Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core 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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Krang, the All-Powerful
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
90%inclusion80 decks89 decks
87%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
87%inclusion77 decks89 decks
85%synergy
Fevered Visions
81%inclusion72 decks89 decks
79%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
74%inclusion66 decks89 decks
72%synergy
Vision Skeins
67%inclusion60 decks89 decks
66%synergy
Temple Bell
61%inclusion54 decks89 decks
60%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
61%inclusion54 decks89 decks
58%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
56%inclusion50 decks89 decks
55%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
76%inclusion68 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
58%inclusion52 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
48%synergy
Burning Inquiry
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion46 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Memory Worm
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
49%synergy
Brand
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
50%synergy
Minds Aglow
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
48%synergy
Humble Defector
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Lore Broker
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Homunculus Horde
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
41%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
39%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Jace's Archivist
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Dakra Mystic
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Nalfeshnee
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
21%synergy
The Locust God
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Party Thrasher
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Howling Golem
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Treasure Nabber
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Broker
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Balor
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Academy Loremaster
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Mage
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Reckless Scholar
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Wildfire Devils
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Wrong Turn
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Invert Polarity
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Mutation
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
-22%synergy
Dream Fracture
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Words of Wisdom
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Reins of Power
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-20%synergy
Chef's Kiss
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-15%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Wash Away
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Brainstorm
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-35%synergy
Memory Lapse
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Mirrorform
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Negate
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-25%synergy
Wild Ricochet
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Mages' Contest
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Remand
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
High Tide
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Wheel and Deal
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Return the Favor
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Scrambleverse
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Warp World
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Role Reversal
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Winds of Change
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Thieves' Auction
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Prosperity
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Molten Psyche
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Skyscribing
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Game of Chaos
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Fascination
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-17%synergy
Whims of the Fates
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Order of Succession
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Commit // Memory
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-24%synergy
Illicit Auction
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Insurrection
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Over the Top
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Dance with Calamity
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-31%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Ravenform
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-16%synergy
Game Plan
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fate
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Wand
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Knowledge Pool
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Helm of Awakening
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Wand of Wonder
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Font of Mythos
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
River Song's Diary
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Horn of Greed
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Tempting Contract
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Memory Vessel
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Possibility Storm
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Mana Flare
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Hive Mind
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
15%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Powerbalance
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Mind's Dilation
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Wild Evocation
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Grip of Chaos
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Planar Chaos
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Conjured Currency
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Risky Move
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Braid of Fire
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Exchange of Words
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion59 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
45%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Spire
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Homeward Path
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion77 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion74 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion56 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion52 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion86 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion86 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion80 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion66 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
56%inclusion50 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion46 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Islet
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Highland Lake
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy