Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core

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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
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Lavaleaper
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
87%inclusion518 decks595 decks
84%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
83%inclusion491 decks595 decks
81%synergy
Fevered Visions
78%inclusion465 decks595 decks
76%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
75%inclusion448 decks595 decks
74%synergy
Vision Skeins
71%inclusion424 decks595 decks
70%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
61%inclusion364 decks595 decks
60%synergy
Memory Worm
58%inclusion345 decks595 decks
57%synergy
Temple Bell
58%inclusion344 decks595 decks
57%synergy
Brand
54%inclusion321 decks595 decks
53%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
56%inclusion331 decks595 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion434 decks595 decks
30%synergy
Burning Inquiry
55%inclusion327 decks595 decks
52%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion325 decks595 decks
28%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
54%inclusion322 decks595 decks
52%synergy
Humble Defector
53%inclusion314 decks595 decks
52%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion311 decks595 decks
23%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
52%inclusion308 decks595 decks
51%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
51%inclusion301 decks586 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
51%inclusion305 decks595 decks
50%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
48%inclusion286 decks595 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.5%inclusion33 decks595 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
47%inclusion279 decks595 decks
46%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
47%inclusion211 decks452 decks
44%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
44%inclusion263 decks595 decks
39%synergy
Lore Broker
42%inclusion252 decks595 decks
42%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
41%inclusion246 decks595 decks
40%synergy
Nalfeshnee
39%inclusion231 decks595 decks
37%synergy
Homunculus Horde
39%inclusion175 decks452 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
38%inclusion228 decks595 decks
37%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
34%inclusion202 decks595 decks
32%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
33%inclusion197 decks595 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
32%inclusion190 decks595 decks
27%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
30%inclusion181 decks595 decks
29%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
30%inclusion179 decks595 decks
26%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion171 decks595 decks
21%synergy
The Locust God
28%inclusion168 decks595 decks
20%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
28%inclusion168 decks595 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion140 decks497 decks
23%synergy
Jace's Archivist
27%inclusion159 decks595 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion148 decks595 decks
-4%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
24%inclusion128 decks538 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
23%inclusion137 decks595 decks
20%synergy
Party Thrasher
23%inclusion126 decks549 decks
22%synergy
Chasm Skulker
22%inclusion133 decks595 decks
19%synergy
Dakra Mystic
22%inclusion131 decks595 decks
22%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
21%inclusion93 decks452 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion118 decks595 decks
11%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
20%inclusion117 decks595 decks
19%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
19%inclusion112 decks595 decks
17%synergy
Howling Golem
18%inclusion110 decks595 decks
18%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
17%inclusion100 decks595 decks
15%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
16%inclusion97 decks595 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Broker
16%inclusion96 decks595 decks
16%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion89 decks595 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Nabber
14%inclusion86 decks595 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion85 decks595 decks
-15%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
14%inclusion83 decks595 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
13%inclusion76 decks595 decks
12%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Wildfire Devils
12%inclusion73 decks595 decks
12%synergy
Balor
12%inclusion69 decks595 decks
11%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion66 decks595 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion65 decks595 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion64 decks595 decks
3%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion63 decks595 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
9.1%inclusion54 decks595 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Falcon
8.9%inclusion53 decks595 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Scholar
8.7%inclusion52 decks595 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Sower
8.2%inclusion49 decks595 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.1%inclusion48 decks595 decks
-2%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
7.9%inclusion47 decks595 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
44%inclusion259 decks595 decks
40%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
43%inclusion255 decks595 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion236 decks595 decks
-13%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
38%inclusion210 decks546 decks
37%synergy
Invert Polarity
38%inclusion207 decks549 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Mutation
36%inclusion212 decks595 decks
34%synergy
Dream Fracture
30%inclusion177 decks595 decks
29%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion167 decks595 decks
16%synergy
Words of Wisdom
27%inclusion162 decks595 decks
27%synergy
Wrong Turn
26%inclusion157 decks595 decks
26%synergy
Long River's Pull
20%inclusion107 decks527 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion113 decks595 decks
3%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion113 decks595 decks
-14%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion112 decks595 decks
17%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion106 decks595 decks
16%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
18%inclusion105 decks595 decks
17%synergy
Chef's Kiss
17%inclusion103 decks595 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion103 decks595 decks
-19%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion95 decks595 decks
-12%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion86 decks595 decks
14%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion80 decks595 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion79 decks595 decks
-31%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion64 decks595 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion58 decks595 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion57 decks595 decks
-4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.4%inclusion56 decks595 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.2%inclusion55 decks595 decks
-8%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.6%inclusion51 decks595 decks
7%synergy
Opt
7.9%inclusion47 decks595 decks
-28%synergy
Remand
7.7%inclusion46 decks595 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
7.6%inclusion45 decks595 decks
-34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.7%inclusion37 decks550 decks
-10%synergy
Abrade
6.2%inclusion37 decks595 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.1%inclusion36 decks595 decks
-13%synergy
Return the Favor
6.0%inclusion34 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
5.7%inclusion34 decks595 decks
-13%synergy
Flame of Anor
5.5%inclusion33 decks595 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
5.4%inclusion32 decks595 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.0%inclusion30 decks595 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.0%inclusion30 decks595 decks
-24%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
45%inclusion268 decks595 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion255 decks595 decks
4%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
35%inclusion209 decks595 decks
34%synergy
Prosperity
31%inclusion186 decks595 decks
31%synergy
Warp World
27%inclusion161 decks595 decks
26%synergy
Scrambleverse
27%inclusion159 decks595 decks
26%synergy
Winds of Change
26%inclusion152 decks595 decks
22%synergy
Role Reversal
24%inclusion145 decks595 decks
23%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
23%inclusion135 decks595 decks
21%synergy
Thieves' Auction
22%inclusion132 decks595 decks
21%synergy
Molten Psyche
18%inclusion109 decks595 decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion106 decks595 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion100 decks595 decks
-4%synergy
Shifting Grift
16%inclusion90 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion84 decks595 decks
10%synergy
Skyscribing
13%inclusion79 decks595 decks
13%synergy
Fascination
13%inclusion75 decks595 decks
12%synergy
Whims of the Fates
10%inclusion59 decks595 decks
9%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
10%inclusion59 decks595 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
9.4%inclusion56 decks595 decks
-18%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.9%inclusion53 decks595 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.2%inclusion49 decks595 decks
-30%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.2%inclusion49 decks595 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
8.1%inclusion48 decks595 decks
8%synergy
Game of Chaos
8.1%inclusion48 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.1%inclusion42 decks595 decks
-26%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.1%inclusion42 decks595 decks
1%synergy
Insurrection
7.1%inclusion42 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Order of Succession
6.9%inclusion41 decks595 decks
7%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion40 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Over the Top
6.6%inclusion39 decks595 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.4%inclusion38 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.4%inclusion38 decks595 decks
-1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.1%inclusion36 decks595 decks
-17%synergy
Time Reversal
5.7%inclusion34 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.2%inclusion31 decks595 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.0%inclusion30 decks595 decks
-1%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.0%inclusion30 decks595 decks
4%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.0%inclusion30 decks595 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.0%inclusion30 decks595 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
39%inclusion234 decks595 decks
38%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
38%inclusion224 decks595 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Wand
30%inclusion179 decks595 decks
29%synergy
Knowledge Pool
26%inclusion156 decks595 decks
26%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion150 decks595 decks
25%synergy
Font of Mythos
25%inclusion146 decks595 decks
24%synergy
Wand of Wonder
23%inclusion139 decks595 decks
20%synergy
River Song's Diary
23%inclusion136 decks595 decks
22%synergy
Helm of Awakening
21%inclusion125 decks595 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion103 decks595 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion92 decks595 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion87 decks595 decks
4%synergy
Horn of Greed
13%inclusion78 decks595 decks
13%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
12%inclusion73 decks595 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
9.4%inclusion53 decks566 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.7%inclusion46 decks595 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.6%inclusion45 decks595 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.6%inclusion45 decks595 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
5.2%inclusion31 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
39%inclusion230 decks595 decks
38%synergy
Possibility Storm
36%inclusion212 decks595 decks
34%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
33%inclusion196 decks595 decks
32%synergy
Powerbalance
32%inclusion176 decks550 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion189 decks595 decks
16%synergy
Hive Mind
30%inclusion177 decks595 decks
29%synergy
Mana Flare
28%inclusion166 decks595 decks
27%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
27%inclusion158 decks595 decks
25%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
24%inclusion125 decks524 decks
22%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion116 decks491 decks
23%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
19%inclusion114 decks595 decks
19%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion110 decks595 decks
18%synergy
Wild Evocation
18%inclusion109 decks595 decks
18%synergy
Grip of Chaos
17%inclusion100 decks595 decks
16%synergy
Ominous Seas
16%inclusion97 decks595 decks
13%synergy
Eye of the Storm
16%inclusion93 decks595 decks
15%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion83 decks595 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion74 decks595 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion70 decks595 decks
11%synergy
Improbable Alliance
12%inclusion69 decks595 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion66 decks595 decks
3%synergy
Triple Triad
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion57 decks595 decks
7%synergy
Shared Fate
8.4%inclusion50 decks595 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Echoes
6.7%inclusion40 decks595 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.3%inclusion37 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
6.2%inclusion37 decks595 decks
6%synergy
Planar Chaos
5.7%inclusion34 decks595 decks
3%synergy
Weftwalking
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion150 decks595 decks
24%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.1%inclusion48 decks595 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.7%inclusion40 decks595 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion430 decks595 decks
23%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
50%inclusion300 decks595 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion140 decks595 decks
-2%synergy
Homeward Path
23%inclusion138 decks595 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion116 decks595 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion72 decks595 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion63 decks595 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion63 decks595 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
8.6%inclusion51 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.2%inclusion49 decks595 decks
-10%synergy
Hidden Volcano
6.4%inclusion38 decks595 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Cataract
6.2%inclusion37 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.2%inclusion37 decks595 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion513 decks595 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion506 decks595 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion415 decks595 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion375 decks595 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion331 decks595 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion223 decks595 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion215 decks595 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion188 decks595 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion122 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion104 decks595 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion83 decks595 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion79 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.1%inclusion54 decks595 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.9%inclusion53 decks595 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.4%inclusion50 decks595 decks
0%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.4%inclusion38 decks595 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.9%inclusion35 decks595 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.2%inclusion31 decks595 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion31 decks595 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion588 decks595 decks
1%synergy
Island
99%inclusion587 decks595 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion531 decks595 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion445 decks595 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion346 decks595 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
56%inclusion331 decks595 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion313 decks595 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion312 decks595 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion299 decks595 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion262 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
42%inclusion250 decks595 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
36%inclusion217 decks595 decks
-7%synergy
Steam Vents
35%inclusion208 decks595 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion208 decks595 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion175 decks595 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion140 decks591 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion135 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22%inclusion130 decks595 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion124 decks595 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion104 decks595 decks
-9%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion94 decks595 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion89 decks595 decks
-16%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
-8%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion80 decks595 decks
-7%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion73 decks595 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion70 decks595 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.4%inclusion56 decks595 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion46 decks595 decks
-6%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.6%inclusion45 decks595 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.2%inclusion43 decks595 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.7%inclusion37 decks550 decks
-10%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.7%inclusion34 decks595 decks
-9%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.6%inclusion32 decks572 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion33 decks595 decks
3%synergy