Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive Card Draw

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
Kami of the Crescent Moon
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
98%synergy
Howling Mine
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
97%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Fevered Visions
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Temple Bell
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Vision Skeins
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Folio of Fancies
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Burning Inquiry
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Arcane Denial
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Chaos Warp
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Humble Defector
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Font of Mythos
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Nalfeshnee
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Mizzix, Replica Rider
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Treasure Nabber
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Howling Golem
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Jace's Archivist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Party Thrasher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Dakra Mystic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Memory Worm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
The Locust God
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Lore Broker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Strago and Relm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vaan, Street Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Homunculus Horde
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Shaun, Father of Synths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Broker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Crimson Honor Guard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Agent of Treachery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Runed Servitor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sower of Temptation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Guile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chasm Skulker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Invert Polarity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Brand
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Mutation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wash Away
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dream Fracture
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-30%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sudden Substitution
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Long River's Pull
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Mirrorform
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Runeflare Trap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aetherspouts
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Fateful Showdown
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Commandeer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mages' Contest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wrong Turn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Windfall
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Thieves' Auction
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Warp World
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Role Reversal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prosperity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Winds of Change
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Scrambleverse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Molten Psyche
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Illicit Auction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Legerdemain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Echo of Eons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spiraling Embers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bonus Round
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Game
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Commit // Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Stitch in Time
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Grift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Insurrection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Blatant Thievery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Master the Way
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Clash
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Game of Chaos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Over the Top
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Political Trickery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Otherworld Atlas
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Horn of Greed
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Knowledge Pool
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Wand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
River Song's Diary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Wand of Wonder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Pumpkin Bombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Copper Tablet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Armageddon Clock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Timesifter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Barbed Wire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ivory Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Unstable Amulet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Flare
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Share the Spoils
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Descent into Avernus
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Wizard Class
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Ominous Seas
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Possibility Storm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Wild Evocation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Hive Mind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Eye of the Storm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Risky Move
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Grip of Chaos
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Weftwalking
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spider-Verse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Triple Triad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unquenchable Fury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Citadel of Pain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bulwark
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Oath of Mages
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Battle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Custody Battle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fool's Demise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mist of Stagnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Apprentice's Folly
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dack Fayden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Maze of Ith
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Homeward Path
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Mistrise Village
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rivendell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Mines of Moria
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Paradise Plume
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Locket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sol Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Lavabrink Floodgates
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mox Tantalite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Misleading Signpost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skyclave Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Steam Vents
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Training Center
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Sulfur Falls
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Islet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Volatile Fjord
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Caldera Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy