Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Improvisation Capstone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kami of the Crescent Moon
92%inclusion57 decks62 decks
90%synergy
Howling Mine
90%inclusion56 decks62 decks
87%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
84%inclusion52 decks62 decks
82%synergy
Fevered Visions
73%inclusion45 decks62 decks
70%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
71%inclusion44 decks62 decks
69%synergy
Hive Mind
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
68%synergy
Burning Inquiry
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
62%synergy
Possibility Storm
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
61%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
61%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
87%inclusion54 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
71%inclusion44 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
54%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
53%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
53%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
54%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
50%synergy
Temple Bell
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
48%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Humble Defector
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Nalfeshnee
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
37%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
36%synergy
The Locust God
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Memory Worm
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Archivist
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Homunculus Horde
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Lore Broker
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Party Thrasher
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Nabber
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Dakra Mystic
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Sower
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Fatespinner
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Chasm Skulker
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Academy Loremaster
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-22%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Brand
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
48%synergy
Vision Skeins
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Deflecting Swat
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
-24%synergy
Mirrorform
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Invert Polarity
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Wrong Turn
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Reins of Power
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-13%synergy
Words of Wisdom
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-30%synergy
Long River's Pull
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-26%synergy
Chef's Kiss
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Substitution
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherize
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Wash Away
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Mages' Contest
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Dream Fracture
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Remand
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Negate
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-26%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Will
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Warp World
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
47%synergy
Scrambleverse
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Thieves' Auction
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Winds of Change
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Role Reversal
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Minds Aglow
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Whims of the Fates
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Game of Chaos
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Timetwister
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Shifting Grift
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Insurrection
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Order of Succession
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Game
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Show and Tell
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Over the Top
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-31%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Dance with Calamity
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Mana Clash
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Cultural Exchange
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Illicit Auction
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Knowledge Pool
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Font of Mythos
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Folio of Fancies
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Horn of Greed
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
27%synergy
River Song's Diary
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Helm of Awakening
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Wand of Wonder
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Wand
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Timesifter
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Tempting Contract
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-19%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Gate to the Aether
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Share the Spoils
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
51%synergy
Grip of Chaos
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Eye of the Storm
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Wild Evocation
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Mana Flare
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Powerbalance
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Descent into Avernus
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
21%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Forced Fruition
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Planar Chaos
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Mind's Dilation
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Battle
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Shared Fate
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Risky Move
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Cool but Rude
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Impulsive Maneuvers
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Blood Moon
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Echoes
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Standstill
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion45 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
55%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
57%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Homeward Path
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Maze of Ith
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Northampton Farm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion58 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion52 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Island
94%inclusion58 decks62 decks
78%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion57 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
90%inclusion56 decks62 decks
48%synergy
Steam Vents
89%inclusion55 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Scalding Tarn
76%inclusion47 decks62 decks
45%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
68%inclusion42 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
68%inclusion42 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Thundering Falls
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
-17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Hideout
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Starting Town
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy