Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Chaos

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Turbulent Springs
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Flashback
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
86%inclusion536 decks623 decks
83%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
78%inclusion484 decks623 decks
76%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
77%inclusion481 decks623 decks
75%synergy
Fevered Visions
71%inclusion443 decks623 decks
69%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
60%inclusion374 decks623 decks
59%synergy
Burning Inquiry
58%inclusion362 decks623 decks
56%synergy
Vision Skeins
57%inclusion353 decks623 decks
56%synergy
Possibility Storm
56%inclusion347 decks623 decks
54%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
55%inclusion342 decks623 decks
53%synergy
Humble Defector
53%inclusion332 decks623 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
82%inclusion513 decks623 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
54%inclusion338 decks623 decks
29%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
53%inclusion333 decks623 decks
52%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
53%inclusion330 decks623 decks
51%synergy
Temple Bell
53%inclusion328 decks623 decks
52%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
52%inclusion325 decks623 decks
51%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
52%inclusion323 decks623 decks
47%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
50%inclusion313 decks623 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion312 decks623 decks
21%synergy
Share the Spoils
50%inclusion312 decks623 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion123 decks623 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion115 decks623 decks
-11%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion88 decks623 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion63 decks623 decks
-14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.2%inclusion51 decks623 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Memory Worm
46%inclusion285 decks623 decks
45%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
45%inclusion278 decks623 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44%inclusion208 decks468 decks
42%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
43%inclusion265 decks623 decks
42%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
42%inclusion264 decks623 decks
41%synergy
Nalfeshnee
40%inclusion247 decks623 decks
38%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
36%inclusion224 decks623 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
33%inclusion206 decks623 decks
32%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion154 decks468 decks
31%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
32%inclusion197 decks623 decks
30%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion149 decks533 decks
23%synergy
Lore Broker
28%inclusion174 decks623 decks
27%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
28%inclusion170 decks613 decks
27%synergy
The Locust God
26%inclusion165 decks623 decks
19%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
26%inclusion159 decks623 decks
22%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
25%inclusion158 decks623 decks
24%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
25%inclusion155 decks623 decks
24%synergy
Party Thrasher
24%inclusion148 decks623 decks
23%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion146 decks623 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Archivist
23%inclusion146 decks623 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
23%inclusion145 decks623 decks
-4%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
21%inclusion131 decks623 decks
20%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
20%inclusion125 decks623 decks
17%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
18%inclusion112 decks623 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion111 decks623 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Nabber
18%inclusion110 decks623 decks
16%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Dakra Mystic
16%inclusion99 decks623 decks
16%synergy
Wildfire Devils
16%inclusion98 decks623 decks
15%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
15%inclusion95 decks623 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion95 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion94 decks623 decks
-13%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
14%inclusion90 decks623 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion89 decks623 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion79 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Wandering Archaic
12%inclusion73 decks623 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
12%inclusion54 decks468 decks
10%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion69 decks623 decks
11%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion69 decks623 decks
11%synergy
Lavaleaper
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.8%inclusion55 decks623 decks
6%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Broker
8.7%inclusion54 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.3%inclusion52 decks623 decks
-1%synergy
River Song
8.2%inclusion51 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
8.2%inclusion51 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
8.0%inclusion50 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Balor
7.7%inclusion48 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.5%inclusion47 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
6.7%inclusion42 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
49%inclusion303 decks623 decks
46%synergy
Brand
47%inclusion295 decks623 decks
47%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
46%inclusion285 decks623 decks
44%synergy
Invert Polarity
45%inclusion280 decks623 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Mutation
44%inclusion275 decks623 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion221 decks623 decks
-16%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
31%inclusion194 decks623 decks
29%synergy
Wrong Turn
30%inclusion185 decks623 decks
29%synergy
Chef's Kiss
21%inclusion132 decks623 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion121 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Words of Wisdom
19%inclusion120 decks623 decks
19%synergy
Dream Fracture
18%inclusion115 decks623 decks
17%synergy
Reins of Power
17%inclusion108 decks623 decks
16%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion95 decks587 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion96 decks623 decks
-21%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
15%inclusion95 decks623 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion86 decks623 decks
-14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion86 decks623 decks
-7%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion83 decks623 decks
-4%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
13%inclusion79 decks623 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion77 decks623 decks
-31%synergy
Wash Away
12%inclusion75 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion72 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Substitution
11%inclusion71 decks623 decks
11%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion70 decks623 decks
-21%synergy
Wild Ricochet
10%inclusion64 decks623 decks
9%synergy
Mirrorform
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Mages' Contest
9.1%inclusion57 decks623 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
8.5%inclusion53 decks623 decks
-5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion47 decks623 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
7.5%inclusion47 decks623 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.5%inclusion47 decks623 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
6.4%inclusion40 decks623 decks
-10%synergy
Evacuation
5.9%inclusion37 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
5.8%inclusion36 decks623 decks
-15%synergy
Remand
5.5%inclusion34 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Scrambleverse
43%inclusion268 decks623 decks
42%synergy
Warp World
43%inclusion268 decks623 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion240 decks623 decks
0%synergy
Minds Aglow
39%inclusion240 decks623 decks
38%synergy
Thieves' Auction
38%inclusion236 decks623 decks
37%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
37%inclusion232 decks623 decks
36%synergy
Winds of Change
29%inclusion181 decks623 decks
26%synergy
Role Reversal
29%inclusion178 decks623 decks
27%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
28%inclusion173 decks623 decks
26%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion134 decks623 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
21%inclusion131 decks623 decks
17%synergy
Prosperity
20%inclusion122 decks623 decks
19%synergy
Whims of the Fates
19%inclusion117 decks623 decks
18%synergy
Game of Chaos
18%inclusion115 decks623 decks
16%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
18%inclusion114 decks623 decks
18%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion113 decks623 decks
-5%synergy
Shifting Grift
18%inclusion111 decks623 decks
17%synergy
Stitch in Time
14%inclusion89 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion83 decks623 decks
-12%synergy
Molten Psyche
12%inclusion76 decks623 decks
11%synergy
Order of Succession
11%inclusion69 decks623 decks
11%synergy
Over the Top
11%inclusion68 decks623 decks
11%synergy
Illicit Auction
11%inclusion67 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Game
10%inclusion64 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.3%inclusion58 decks623 decks
9%synergy
Insurrection
9.1%inclusion57 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9.0%inclusion56 decks623 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
7.2%inclusion45 decks623 decks
-30%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.2%inclusion45 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.2%inclusion45 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
7.2%inclusion45 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.1%inclusion44 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Mana Clash
6.9%inclusion43 decks623 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
6.7%inclusion42 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Gambit
6.6%inclusion41 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Creative Technique
6.4%inclusion40 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.3%inclusion39 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.6%inclusion35 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Collision of Realms
5.5%inclusion34 decks623 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.5%inclusion34 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Game Plan
5.3%inclusion33 decks623 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.3%inclusion33 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
48%inclusion299 decks623 decks
46%synergy
Knowledge Pool
36%inclusion225 decks623 decks
35%synergy
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion220 decks623 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Wand
31%inclusion195 decks623 decks
30%synergy
Wand of Wonder
26%inclusion165 decks623 decks
23%synergy
River Song's Diary
26%inclusion160 decks623 decks
24%synergy
Font of Mythos
24%inclusion148 decks623 decks
23%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion135 decks623 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion111 decks623 decks
-7%synergy
Horn of Greed
18%inclusion110 decks623 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion84 decks623 decks
-15%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion79 decks623 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
10%inclusion64 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
9.5%inclusion59 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Timesifter
9.1%inclusion57 decks623 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.1%inclusion57 decks623 decks
9%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.9%inclusion49 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
7.7%inclusion48 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.7%inclusion48 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion47 decks623 decks
-2%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
7.4%inclusion46 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Boompile
7.2%inclusion45 decks623 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.6%inclusion41 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.1%inclusion38 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Krark's Thumb
5.9%inclusion37 decks623 decks
0%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.6%inclusion35 decks623 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Hive Mind
45%inclusion280 decks623 decks
44%synergy
Powerbalance
42%inclusion261 decks623 decks
39%synergy
Forced Fruition
35%inclusion221 decks623 decks
35%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
35%inclusion218 decks623 decks
34%synergy
Mana Flare
32%inclusion200 decks623 decks
31%synergy
Wild Evocation
29%inclusion183 decks623 decks
29%synergy
Grip of Chaos
29%inclusion182 decks623 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion180 decks623 decks
14%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
27%inclusion166 decks623 decks
25%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
25%inclusion145 decks582 decks
23%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion124 decks523 decks
23%synergy
Eye of the Storm
23%inclusion144 decks623 decks
22%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion135 decks623 decks
20%synergy
Mind's Dilation
18%inclusion115 decks623 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion105 decks623 decks
15%synergy
Planar Chaos
13%inclusion79 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion75 decks623 decks
12%synergy
Risky Move
11%inclusion68 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Shared Fate
10%inclusion65 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion64 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Stolen Strategy
10%inclusion61 decks623 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.3%inclusion58 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Battle
8.7%inclusion54 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Triple Triad
8.4%inclusion25 decks296 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.1%inclusion44 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.6%inclusion41 decks623 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Conjured Currency
6.3%inclusion39 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.1%inclusion38 decks623 decks
5%synergy
Custody Battle
5.5%inclusion34 decks623 decks
5%synergy
Impulsive Maneuvers
5.3%inclusion33 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
18%inclusion113 decks623 decks
17%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.6%inclusion35 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.3%inclusion33 decks623 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
74%inclusion458 decks623 decks
24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
51%inclusion315 decks623 decks
48%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
47%inclusion293 decks623 decks
46%synergy
Homeward Path
29%inclusion183 decks623 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion147 decks623 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion97 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion88 decks623 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion88 decks623 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion65 decks623 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
9.3%inclusion58 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.9%inclusion29 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion53 decks623 decks
-5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.4%inclusion46 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
6.9%inclusion43 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Cataract
6.6%inclusion41 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion561 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion524 decks623 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion405 decks623 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion348 decks623 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
54%inclusion336 decks623 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion193 decks623 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion185 decks623 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion152 decks623 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion101 decks623 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion100 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion80 decks623 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion64 decks623 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion63 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.4%inclusion40 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.1%inclusion15 decks244 decks
0%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.8%inclusion36 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion34 decks623 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.3%inclusion33 decks623 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion617 decks623 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion616 decks623 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion566 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion470 decks623 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion362 decks623 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
57%inclusion354 decks623 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion323 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion312 decks623 decks
16%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion311 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
49%inclusion304 decks623 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
48%inclusion300 decks623 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion285 decks623 decks
-4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
45%inclusion282 decks623 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion168 decks623 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion168 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion159 decks623 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion159 decks623 decks
-6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion158 decks623 decks
0%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
22%inclusion81 decks368 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion118 decks623 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion116 decks623 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion113 decks623 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion113 decks623 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion93 decks623 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion88 decks623 decks
-1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion87 decks623 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion73 decks623 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion52 decks623 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.2%inclusion51 decks623 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.5%inclusion47 decks623 decks
-10%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.1%inclusion38 decks623 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.9%inclusion37 decks623 decks
-1%synergy