Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive Core

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Rank #535
59decks
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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Mathemagics
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
97%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
88%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
86%synergy
Vision Skeins
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
68%synergy
Fevered Visions
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
67%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
65%synergy
Brand
63%inclusion37 decks59 decks
62%synergy
Temple Bell
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
60%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
63%inclusion37 decks59 decks
60%synergy
Burning Inquiry
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Arcane Denial
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Winds of Change
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
55%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Memory Worm
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
45%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Gamble
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Rhystic Study
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-18%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
47%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
45%synergy
Jace's Archivist
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Humble Defector
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Nalfeshnee
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Lore Broker
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
29%synergy
The Locust God
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Homunculus Horde
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Dakra Mystic
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Howling Golem
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Chasm Skulker
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Nabber
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Balor
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Falcon
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Broker
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-20%synergy
Party Thrasher
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Invert Polarity
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Mutation
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Wrong Turn
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Words of Wisdom
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-17%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Chef's Kiss
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Sudden Substitution
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Long River's Pull
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-22%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-33%synergy
Wheel and Deal
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Dream Fracture
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Transforming Flourish
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Filter Out
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Redirect
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Mirrorform
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Fork
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-24%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Seething Song
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Reverberate
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Minds Aglow
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Prosperity
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Molten Psyche
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Warp World
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Scrambleverse
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Thieves' Auction
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Role Reversal
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Fate
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Reforge the Soul
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Shifting Grift
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Echo of Eons
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Over the Top
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Timetwister
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Day's Undoing
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Game of Chaos
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Skyscribing
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Insurrection
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Time Reversal
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-29%synergy
Fascination
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Incendiary Command
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Order of Succession
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Whims of the Fates
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Illicit Auction
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-25%synergy
Preordain
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-29%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Folio of Fancies
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
40%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Horn of Greed
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Helm of Awakening
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Knowledge Pool
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Wand
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
River Song's Diary
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Tempting Contract
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Memory Vessel
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Timesifter
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Ruby Medallion
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Synthesis Pod
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Forced Fruition
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
45%synergy
Hive Mind
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Powerbalance
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Wild Evocation
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Ominous Seas
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Mana Flare
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Grip of Chaos
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Eye of the Storm
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Well of Ideas
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Wizard Class
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Spider-Verse
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Triple Triad
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Weftwalking
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Shared Fate
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Conjured Currency
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Planar Chaos
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Stolen Strategy
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Standstill
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Court of Vantress
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Echoes
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Dack Fayden
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Homeward Path
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Maze of Ith
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Rivendell
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Command Beacon
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Spire
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-0%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion49 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Victory Chimes
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
86%inclusion51 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Training Center
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion37 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Island
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Thundering Falls
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Islet
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Hideout
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy