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
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Spectacle Summit
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Tackle Artist
4.2%inclusion2 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Flow State
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
3.6%inclusion2 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
69%inclusion334 decks485 decks
68%synergy
Fevered Visions
66%inclusion319 decks485 decks
64%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
63%inclusion307 decks485 decks
62%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
64%inclusion308 decks485 decks
62%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
61%inclusion296 decks485 decks
60%synergy
Humble Defector
61%inclusion296 decks485 decks
60%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
60%inclusion293 decks485 decks
59%synergy
Memory Worm
59%inclusion285 decks485 decks
58%synergy
Lore Broker
56%inclusion273 decks485 decks
56%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
56%inclusion270 decks485 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion301 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Howling Mine
52%inclusion251 decks485 decks
49%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
48%inclusion234 decks485 decks
47%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
48%inclusion233 decks485 decks
48%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
45%inclusion217 decks485 decks
44%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
44%inclusion214 decks485 decks
41%synergy
Powerbalance
44%inclusion211 decks481 decks
41%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
43%inclusion210 decks485 decks
41%synergy
Howling Golem
43%inclusion210 decks485 decks
43%synergy
Forced Fruition
43%inclusion209 decks485 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion184 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
37%inclusion157 decks423 decks
35%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
34%inclusion163 decks485 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion162 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Dakra Mystic
32%inclusion156 decks485 decks
32%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion154 decks485 decks
30%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
31%inclusion146 decks472 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
30%inclusion145 decks485 decks
28%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
28%inclusion138 decks485 decks
25%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
28%inclusion137 decks485 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Broker
27%inclusion133 decks485 decks
27%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
27%inclusion130 decks485 decks
25%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion118 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
21%inclusion104 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion101 decks485 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion100 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion83 decks423 decks
18%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion93 decks479 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion75 decks423 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion85 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion72 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Reckless Scholar
14%inclusion70 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
14%inclusion69 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion68 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Lavaleaper
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Coveted Falcon
12%inclusion60 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion60 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion57 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
12%inclusion56 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion55 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
11%inclusion54 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion50 decks485 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion50 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
9.5%inclusion46 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
9.3%inclusion42 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Academy Loremaster
9.3%inclusion45 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.9%inclusion42 decks470 decks
5%synergy
River Song
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Runed Servitor
8.7%inclusion42 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Looter
8.5%inclusion41 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.0%inclusion39 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.9%inclusion37 decks470 decks
-15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.8%inclusion38 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
6.6%inclusion32 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
42%inclusion204 decks485 decks
30%synergy
Dream Fracture
42%inclusion202 decks485 decks
41%synergy
Words of Wisdom
37%inclusion180 decks485 decks
37%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
35%inclusion168 decks479 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion170 decks485 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion164 decks485 decks
-18%synergy
Invert Polarity
32%inclusion155 decks480 decks
20%synergy
Brand
32%inclusion156 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion153 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Wrong Turn
31%inclusion152 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
28%inclusion134 decks485 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion124 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion116 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion111 decks469 decks
21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion108 decks485 decks
22%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
18%inclusion87 decks485 decks
16%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion84 decks485 decks
16%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
15%inclusion72 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Evacuation
15%inclusion71 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion70 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion69 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion66 decks485 decks
-22%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion64 decks485 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion60 decks485 decks
-30%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion54 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
-32%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion51 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion51 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion47 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.3%inclusion45 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Filter Out
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Genius
8.7%inclusion42 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Insight
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
7.2%inclusion35 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.7%inclusion23 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.4%inclusion31 decks485 decks
-23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
-30%synergy
Remand
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
-22%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
42%inclusion204 decks485 decks
41%synergy
Burning Inquiry
28%inclusion137 decks485 decks
26%synergy
Role Reversal
27%inclusion131 decks485 decks
26%synergy
Skyscribing
27%inclusion130 decks485 decks
27%synergy
Fascination
26%inclusion125 decks485 decks
26%synergy
Warp World
26%inclusion124 decks485 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion121 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion116 decks485 decks
-14%synergy
Scrambleverse
23%inclusion113 decks485 decks
22%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion110 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion99 decks485 decks
20%synergy
Prosperity
19%inclusion90 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Whims of the Fates
17%inclusion84 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion78 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
14%inclusion69 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
14%inclusion66 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Thieves' Auction
13%inclusion65 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion65 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion58 decks485 decks
-21%synergy
Stitch in Time
12%inclusion58 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
12%inclusion57 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Order of Succession
10%inclusion50 decks485 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.3%inclusion45 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
-29%synergy
Game Plan
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
-15%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.8%inclusion38 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.8%inclusion38 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.6%inclusion37 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.2%inclusion35 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
-16%synergy
Vandalblast
6.6%inclusion32 decks485 decks
-19%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Over the Top
5.8%inclusion28 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
-28%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.2%inclusion25 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
33%inclusion158 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Folio of Fancies
33%inclusion158 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion119 decks485 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion111 decks485 decks
22%synergy
River Song's Diary
20%inclusion99 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion93 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Knowledge Pool
19%inclusion93 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion82 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Helm of Awakening
16%inclusion79 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion70 decks485 decks
-14%synergy
Memory Vessel
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
11%inclusion52 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion47 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Share the Spoils
25%inclusion123 decks485 decks
24%synergy
Mana Flare
25%inclusion122 decks485 decks
24%synergy
Possibility Storm
22%inclusion109 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
22%inclusion105 decks485 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion94 decks468 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion91 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion87 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
16%inclusion70 decks448 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion74 decks485 decks
15%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
14%inclusion70 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Wild Evocation
14%inclusion70 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion55 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion52 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Triple Triad
10%inclusion28 decks294 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
9.3%inclusion19 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.7%inclusion42 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.5%inclusion41 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.5%inclusion41 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
8.5%inclusion41 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.0%inclusion39 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.8%inclusion38 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Grip of Chaos
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
5.9%inclusion14 decks238 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
-19%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.2%inclusion25 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
41%inclusion200 decks485 decks
40%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion233 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
37%inclusion179 decks485 decks
34%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion88 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion57 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion54 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion48 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.0%inclusion39 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.2%inclusion35 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion373 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion372 decks485 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion304 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion225 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion213 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion162 decks485 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion156 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion138 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion120 decks485 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion113 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion99 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion94 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion70 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion51 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion48 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion48 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.8%inclusion38 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion25 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion484 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion483 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion388 decks485 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
56%inclusion271 decks485 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion255 decks485 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion251 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion247 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion228 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
43%inclusion208 decks485 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion201 decks485 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion185 decks485 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion160 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion131 decks485 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion108 decks485 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
21%inclusion103 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion96 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion89 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion70 decks485 decks
-27%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion52 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.2%inclusion35 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
6.6%inclusion32 decks485 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.8%inclusion26 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
3%synergy