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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Krang, the All-Powerful
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
TCRI Building
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
2%synergy
April, Reporter of the Weird
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Jennika's Technique
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
88%inclusion513 decks585 decks
84%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
83%inclusion483 decks585 decks
81%synergy
Fevered Visions
78%inclusion457 decks585 decks
76%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
75%inclusion440 decks585 decks
73%synergy
Vision Skeins
71%inclusion417 decks585 decks
70%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
61%inclusion359 decks585 decks
60%synergy
Temple Bell
59%inclusion343 decks585 decks
57%synergy
Memory Worm
58%inclusion339 decks585 decks
57%synergy
Brand
54%inclusion318 decks585 decks
54%synergy
Burning Inquiry
55%inclusion322 decks585 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion427 decks585 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion322 decks585 decks
28%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
53%inclusion312 decks585 decks
51%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
53%inclusion308 decks585 decks
52%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion307 decks585 decks
23%synergy
Humble Defector
52%inclusion306 decks585 decks
51%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion302 decks585 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
51%inclusion299 decks585 decks
50%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
49%inclusion285 decks585 decks
47%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
47%inclusion274 decks585 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
46%inclusion214 decks464 decks
43%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
45%inclusion264 decks585 decks
40%synergy
Lore Broker
42%inclusion246 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
42%inclusion245 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Homunculus Horde
40%inclusion187 decks464 decks
38%synergy
Nalfeshnee
39%inclusion226 decks585 decks
37%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
37%inclusion219 decks585 decks
36%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
34%inclusion198 decks585 decks
32%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
33%inclusion194 decks585 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
31%inclusion183 decks585 decks
27%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
30%inclusion178 decks585 decks
27%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
30%inclusion177 decks585 decks
29%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
28%inclusion164 decks585 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion141 decks509 decks
22%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
28%inclusion162 decks585 decks
20%synergy
The Locust God
28%inclusion161 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Archivist
27%inclusion158 decks585 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion144 decks585 decks
-4%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
24%inclusion130 decks550 decks
22%synergy
Party Thrasher
23%inclusion130 decks561 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
23%inclusion133 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Dakra Mystic
23%inclusion133 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Chasm Skulker
22%inclusion127 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion94 decks464 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion116 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Howling Golem
19%inclusion114 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
19%inclusion111 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
18%inclusion107 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
17%inclusion98 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
16%inclusion94 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Broker
16%inclusion92 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion88 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Nabber
15%inclusion86 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
14%inclusion81 decks585 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion81 decks585 decks
-15%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
14%inclusion80 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
12%inclusion73 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Balor
12%inclusion70 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion65 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion63 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion62 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion60 decks585 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Falcon
9.2%inclusion54 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.9%inclusion52 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Scholar
8.4%inclusion49 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Sower
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Dragon Mage
8.0%inclusion47 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.7%inclusion45 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Academy Loremaster
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
44%inclusion257 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
44%inclusion257 decks585 decks
42%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
39%inclusion220 decks558 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion229 decks585 decks
-13%synergy
Invert Polarity
39%inclusion218 decks561 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Mutation
36%inclusion211 decks585 decks
34%synergy
Dream Fracture
29%inclusion172 decks585 decks
28%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion165 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Wrong Turn
27%inclusion160 decks585 decks
27%synergy
Words of Wisdom
27%inclusion159 decks585 decks
27%synergy
Long River's Pull
20%inclusion108 decks539 decks
17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion114 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion109 decks585 decks
-15%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion106 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Chef's Kiss
18%inclusion105 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
17%inclusion102 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion100 decks585 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion98 decks585 decks
-19%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion95 decks585 decks
-11%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion84 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion80 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion75 decks585 decks
-31%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion63 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion59 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.4%inclusion55 decks585 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion55 decks585 decks
-4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.2%inclusion54 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.7%inclusion51 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Mirrorform
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
-34%synergy
Opt
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
-29%synergy
Remand
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.6%inclusion37 decks562 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
-13%synergy
Return the Favor
5.9%inclusion34 decks581 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
-14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
-15%synergy
Seething Song
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
-13%synergy
Flame of Anor
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
5.1%inclusion30 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
46%inclusion268 decks585 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion247 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
35%inclusion206 decks585 decks
34%synergy
Prosperity
31%inclusion183 decks585 decks
31%synergy
Scrambleverse
29%inclusion167 decks585 decks
28%synergy
Warp World
28%inclusion163 decks585 decks
27%synergy
Winds of Change
25%inclusion149 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Role Reversal
25%inclusion145 decks585 decks
23%synergy
Thieves' Auction
23%inclusion136 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
23%inclusion135 decks585 decks
21%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion111 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion108 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion98 decks585 decks
-4%synergy
Shifting Grift
16%inclusion92 decks581 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion87 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Skyscribing
13%inclusion77 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Fascination
12%inclusion72 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Whims of the Fates
10%inclusion59 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
10%inclusion58 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
8.9%inclusion52 decks585 decks
-18%synergy
Ponder
8.4%inclusion49 decks585 decks
-30%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Game of Chaos
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.0%inclusion47 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
7.9%inclusion46 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
7.5%inclusion44 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Order of Succession
7.4%inclusion43 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Over the Top
7.0%inclusion41 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.0%inclusion41 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.7%inclusion39 decks585 decks
-26%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.2%inclusion36 decks585 decks
-17%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
38%inclusion224 decks585 decks
36%synergy
Folio of Fancies
38%inclusion221 decks585 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Wand
31%inclusion181 decks585 decks
30%synergy
Knowledge Pool
27%inclusion158 decks585 decks
26%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion145 decks585 decks
24%synergy
Font of Mythos
25%inclusion144 decks585 decks
24%synergy
Wand of Wonder
24%inclusion140 decks585 decks
20%synergy
River Song's Diary
23%inclusion136 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion130 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion97 decks585 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion87 decks585 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion85 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Horn of Greed
14%inclusion81 decks585 decks
14%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
12%inclusion73 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
9.0%inclusion52 decks578 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
7.5%inclusion44 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.5%inclusion44 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.4%inclusion43 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
39%inclusion228 decks585 decks
38%synergy
Possibility Storm
37%inclusion219 decks585 decks
36%synergy
Powerbalance
32%inclusion180 decks562 decks
29%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
32%inclusion187 decks585 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion183 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Hive Mind
31%inclusion180 decks585 decks
30%synergy
Mana Flare
28%inclusion161 decks585 decks
26%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
26%inclusion153 decks585 decks
24%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion119 decks503 decks
23%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
23%inclusion125 decks536 decks
22%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
21%inclusion120 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Wild Evocation
20%inclusion116 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Grip of Chaos
18%inclusion106 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion103 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Ominous Seas
16%inclusion94 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Eye of the Storm
16%inclusion92 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Mind's Dilation
15%inclusion85 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion71 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion70 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion63 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion60 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion57 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Triple Triad
9.1%inclusion23 decks253 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
8.5%inclusion50 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.0%inclusion41 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Planar Chaos
6.2%inclusion36 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
5.8%inclusion12 decks208 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion147 decks585 decks
24%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion421 decks585 decks
23%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
55%inclusion322 decks585 decks
52%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
50%inclusion295 decks585 decks
49%synergy
Homeward Path
23%inclusion136 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion134 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion111 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion73 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion58 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion57 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
8.5%inclusion50 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.5%inclusion44 decks585 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
-7%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion500 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion500 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion408 decks585 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion369 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion328 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion216 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion210 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion182 decks585 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion117 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion99 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion82 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion80 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.4%inclusion55 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.7%inclusion51 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.4%inclusion49 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.2%inclusion36 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion30 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.1%inclusion30 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion578 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Island
99%inclusion577 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion521 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion436 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion339 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion322 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion307 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion300 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
51%inclusion299 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion254 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
42%inclusion247 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
36%inclusion213 decks585 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion204 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
35%inclusion202 decks585 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion173 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion140 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion132 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion130 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion121 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion98 decks585 decks
-10%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion91 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion88 decks585 decks
-16%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion79 decks585 decks
-8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion48 decks368 decks
-8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion73 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion67 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion56 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.9%inclusion46 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.4%inclusion43 decks585 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.8%inclusion40 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.6%inclusion37 decks562 decks
-10%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.3%inclusion31 decks584 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion30 decks585 decks
3%synergy