Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core Group Hug

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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Jan 23, 2026
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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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Tablet of Discovery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Flow State
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Mathemagics
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Turbulent Springs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
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Howling Mine
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
83%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
82%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
74%synergy
Vision Skeins
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
69%synergy
Fevered Visions
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
68%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
59%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
59%synergy
Burning Inquiry
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
58%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
55%synergy
Temple Bell
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
51%synergy
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Chaos Warp
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Humble Defector
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Denial
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Share the Spoils
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Lore Broker
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
39%synergy
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Gamble
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
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Homunculus Horde
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
41%synergy
Memory Worm
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Archivist
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Chasm Skulker
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Dakra Mystic
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Nalfeshnee
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
28%synergy
The Locust God
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Party Thrasher
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Howling Golem
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Lavaleaper
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Wandering Archaic
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Balor
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Broker
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Nabber
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Scholar
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
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Tempt with Mayhem
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Brand
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Invert Polarity
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Dream Fracture
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Aetherize
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Mutation
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Chef's Kiss
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-27%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Mirrorform
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Substitution
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Flashback
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-34%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Resculpt
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Counterflux
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Unsubstantiate
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Remand
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Wheel and Deal
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Prosperity
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Role Reversal
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Scrambleverse
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Winds of Change
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Warp World
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Molten Psyche
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Fascination
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Commit // Memory
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Shifting Grift
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Skyscribing
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fate
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-28%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-22%synergy
Over the Top
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Cascade
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Order of Succession
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Modify Memory
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Dance with Calamity
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Whims of the Fates
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Wand
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Helm of Awakening
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Font of Mythos
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Knowledge Pool
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Horn of Greed
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
6%synergy
River Song's Diary
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Wand of Wonder
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Crawlspace
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Tempting Contract
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Hithlain Rope
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Vessel
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Mana Flare
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Forced Fruition
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Possibility Storm
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Powerbalance
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Hive Mind
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Well of Ideas
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Wild Evocation
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Strategy
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Dilation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Weftwalking
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Grip of Chaos
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Shared Fate
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Court of Vantress
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Obsession
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Noggle the Mind
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Dack Fayden
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Homeward Path
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Signet
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
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