Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Chaos

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mirrorform
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Lavaleaper
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
4.1%inclusion3 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
3.2%inclusion3 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
85%inclusion549 decks645 decks
82%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
77%inclusion499 decks645 decks
76%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
77%inclusion494 decks645 decks
75%synergy
Fevered Visions
71%inclusion456 decks645 decks
68%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
60%inclusion387 decks645 decks
59%synergy
Possibility Storm
59%inclusion379 decks645 decks
57%synergy
Burning Inquiry
58%inclusion375 decks645 decks
56%synergy
Vision Skeins
56%inclusion359 decks645 decks
54%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
56%inclusion360 decks645 decks
54%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
55%inclusion352 decks645 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
83%inclusion538 decks645 decks
41%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
53%inclusion343 decks645 decks
52%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
52%inclusion338 decks645 decks
48%synergy
Humble Defector
52%inclusion338 decks645 decks
51%synergy
Share the Spoils
52%inclusion335 decks645 decks
51%synergy
Temple Bell
52%inclusion335 decks645 decks
51%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion333 decks645 decks
25%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
52%inclusion333 decks645 decks
48%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
51%inclusion329 decks645 decks
49%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
50%inclusion320 decks645 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion127 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion124 decks645 decks
-10%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion92 decks645 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion71 decks645 decks
-14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
-13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.4%inclusion35 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Memory Worm
46%inclusion299 decks645 decks
45%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
45%inclusion293 decks645 decks
43%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
44%inclusion281 decks645 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
43%inclusion179 decks413 decks
41%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
41%inclusion267 decks645 decks
40%synergy
Nalfeshnee
39%inclusion253 decks645 decks
38%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
35%inclusion224 decks645 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
33%inclusion212 decks645 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
31%inclusion130 decks413 decks
29%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
31%inclusion200 decks645 decks
30%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
29%inclusion161 decks560 decks
27%synergy
Lore Broker
26%inclusion169 decks645 decks
26%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion124 decks479 decks
21%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
25%inclusion164 decks645 decks
22%synergy
The Locust God
25%inclusion164 decks645 decks
17%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
25%inclusion162 decks645 decks
24%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
25%inclusion160 decks645 decks
24%synergy
Party Thrasher
24%inclusion142 decks588 decks
23%synergy
Jace's Archivist
23%inclusion146 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion144 decks645 decks
-6%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
22%inclusion140 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
21%inclusion136 decks645 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
19%inclusion125 decks645 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
19%inclusion124 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
19%inclusion123 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Nabber
19%inclusion121 decks645 decks
18%synergy
Wildfire Devils
17%inclusion111 decks645 decks
17%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
16%inclusion102 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion98 decks645 decks
-14%synergy
Dakra Mystic
15%inclusion98 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
15%inclusion95 decks645 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion93 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion91 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion83 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
12%inclusion50 decks413 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion74 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion73 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion71 decks645 decks
11%synergy
River Song
9.5%inclusion61 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Broker
8.8%inclusion57 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
-2%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.2%inclusion53 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.2%inclusion53 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.9%inclusion51 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
7.9%inclusion51 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Balor
7.8%inclusion50 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
7.8%inclusion50 decks645 decks
6%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Fatespinner
6.5%inclusion42 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Falcon
6.2%inclusion40 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion314 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Brand
48%inclusion310 decks645 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Mutation
47%inclusion300 decks645 decks
45%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
43%inclusion254 decks586 decks
42%synergy
Invert Polarity
43%inclusion255 decks589 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion222 decks645 decks
-18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
32%inclusion208 decks645 decks
30%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion208 decks645 decks
32%synergy
Chef's Kiss
23%inclusion149 decks645 decks
22%synergy
Words of Wisdom
20%inclusion129 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Reins of Power
18%inclusion117 decks645 decks
17%synergy
Dream Fracture
18%inclusion117 decks645 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion116 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
17%inclusion112 decks645 decks
17%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion84 decks533 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion97 decks645 decks
-21%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion97 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion93 decks645 decks
-13%synergy
Sudden Substitution
14%inclusion88 decks645 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion83 decks645 decks
-3%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
13%inclusion82 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion81 decks645 decks
-31%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion74 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Wash Away
11%inclusion73 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion72 decks645 decks
-22%synergy
Mages' Contest
9.0%inclusion58 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion53 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion51 decks645 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion43 decks590 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
7.1%inclusion46 decks645 decks
-9%synergy
Evacuation
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
6.6%inclusion42 decks639 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
6.5%inclusion42 decks645 decks
-12%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.3%inclusion17 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Wheel and Deal
5.9%inclusion38 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Remand
5.4%inclusion35 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Scrambleverse
47%inclusion300 decks645 decks
46%synergy
Warp World
45%inclusion288 decks645 decks
43%synergy
Minds Aglow
40%inclusion258 decks645 decks
39%synergy
Thieves' Auction
40%inclusion257 decks645 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion252 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
38%inclusion246 decks645 decks
37%synergy
Role Reversal
30%inclusion194 decks645 decks
29%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
28%inclusion183 decks645 decks
27%synergy
Winds of Change
26%inclusion168 decks645 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion147 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
23%inclusion146 decks645 decks
18%synergy
Whims of the Fates
20%inclusion129 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Prosperity
20%inclusion127 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
20%inclusion126 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Game of Chaos
20%inclusion126 decks645 decks
17%synergy
Shifting Grift
18%inclusion112 decks637 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion111 decks645 decks
-4%synergy
Stitch in Time
14%inclusion92 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion85 decks645 decks
-14%synergy
Order of Succession
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Over the Top
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Molten Psyche
12%inclusion76 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Illicit Auction
11%inclusion74 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Game
10%inclusion65 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion65 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Insurrection
9.1%inclusion59 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Mana Clash
7.8%inclusion50 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
7.6%inclusion49 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Gambit
7.0%inclusion45 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
-31%synergy
Creative Technique
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.7%inclusion43 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
6.4%inclusion41 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
6.4%inclusion41 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Collision of Realms
6.2%inclusion40 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
5.9%inclusion38 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
5.9%inclusion38 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.9%inclusion38 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.6%inclusion36 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
48%inclusion311 decks645 decks
46%synergy
Knowledge Pool
37%inclusion241 decks645 decks
37%synergy
Folio of Fancies
34%inclusion221 decks645 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Wand
34%inclusion219 decks645 decks
33%synergy
Wand of Wonder
28%inclusion179 decks645 decks
24%synergy
River Song's Diary
27%inclusion176 decks645 decks
26%synergy
Font of Mythos
24%inclusion152 decks645 decks
23%synergy
Helm of Awakening
21%inclusion137 decks645 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion111 decks645 decks
-7%synergy
Horn of Greed
16%inclusion102 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion87 decks645 decks
-16%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
12%inclusion79 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
12%inclusion77 decks632 decks
12%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
10%inclusion66 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Timesifter
10%inclusion63 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.1%inclusion59 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion56 decks645 decks
-2%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
8.2%inclusion53 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
8.2%inclusion53 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Boompile
7.6%inclusion49 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
7.1%inclusion46 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Gate to the Aether
7.1%inclusion46 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.1%inclusion46 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
6.8%inclusion44 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.4%inclusion41 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Krark's Thumb
5.6%inclusion36 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion35 decks645 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Hive Mind
48%inclusion309 decks645 decks
47%synergy
Powerbalance
42%inclusion249 decks591 decks
39%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
37%inclusion238 decks645 decks
36%synergy
Forced Fruition
35%inclusion226 decks645 decks
34%synergy
Wild Evocation
34%inclusion217 decks645 decks
33%synergy
Mana Flare
33%inclusion215 decks645 decks
32%synergy
Grip of Chaos
32%inclusion205 decks645 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion179 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
28%inclusion178 decks645 decks
26%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
26%inclusion139 decks528 decks
25%synergy
Eye of the Storm
25%inclusion162 decks645 decks
24%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion111 decks468 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion142 decks645 decks
21%synergy
Mind's Dilation
18%inclusion116 decks645 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion112 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Planar Chaos
14%inclusion88 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion77 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Shared Fate
12%inclusion76 decks645 decks
12%synergy
Risky Move
11%inclusion73 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion71 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Battle
10%inclusion63 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
9.1%inclusion59 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.5%inclusion55 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Triple Triad
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.4%inclusion48 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.5%inclusion42 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.4%inclusion41 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Impulsive Maneuvers
6.2%inclusion40 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Conjured Currency
6.0%inclusion39 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Custody Battle
5.9%inclusion38 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Tide of War
5.4%inclusion35 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Chance Encounter
5.1%inclusion33 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
17%inclusion108 decks645 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion466 decks645 decks
23%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
49%inclusion314 decks645 decks
46%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
47%inclusion304 decks645 decks
46%synergy
Homeward Path
29%inclusion190 decks645 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion141 decks645 decks
-3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion100 decks645 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion99 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion94 decks645 decks
13%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion62 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion62 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.1%inclusion52 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.9%inclusion51 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
7.3%inclusion47 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.3%inclusion47 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion587 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion546 decks645 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion415 decks645 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion370 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion352 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion190 decks645 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion185 decks645 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion157 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion110 decks645 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion100 decks645 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion84 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion65 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.5%inclusion61 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.8%inclusion50 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.2%inclusion40 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion36 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion635 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion634 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion586 decks645 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion482 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion367 decks645 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
56%inclusion360 decks645 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion335 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion321 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion318 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion310 decks645 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion306 decks645 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion300 decks645 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion284 decks645 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion175 decks645 decks
11%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
26%inclusion170 decks645 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion170 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion170 decks645 decks
-5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion146 decks645 decks
-2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
21%inclusion66 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion118 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion117 decks645 decks
-8%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion116 decks645 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion114 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion99 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion97 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion93 decks645 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion71 decks645 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.5%inclusion55 decks645 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion43 decks590 decks
-10%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.8%inclusion44 decks645 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
6.6%inclusion42 decks641 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.4%inclusion41 decks645 decks
-7%synergy