Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core

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
Turbulent Springs
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Resonating Lute
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-19%synergy
Nico Minoru, Runaway
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
4.5%inclusion4 decks89 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
88%inclusion527 decks601 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
83%inclusion497 decks601 decks
81%synergy
Fevered Visions
78%inclusion466 decks601 decks
75%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
75%inclusion451 decks601 decks
73%synergy
Vision Skeins
71%inclusion424 decks601 decks
69%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
62%inclusion371 decks601 decks
60%synergy
Temple Bell
58%inclusion349 decks601 decks
57%synergy
Memory Worm
56%inclusion338 decks601 decks
55%synergy
Burning Inquiry
55%inclusion331 decks601 decks
53%synergy
Brand
53%inclusion321 decks601 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion441 decks601 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion330 decks601 decks
30%synergy
Humble Defector
53%inclusion318 decks601 decks
52%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion315 decks601 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion313 decks601 decks
23%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
52%inclusion311 decks601 decks
51%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
52%inclusion310 decks601 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
51%inclusion308 decks601 decks
50%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
48%inclusion287 decks601 decks
46%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
46%inclusion278 decks601 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.5%inclusion33 decks601 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
45%inclusion235 decks517 decks
43%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
45%inclusion273 decks601 decks
41%synergy
Lore Broker
42%inclusion253 decks601 decks
41%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
42%inclusion251 decks601 decks
41%synergy
Homunculus Horde
40%inclusion207 decks517 decks
38%synergy
Nalfeshnee
38%inclusion226 decks601 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
36%inclusion217 decks601 decks
35%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
32%inclusion194 decks601 decks
30%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
32%inclusion194 decks601 decks
27%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
32%inclusion193 decks601 decks
31%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
30%inclusion178 decks601 decks
29%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
29%inclusion177 decks601 decks
26%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
29%inclusion172 decks601 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
29%inclusion160 decks560 decks
24%synergy
The Locust God
28%inclusion167 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
27%inclusion162 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Archivist
26%inclusion159 decks601 decks
24%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
24%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
24%inclusion143 decks600 decks
23%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion143 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Party Thrasher
23%inclusion140 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Dakra Mystic
23%inclusion137 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
22%inclusion134 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion129 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Howling Golem
19%inclusion117 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
19%inclusion100 decks517 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion114 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
18%inclusion109 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
17%inclusion104 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
16%inclusion98 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
16%inclusion95 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Broker
16%inclusion94 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Nabber
15%inclusion92 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion91 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion86 decks601 decks
-14%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
14%inclusion83 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
14%inclusion82 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
12%inclusion74 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Balor
12%inclusion71 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion71 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion68 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion68 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion60 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Lavaleaper
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Falcon
9.3%inclusion56 decks601 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.8%inclusion53 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.7%inclusion46 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Scholar
7.5%inclusion45 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.5%inclusion45 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
44%inclusion262 decks601 decks
41%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
43%inclusion261 decks601 decks
42%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
40%inclusion242 decks601 decks
39%synergy
Invert Polarity
39%inclusion234 decks601 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion225 decks601 decks
-14%synergy
Chaos Mutation
36%inclusion216 decks601 decks
34%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion175 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Dream Fracture
27%inclusion165 decks601 decks
26%synergy
Wrong Turn
27%inclusion164 decks601 decks
27%synergy
Words of Wisdom
25%inclusion153 decks601 decks
25%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion122 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion114 decks589 decks
17%synergy
Chef's Kiss
18%inclusion109 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion108 decks601 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion105 decks601 decks
-19%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
17%inclusion100 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion97 decks601 decks
-16%synergy
Wash Away
16%inclusion97 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion94 decks601 decks
-12%synergy
Reins of Power
15%inclusion90 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
13%inclusion79 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion73 decks601 decks
-31%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion63 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion62 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion61 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
9.5%inclusion57 decks601 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.2%inclusion55 decks601 decks
-8%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.5%inclusion51 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
-34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.5%inclusion45 decks601 decks
-10%synergy
Mirrorform
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Remand
7.2%inclusion43 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Opt
7.0%inclusion42 decks601 decks
-28%synergy
Return the Favor
6.5%inclusion39 decks601 decks
-0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.8%inclusion35 decks601 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
44%inclusion265 decks601 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion255 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
34%inclusion202 decks601 decks
32%synergy
Scrambleverse
30%inclusion182 decks601 decks
29%synergy
Prosperity
30%inclusion182 decks601 decks
30%synergy
Warp World
29%inclusion177 decks601 decks
28%synergy
Winds of Change
28%inclusion168 decks601 decks
25%synergy
Role Reversal
25%inclusion152 decks601 decks
24%synergy
Thieves' Auction
25%inclusion148 decks601 decks
24%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
24%inclusion142 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion120 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Molten Psyche
18%inclusion110 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion105 decks601 decks
-6%synergy
Shifting Grift
16%inclusion99 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion94 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Skyscribing
12%inclusion73 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Fascination
11%inclusion69 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Whims of the Fates
10%inclusion59 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
10%inclusion58 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
9.3%inclusion56 decks601 decks
-16%synergy
Game of Chaos
8.8%inclusion53 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion51 decks601 decks
-29%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.5%inclusion51 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Order of Succession
8.0%inclusion48 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Insurrection
8.0%inclusion48 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
7.7%inclusion46 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Over the Top
7.5%inclusion45 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.0%inclusion42 decks601 decks
-25%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion40 decks601 decks
-0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.3%inclusion38 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.8%inclusion35 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.8%inclusion35 decks601 decks
-18%synergy
Illicit Auction
5.8%inclusion35 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.3%inclusion32 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.2%inclusion31 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.2%inclusion31 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
39%inclusion233 decks601 decks
38%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
39%inclusion232 decks601 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Wand
29%inclusion177 decks601 decks
28%synergy
Knowledge Pool
27%inclusion161 decks601 decks
26%synergy
Font of Mythos
26%inclusion154 decks601 decks
25%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
23%inclusion140 decks601 decks
23%synergy
Helm of Awakening
23%inclusion139 decks601 decks
20%synergy
River Song's Diary
23%inclusion136 decks601 decks
21%synergy
Wand of Wonder
22%inclusion135 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion97 decks601 decks
-9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion94 decks601 decks
-13%synergy
Horn of Greed
15%inclusion90 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion87 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
13%inclusion76 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
8.5%inclusion51 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
7.5%inclusion45 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.5%inclusion45 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.8%inclusion41 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
38%inclusion228 decks601 decks
37%synergy
Possibility Storm
38%inclusion228 decks601 decks
36%synergy
Powerbalance
32%inclusion195 decks601 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion187 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Hive Mind
30%inclusion180 decks601 decks
29%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
29%inclusion176 decks601 decks
28%synergy
Mana Flare
27%inclusion161 decks601 decks
26%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
27%inclusion160 decks601 decks
25%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion131 decks555 decks
23%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
23%inclusion135 decks586 decks
22%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
21%inclusion128 decks601 decks
21%synergy
Wild Evocation
19%inclusion115 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Grip of Chaos
18%inclusion109 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Well of Ideas
17%inclusion101 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Eye of the Storm
16%inclusion97 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Ominous Seas
15%inclusion90 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion85 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion77 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion67 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion62 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion61 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion59 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Shared Fate
8.8%inclusion53 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Triple Triad
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Weftwalking
7.1%inclusion19 decks267 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.0%inclusion42 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Planar Chaos
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Risky Move
5.3%inclusion32 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion149 decks601 decks
24%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.2%inclusion55 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.5%inclusion39 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion428 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
55%inclusion333 decks601 decks
52%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
51%inclusion306 decks601 decks
49%synergy
Homeward Path
23%inclusion140 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion138 decks601 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion112 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion76 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion64 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
9.2%inclusion55 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.7%inclusion46 decks601 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion44 decks601 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.5%inclusion33 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.2%inclusion31 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion512 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion507 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion412 decks601 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion378 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion338 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion222 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion212 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion186 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion114 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion107 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion84 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion79 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion64 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion49 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.2%inclusion31 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion595 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion594 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion539 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion445 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion351 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
56%inclusion339 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion323 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
51%inclusion308 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion306 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion266 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion261 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
37%inclusion225 decks601 decks
-12%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion223 decks601 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion199 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion181 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion148 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion136 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion134 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion127 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion103 decks601 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion102 decks601 decks
-14%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion88 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion88 decks601 decks
-7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion61 decks421 decks
-8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion78 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion74 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion58 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.0%inclusion48 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.5%inclusion45 decks601 decks
-10%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion38 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
-9%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.2%inclusion31 decks601 decks
-2%synergy