Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Rank #528
451decks
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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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Lavaleaper
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Village Pillagers
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Blossombind
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
66%inclusion299 decks451 decks
65%synergy
Fevered Visions
65%inclusion291 decks451 decks
62%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
61%inclusion275 decks451 decks
60%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
61%inclusion277 decks451 decks
59%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
60%inclusion271 decks451 decks
59%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
60%inclusion265 decks443 decks
58%synergy
Humble Defector
58%inclusion261 decks451 decks
57%synergy
Memory Worm
58%inclusion260 decks451 decks
56%synergy
Lore Broker
54%inclusion242 decks451 decks
53%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
55%inclusion250 decks451 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion281 decks451 decks
20%synergy
Howling Mine
51%inclusion229 decks451 decks
48%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
45%inclusion202 decks451 decks
44%synergy
Forced Fruition
44%inclusion200 decks451 decks
43%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
44%inclusion199 decks451 decks
44%synergy
Powerbalance
44%inclusion180 decks413 decks
40%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
43%inclusion196 decks451 decks
42%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
43%inclusion195 decks451 decks
39%synergy
Dream Fracture
43%inclusion193 decks451 decks
42%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
42%inclusion190 decks451 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Howling Golem
39%inclusion178 decks451 decks
39%synergy
Homunculus Horde
36%inclusion127 decks356 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
35%inclusion158 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
33%inclusion151 decks451 decks
32%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
33%inclusion149 decks451 decks
31%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
32%inclusion129 decks404 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
31%inclusion138 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Dakra Mystic
30%inclusion137 decks451 decks
30%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
30%inclusion134 decks451 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
30%inclusion134 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Broker
28%inclusion125 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
27%inclusion124 decks451 decks
26%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
27%inclusion123 decks451 decks
26%synergy
Chasm Skulker
23%inclusion104 decks451 decks
19%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
22%inclusion100 decks451 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion93 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion93 decks451 decks
-8%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion71 decks356 decks
18%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion79 decks411 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion79 decks451 decks
17%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion60 decks356 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
16%inclusion71 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Reckless Scholar
15%inclusion67 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Mage
14%inclusion64 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion64 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
13%inclusion57 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
12%inclusion56 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Coveted Falcon
12%inclusion55 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion51 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Academy Loremaster
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion49 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
11%inclusion48 decks451 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion47 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion46 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
10%inclusion45 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
10%inclusion45 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion43 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.7%inclusion35 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Looter
8.6%inclusion39 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
8%synergy
River Song
8.4%inclusion38 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.4%inclusion32 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Runed Servitor
7.5%inclusion34 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
-14%synergy
Oblivion Sower
6.9%inclusion31 decks451 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
39%inclusion176 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Mutation
37%inclusion166 decks451 decks
35%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
36%inclusion148 decks411 decks
35%synergy
Words of Wisdom
34%inclusion152 decks451 decks
33%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion137 decks412 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion143 decks451 decks
-21%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion143 decks451 decks
31%synergy
Brand
31%inclusion142 decks451 decks
31%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion141 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
27%inclusion124 decks451 decks
24%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion101 decks400 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion112 decks451 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion109 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion97 decks451 decks
21%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
18%inclusion80 decks451 decks
16%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion80 decks451 decks
16%synergy
Evacuation
15%inclusion69 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
15%inclusion68 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
15%inclusion67 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion65 decks451 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion64 decks451 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion62 decks451 decks
-6%synergy
Wild Ricochet
14%inclusion62 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion53 decks451 decks
-30%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion52 decks451 decks
-33%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion51 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Run Away Together
9.3%inclusion42 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
8.3%inclusion23 decks277 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.2%inclusion37 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Filter Out
8.0%inclusion36 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.0%inclusion36 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.1%inclusion32 decks451 decks
-29%synergy
Stroke of Genius
6.9%inclusion31 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Remand
6.7%inclusion30 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
6.7%inclusion30 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
-22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Insight
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
-22%synergy
Return the Favor
5.1%inclusion22 decks433 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
41%inclusion185 decks451 decks
40%synergy
Burning Inquiry
29%inclusion132 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Role Reversal
29%inclusion130 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Warp World
26%inclusion119 decks451 decks
25%synergy
Fascination
26%inclusion117 decks451 decks
26%synergy
Skyscribing
25%inclusion114 decks451 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion112 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
25%inclusion111 decks451 decks
21%synergy
Scrambleverse
23%inclusion102 decks451 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion102 decks451 decks
-16%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion88 decks432 decks
20%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion83 decks451 decks
17%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
16%inclusion72 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Whims of the Fates
16%inclusion71 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Prosperity
15%inclusion66 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Stitch in Time
14%inclusion62 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion62 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Thieves' Auction
13%inclusion58 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
13%inclusion58 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
12%inclusion55 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Order of Succession
12%inclusion53 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion51 decks451 decks
-22%synergy
Game Plan
10%inclusion46 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.1%inclusion41 decks451 decks
3%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.0%inclusion36 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.5%inclusion34 decks451 decks
-13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.5%inclusion34 decks451 decks
-15%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion31 decks451 decks
-31%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.9%inclusion31 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Over the Top
6.7%inclusion30 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Cascade
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
-21%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.0%inclusion27 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Flood of Tears
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Command
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
32%inclusion145 decks451 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Wand
32%inclusion144 decks451 decks
31%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion112 decks451 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
21%inclusion96 decks451 decks
20%synergy
River Song's Diary
21%inclusion93 decks451 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion83 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Knowledge Pool
18%inclusion82 decks451 decks
17%synergy
Wand of Wonder
18%inclusion80 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Helm of Awakening
16%inclusion73 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion64 decks451 decks
-15%synergy
Memory Vessel
12%inclusion52 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Hithlain Rope
11%inclusion48 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
10%inclusion45 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Boompile
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Flare
28%inclusion125 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Share the Spoils
27%inclusion120 decks451 decks
26%synergy
Possibility Storm
21%inclusion96 decks451 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion78 decks399 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
19%inclusion84 decks451 decks
17%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion81 decks451 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion80 decks451 decks
2%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
16%inclusion71 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
15%inclusion59 decks381 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion69 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Wild Evocation
14%inclusion61 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Triple Triad
11%inclusion25 decks227 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion46 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion43 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
10%inclusion43 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Grip of Chaos
7.5%inclusion34 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.1%inclusion32 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.9%inclusion31 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Shared Fate
6.7%inclusion30 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
0%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
-20%synergy
Spider-Verse
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Hive Mind
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.0%inclusion19 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
38%inclusion172 decks451 decks
37%synergy
Dack Fayden
6.0%inclusion27 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion209 decks451 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
38%inclusion171 decks451 decks
35%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion88 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
12%inclusion55 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion53 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.6%inclusion39 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Volcano
8.2%inclusion37 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion36 decks451 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.7%inclusion30 decks451 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion348 decks451 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion342 decks451 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
64%inclusion290 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion217 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion198 decks451 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion166 decks451 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion149 decks451 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion123 decks451 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion113 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion106 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion91 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
18%inclusion81 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion64 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion45 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.9%inclusion40 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion32 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion450 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion449 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion356 decks451 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion240 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion234 decks451 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
51%inclusion230 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion222 decks451 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion213 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
43%inclusion194 decks451 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion184 decks451 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion166 decks451 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion152 decks451 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion124 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
23%inclusion104 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion99 decks451 decks
-21%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion92 decks446 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion86 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion58 decks451 decks
-28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion52 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
12%inclusion50 decks434 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion49 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.5%inclusion34 decks451 decks
-19%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.0%inclusion27 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.0%inclusion27 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
3%synergy