Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget 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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Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Vision Skeins
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Memory Worm
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Humble Defector
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Howling Golem
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Lore Broker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Wrong Turn
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Chaos Mutation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Burning Inquiry
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Cephalid Broker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Dakra Mystic
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Chasm Skulker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Party Thrasher
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
River Song
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Silver Myr
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Iron Myr
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wildfire Devils
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dragon Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sunset Strikemaster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Saltwater Stalwart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Keldon Flamesage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Viper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Nabber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wizened Snitches
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Blight Herder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shah of Naar Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Murk Strider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Geode Rager
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Falcon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dream Fracture
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Words of Wisdom
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Long River's Pull
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Magic Damper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Unstable Experiment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Split Decision
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wash Away
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Lapse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Brand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-31%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Stern Dismissal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Press the Enemy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Release to the Wind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Surge of Brilliance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Kiora's Dismissal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Metamorphose
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spy Network
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dead // Gone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Desperate Ravings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Counterflux
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ignorant Bliss
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Depart the Realm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lazotep Plating
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sweep Away
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blessed Reincarnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-41%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Fascination
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Minds Aglow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Skyscribing
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Chain Reaction
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Order of Succession
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Combat Tutorial
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Mind Spiral
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Modify Memory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Scrambleverse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Warp World
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Commit // Memory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Shifting Grift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Role Reversal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mob Rule
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Over the Top
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
River's Rebuke
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Prosperity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-27%synergy
Glimpse of Tomorrow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shenanigans
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thieves' Auction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Incite Rebellion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Otterball Antics
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Stitch in Time
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Gleeful Demolition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Clone Legion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Magmatic Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Impending Flux
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Roiling Waters
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dream Cache
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blatant Thievery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Act of Treason
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reality Scramble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sudden Demise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Trade the Helm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fervent Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ravenform
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pyroclasm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Into the Fire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Howling Mine
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hithlain Rope
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Knowledge Pool
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Memory Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lithoform Engine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bubble Matrix
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
River Song's Diary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Boompile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Expert-Level Safe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rod of Absorption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bident of Thassa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Lantern of Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fountainport Bell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Fevered Visions
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Powerbalance
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Curse of Echoes
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Mana Flare
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Mana Cache
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Possibility Storm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Wild Evocation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Witness Protection
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Shiny Impetus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hive Mind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hot Pursuit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Well of Ideas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Cowardice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dissipation Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Conjured Currency
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Impetus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Battle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chance Encounter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Turf War
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Future Sight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Kitnap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dress Down
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Zur's Weirding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Nightly Hunt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Share the Spoils
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fool's Demise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Oath of Scholars
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shared Fate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Inventive Iteration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Palace
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Forgotten Cave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-38%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-42%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-31%synergy
Cursed Mirror
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bounty Board
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Airship Engine Room
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-30%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Transguild Promenade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gateway Plaza
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy