Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core Group Hug

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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DougY
Jan 23, 2026
DougY
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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89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
87%synergy
Howling Mine
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
86%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
75%synergy
Vision Skeins
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
71%synergy
Fevered Visions
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Burning Inquiry
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
61%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
52%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Share the Spoils
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
50%synergy
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Chaos Warp
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Windfall
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Temple Bell
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Humble Defector
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Minds Aglow
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
44%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Memory Worm
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Lore Broker
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Homunculus Horde
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Jace's Archivist
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Chasm Skulker
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Party Thrasher
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Nalfeshnee
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Dakra Mystic
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Howling Golem
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
The Locust God
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Lavaleaper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Wandering Archaic
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Broker
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Balor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Academy Loremaster
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Mage
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Tempt with Mayhem
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Brand
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Invert Polarity
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Dream Fracture
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-23%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Mutation
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Words of Wisdom
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Evacuation
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Mirrorform
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-27%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Substitution
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Chef's Kiss
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Unsubstantiate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
High Tide
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Desperate Ritual
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Battle Hymn
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Split Decision
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Counterflux
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Remand
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Prosperity
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Scrambleverse
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Role Reversal
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Winds of Change
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Warp World
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Fascination
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Thieves' Auction
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Commit // Memory
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Skyscribing
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Time Reversal
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-27%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Reforge the Soul
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Over the Top
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Cascade
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Plunge
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Energy Tap
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Order of Succession
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Dance with Calamity
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Ravenform
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Wand
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Folio of Fancies
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Helm of Awakening
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Font of Mythos
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Knowledge Pool
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Horn of Greed
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
River Song's Diary
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Crawlspace
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Tempting Contract
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Hithlain Rope
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Memory Vessel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Manifold Key
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Monument
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Mana Flare
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Forced Fruition
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Powerbalance
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Possibility Storm
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Hive Mind
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Wild Evocation
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Weftwalking
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Braid of Fire
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Improbable Alliance
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Grip of Chaos
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Shared Fate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Rivendell
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Homeward Path
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Izzet Signet
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Planar Atlas
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
The Irencrag
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Island
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
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