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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kami of the Crescent Moon
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
98%synergy
Howling Mine
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
97%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Fevered Visions
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Temple Bell
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Vision Skeins
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Font of Mythos
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Arcane Denial
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Chaos Warp
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Burning Inquiry
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Humble Defector
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Nalfeshnee
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Memory Worm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Jace's Archivist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
The Locust God
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Treasure Nabber
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Chasm Skulker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Homunculus Horde
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Lore Broker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Strago and Relm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vaan, Street Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Shaun, Father of Synths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Broker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Agent of Treachery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sower of Temptation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Guile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nadir Kraken
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dakra Mystic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Invert Polarity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Deflecting Swat
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Dream Fracture
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Words of Wisdom
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Runeflare Trap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Wash Away
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Brand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Mirrorform
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Chaos Mutation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aetherspouts
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Electrodominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Fateful Showdown
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Commandeer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Substitution
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Minds Aglow
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Thieves' Auction
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Prosperity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Winds of Change
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Insurrection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Role Reversal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Legerdemain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spiraling Embers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sakashima's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Warp World
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Day's Undoing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blatant Thievery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Master the Way
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Expropriate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Game of Chaos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Illicit Auction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Political Trickery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Horn of Greed
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Helm of Awakening
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Crawlspace
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Wand of Wonder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Pumpkin Bombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Wand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
River Song's Diary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Eye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Knowledge Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tempting Contract
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ivory Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Unstable Amulet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Ominous Seas
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Mana Flare
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Wizard Class
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Share the Spoils
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Descent into Avernus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Weftwalking
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spider-Verse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Triple Triad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Risky Move
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unquenchable Fury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bulwark
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Strategy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Words of War
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Possibility Storm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wild Evocation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Storm of Saruman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Dilation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fool's Demise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Apprentice's Folly
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hive Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
War Tax
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dack Fayden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Maze of Ith
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Homeward Path
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Restless Spire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mines of Moria
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Puzzlebox
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Training Center
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Sulfur Falls
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Volatile Fjord
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Caldera Lake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy