleverse
24%inclusion109 decks457 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
24%inclusion109 decks457 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion105 decks457 decks
-15%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion89 decks447 decks
19%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion80 decks457 decks
16%synergy
Prosperity
16%inclusion75 decks457 decks
16%synergy
Whims of the Fates
16%inclusion74 decks457 decks
16%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
16%inclusion72 decks457 decks
14%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion63 decks457 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion62 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
13%inclusion60 decks457 decks
12%synergy
Stitch in Time
13%inclusion58 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Order of Succession
12%inclusion56 decks457 decks
12%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
12%inclusion56 decks457 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion54 decks457 decks
-21%synergy
Game Plan
10%inclusion45 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.5%inclusion39 decks457 decks
3%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.5%inclusion39 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion35 decks457 decks
-30%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.7%inclusion35 decks457 decks
-13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.4%inclusion34 decks457 decks
-15%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.4%inclusion34 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Over the Top
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.3%inclusion29 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.3%inclusion29 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Command
5.9%inclusion27 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.9%inclusion27 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
5.9%inclusion27 decks457 decks
-21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
5.9%inclusion27 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.7%inclusion26 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Modify Memory
5.3%inclusion24 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.3%inclusion24 decks457 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fate
5.0%inclusion23 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
32%inclusion148 decks457 decks
31%synergy
Folio of Fancies
32%inclusion147 decks457 decks
31%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion112 decks457 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion103 decks457 decks
21%synergy
River Song's Diary
21%inclusion98 decks457 decks
20%synergy
Knowledge Pool
19%inclusion87 decks457 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion84 decks457 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Awakening
18%inclusion80 decks457 decks
15%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion79 decks457 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion66 decks457 decks
-15%synergy
Memory Vessel
12%inclusion53 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion47 decks457 decks
10%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
10%inclusion45 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Boompile
5.9%inclusion27 decks457 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
5.0%inclusion23 decks457 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Flare
28%inclusion126 decks457 decks
27%synergy
Share the Spoils
26%inclusion120 decks457 decks
25%synergy
Possibility Storm
22%inclusion101 decks457 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
19%inclusion78 decks413 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
19%inclusion86 decks457 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion82 decks457 decks
3%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion80 decks457 decks
17%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
16%inclusion63 decks395 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion70 decks457 decks
15%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
15%inclusion68 decks457 decks
13%synergy
Wild Evocation
15%inclusion67 decks457 decks
14%synergy
Triple Triad
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion49 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
11%inclusion48 decks457 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion47 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.8%inclusion40 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Grip of Chaos
8.1%inclusion37 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.9%inclusion36 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.9%inclusion36 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.7%inclusion35 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.4%inclusion34 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.4%inclusion34 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Shared Fate
7.4%inclusion34 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
0%synergy
Hive Mind
5.9%inclusion27 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.7%inclusion26 decks457 decks
-19%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.4%inclusion21 decks392 decks
4%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
5.0%inclusion23 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
40%inclusion181 decks457 decks
39%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.7%inclusion26 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion218 decks457 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
38%inclusion174 decks457 decks
35%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion88 decks457 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion53 decks457 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion52 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion51 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.3%inclusion38 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.9%inclusion36 decks457 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.7%inclusion35 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.1%inclusion28 decks457 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion353 decks457 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion348 decks457 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
64%inclusion293 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion221 decks457 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion196 decks457 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion165 decks457 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion153 decks457 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion124 decks457 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion116 decks457 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion110 decks457 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion93 decks457 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
18%inclusion83 decks457 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion61 decks457 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion49 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion47 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.4%inclusion43 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.1%inclusion37 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.1%inclusion37 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.4%inclusion34 decks457 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.8%inclusion31 decks457 decks
3%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion456 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion455 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion371 decks457 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion247 decks457 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion238 decks457 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
51%inclusion232 decks457 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion226 decks457 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion217 decks457 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
42%inclusion194 decks457 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion190 decks457 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion169 decks457 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion153 decks457 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion127 decks457 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22%inclusion101 decks457 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion100 decks457 decks
-21%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion86 decks457 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion85 decks457 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion58 decks457 decks
-28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion52 decks457 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion51 decks457 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion49 decks449 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.3%inclusion38 decks457 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.9%inclusion36 decks457 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
7.9%inclusion36 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.0%inclusion32 decks457 decks
-20%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.6%inclusion30 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion26 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.9%inclusion27 decks457 decks
4%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.7%inclusion26 decks457 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.5%inclusion25 decks457 decks
3%synergy