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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Immortus, Master of Eternity
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Wiccan, Rising Magician
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
1.3%inclusion1 decks80 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
86%inclusion529 decks614 decks
83%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
78%inclusion481 decks614 decks
77%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
78%inclusion478 decks614 decks
76%synergy
Fevered Visions
71%inclusion438 decks614 decks
69%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
60%inclusion366 decks614 decks
58%synergy
Vision Skeins
57%inclusion349 decks614 decks
56%synergy
Burning Inquiry
58%inclusion356 decks614 decks
56%synergy
Possibility Storm
55%inclusion337 decks614 decks
53%synergy
Humble Defector
53%inclusion327 decks614 decks
52%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
54%inclusion329 decks614 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
81%inclusion500 decks614 decks
40%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
54%inclusion331 decks614 decks
52%synergy
Windfall
54%inclusion329 decks614 decks
29%synergy
Temple Bell
53%inclusion324 decks614 decks
52%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
52%inclusion321 decks614 decks
51%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
51%inclusion315 decks614 decks
50%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
51%inclusion314 decks614 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion309 decks614 decks
21%synergy
Share the Spoils
50%inclusion307 decks614 decks
49%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
50%inclusion306 decks614 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion120 decks614 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion108 decks614 decks
-11%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion86 decks614 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.4%inclusion58 decks614 decks
-14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion49 decks614 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Memory Worm
46%inclusion280 decks614 decks
45%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
45%inclusion215 decks478 decks
42%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
43%inclusion267 decks614 decks
42%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
43%inclusion264 decks614 decks
42%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
42%inclusion258 decks614 decks
41%synergy
Nalfeshnee
40%inclusion245 decks614 decks
38%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
36%inclusion223 decks614 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion156 decks478 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
32%inclusion198 decks614 decks
31%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
31%inclusion188 decks614 decks
29%synergy
Lore Broker
29%inclusion176 decks614 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion154 decks543 decks
23%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
28%inclusion172 decks614 decks
27%synergy
The Locust God
27%inclusion165 decks614 decks
19%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
26%inclusion158 decks614 decks
22%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
25%inclusion156 decks614 decks
24%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
25%inclusion154 decks614 decks
25%synergy
Party Thrasher
24%inclusion150 decks614 decks
23%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
24%inclusion148 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
23%inclusion141 decks614 decks
-3%synergy
Jace's Archivist
23%inclusion141 decks614 decks
20%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
21%inclusion126 decks614 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
21%inclusion126 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
20%inclusion31 decks153 decks
20%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
18%inclusion111 decks614 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion109 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Nabber
16%inclusion101 decks614 decks
15%synergy
Dakra Mystic
16%inclusion101 decks614 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion97 decks614 decks
8%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
15%inclusion95 decks614 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion94 decks614 decks
-13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
15%inclusion93 decks614 decks
15%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion88 decks614 decks
11%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
14%inclusion87 decks614 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion78 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Howling Golem
12%inclusion72 decks614 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
12%inclusion56 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion67 decks614 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion66 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Lavaleaper
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
10%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Broker
9.0%inclusion55 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
8.5%inclusion52 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.3%inclusion51 decks614 decks
-1%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.0%inclusion49 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
7.8%inclusion48 decks614 decks
7%synergy
River Song
7.7%inclusion47 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Balor
7.5%inclusion46 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.0%inclusion43 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Falcon
6.4%inclusion39 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Brand
48%inclusion292 decks614 decks
47%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
47%inclusion289 decks614 decks
44%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
46%inclusion284 decks614 decks
45%synergy
Invert Polarity
46%inclusion282 decks614 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Mutation
44%inclusion268 decks614 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion220 decks614 decks
-16%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
31%inclusion191 decks614 decks
29%synergy
Wrong Turn
29%inclusion178 decks614 decks
28%synergy
Chef's Kiss
20%inclusion125 decks614 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion121 decks614 decks
8%synergy
Words of Wisdom
20%inclusion120 decks614 decks
19%synergy
Dream Fracture
19%inclusion114 decks614 decks
18%synergy
Reins of Power
17%inclusion102 decks614 decks
15%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion97 decks597 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion93 decks614 decks
-22%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion88 decks614 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion83 decks614 decks
-14%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion82 decks614 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion80 decks614 decks
-8%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
13%inclusion80 decks614 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion79 decks614 decks
-30%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion79 decks614 decks
11%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion70 decks614 decks
-21%synergy
Sudden Substitution
11%inclusion70 decks614 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion67 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Wild Ricochet
10%inclusion63 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Mages' Contest
8.8%inclusion54 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion53 decks614 decks
-5%synergy
Mirrorform
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.7%inclusion47 decks614 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
7.5%inclusion46 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion46 decks614 decks
-10%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.4%inclusion25 decks337 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
6.0%inclusion37 decks614 decks
-10%synergy
Evacuation
6.0%inclusion37 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
5.9%inclusion36 decks614 decks
-15%synergy
Remand
5.5%inclusion34 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion32 decks614 decks
-37%synergy
Sorceries
Warp World
43%inclusion261 decks614 decks
41%synergy
Scrambleverse
41%inclusion254 decks614 decks
41%synergy
Minds Aglow
39%inclusion239 decks614 decks
38%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion233 decks614 decks
-0%synergy
Thieves' Auction
37%inclusion226 decks614 decks
36%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
36%inclusion224 decks614 decks
35%synergy
Winds of Change
29%inclusion177 decks614 decks
26%synergy
Role Reversal
28%inclusion173 decks614 decks
27%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
26%inclusion161 decks614 decks
25%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
21%inclusion127 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Prosperity
21%inclusion126 decks614 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
20%inclusion123 decks614 decks
16%synergy
Game of Chaos
18%inclusion113 decks614 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion111 decks614 decks
-5%synergy
Whims of the Fates
18%inclusion110 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
18%inclusion110 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Shifting Grift
17%inclusion105 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Stitch in Time
14%inclusion87 decks614 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion78 decks614 decks
-12%synergy
Molten Psyche
12%inclusion76 decks614 decks
11%synergy
Order of Succession
11%inclusion65 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Over the Top
10%inclusion64 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Illicit Auction
10%inclusion63 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Game
10%inclusion59 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Insurrection
9.4%inclusion58 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.3%inclusion57 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.8%inclusion54 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
7.5%inclusion46 decks614 decks
-30%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.5%inclusion46 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.2%inclusion44 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Time Reversal
7.0%inclusion43 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.8%inclusion42 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.8%inclusion42 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.5%inclusion40 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Mana Clash
6.4%inclusion39 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Gambit
6.2%inclusion38 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Creative Technique
6.2%inclusion38 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.7%inclusion35 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.5%inclusion34 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Game Plan
5.4%inclusion33 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.4%inclusion33 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Collision of Realms
5.4%inclusion33 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Fascination
5.0%inclusion31 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.0%inclusion31 decks614 decks
-19%synergy
Skyscribing
5.0%inclusion31 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
47%inclusion287 decks614 decks
44%synergy
Knowledge Pool
36%inclusion221 decks614 decks
35%synergy
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion217 decks614 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Wand
31%inclusion189 decks614 decks
30%synergy
Wand of Wonder
27%inclusion164 decks614 decks
24%synergy
River Song's Diary
25%inclusion154 decks614 decks
24%synergy
Font of Mythos
25%inclusion151 decks614 decks
24%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion138 decks614 decks
20%synergy
Horn of Greed
17%inclusion107 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion106 decks614 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion84 decks614 decks
-15%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion81 decks614 decks
13%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion64 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Memory Vessel
9.4%inclusion58 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
9.4%inclusion58 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Timesifter
9.4%inclusion58 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
8.1%inclusion50 decks614 decks
8%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
7.8%inclusion48 decks614 decks
8%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.8%inclusion48 decks614 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion47 decks614 decks
-2%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
7.5%inclusion46 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Boompile
7.0%inclusion43 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
6.5%inclusion40 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.4%inclusion39 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.4%inclusion33 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Krark's Thumb
5.4%inclusion33 decks614 decks
-0%synergy
Enchantments
Hive Mind
44%inclusion269 decks614 decks
43%synergy
Powerbalance
42%inclusion255 decks614 decks
38%synergy
Forced Fruition
35%inclusion217 decks614 decks
34%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
34%inclusion210 decks614 decks
34%synergy
Mana Flare
32%inclusion195 decks614 decks
31%synergy
Wild Evocation
29%inclusion178 decks614 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion177 decks614 decks
14%synergy
Grip of Chaos
29%inclusion175 decks614 decks
28%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
26%inclusion160 decks614 decks
24%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
25%inclusion147 decks592 decks
23%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
25%inclusion131 decks533 decks
24%synergy
Eye of the Storm
23%inclusion142 decks614 decks
22%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion133 decks614 decks
20%synergy
Mind's Dilation
18%inclusion111 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion106 decks614 decks
15%synergy
Planar Chaos
13%inclusion78 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion73 decks614 decks
12%synergy
Risky Move
11%inclusion65 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion64 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Shared Fate
10%inclusion63 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Stolen Strategy
9.4%inclusion58 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.1%inclusion56 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Battle
8.5%inclusion52 decks614 decks
8%synergy
Triple Triad
8.2%inclusion25 decks306 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.2%inclusion44 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Weftwalking
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.7%inclusion41 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Conjured Currency
6.2%inclusion38 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.2%inclusion38 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Custody Battle
5.2%inclusion32 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Impulsive Maneuvers
5.0%inclusion31 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.0%inclusion31 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
19%inclusion115 decks614 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.5%inclusion34 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.5%inclusion34 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
74%inclusion453 decks614 decks
25%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
51%inclusion316 decks614 decks
49%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
48%inclusion295 decks614 decks
47%synergy
Homeward Path
30%inclusion184 decks614 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion146 decks614 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion95 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion86 decks614 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion85 decks614 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion64 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.5%inclusion32 decks337 decks
-6%synergy
Restless Spire
9.1%inclusion56 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion52 decks614 decks
-5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.2%inclusion44 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
6.7%inclusion41 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Cataract
6.2%inclusion38 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion551 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion513 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion400 decks614 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion339 decks614 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
54%inclusion331 decks614 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion191 decks614 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion182 decks614 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion151 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion97 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion95 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion80 decks614 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion64 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion62 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-15%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
9.4%inclusion23 decks244 decks
9%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.0%inclusion37 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.0%inclusion37 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.5%inclusion34 decks614 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
-0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion32 decks614 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.0%inclusion31 decks614 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion608 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion607 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion556 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion461 decks614 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion362 decks614 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
57%inclusion348 decks614 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion319 decks614 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion311 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
49%inclusion301 decks614 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion299 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Training Center
49%inclusion299 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
46%inclusion281 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion280 decks614 decks
-4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion165 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion164 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion160 decks614 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion158 decks614 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion155 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
22%inclusion82 decks378 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion114 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion113 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion113 decks614 decks
-7%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion111 decks614 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion95 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion88 decks614 decks
-0%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion88 decks614 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion71 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion51 decks614 decks
-0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.1%inclusion50 decks614 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.7%inclusion47 decks614 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
6.2%inclusion38 decks614 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.2%inclusion38 decks614 decks
2%synergy