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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Krang, the All-Powerful
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
90%inclusion85 decks94 decks
87%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
84%inclusion79 decks94 decks
82%synergy
Fevered Visions
82%inclusion77 decks94 decks
80%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
74%inclusion70 decks94 decks
73%synergy
Vision Skeins
67%inclusion63 decks94 decks
66%synergy
Temple Bell
62%inclusion58 decks94 decks
61%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
59%inclusion55 decks94 decks
57%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
57%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
51%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
77%inclusion72 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Burning Inquiry
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
49%synergy
Memory Worm
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Minds Aglow
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Share the Spoils
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Brand
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
47%synergy
Humble Defector
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Perplexing Chimera
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
45%synergy
Homunculus Horde
45%inclusion41 decks91 decks
43%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Lore Broker
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
41%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
40%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
38%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Jace's Archivist
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Dakra Mystic
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Nalfeshnee
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
22%synergy
The Locust God
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Party Thrasher
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Howling Golem
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Nabber
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Broker
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Balor
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Lavaleaper
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Mage
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Wildfire Devils
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Scholar
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
41%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
39%synergy
Wrong Turn
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Invert Polarity
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
-21%synergy
Dream Fracture
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Words of Wisdom
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-18%synergy
Reins of Power
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Chef's Kiss
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Mirrorform
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-35%synergy
Reality Shift
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Remand
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Negate
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-25%synergy
Wild Ricochet
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Mages' Contest
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
High Tide
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Wheel and Deal
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Song
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Scrambleverse
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Warp World
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Role Reversal
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Winds of Change
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Thieves' Auction
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Prosperity
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Molten Psyche
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Shifting Grift
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Skyscribing
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Whims of the Fates
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Game of Chaos
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Fascination
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Commit // Memory
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Order of Succession
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-24%synergy
Over the Top
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Illicit Auction
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Stitch in Time
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Dance with Calamity
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-15%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Game Plan
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-32%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Ravenform
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
37%synergy
Folio of Fancies
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Knowledge Pool
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Wand
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Helm of Awakening
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Wand of Wonder
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Font of Mythos
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
River Song's Diary
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Horn of Greed
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Tempting Contract
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Rope
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Memory Vessel
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Possibility Storm
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Mana Flare
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Hive Mind
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
29%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Powerbalance
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Mind's Dilation
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Wild Evocation
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Grip of Chaos
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Eye of the Storm
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Conjured Currency
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Shared Fate
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Planar Chaos
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Weftwalking
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Exchange of Words
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Risky Move
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Custody Battle
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion62 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
45%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Homeward Path
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Restless Spire
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion82 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion78 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion58 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion92 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion92 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion85 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion68 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Training Center
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Highland Lake
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy