Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core Group Hug

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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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Krang, the All-Powerful
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
87%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
86%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
76%synergy
Vision Skeins
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
70%synergy
Fevered Visions
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
69%synergy
Burning Inquiry
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
57%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Temple Bell
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Humble Defector
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Share the Spoils
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Minds Aglow
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Lore Broker
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Homunculus Horde
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Memory Worm
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Jace's Archivist
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Chasm Skulker
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Nalfeshnee
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
The Locust God
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Party Thrasher
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Dakra Mystic
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Lavaleaper
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Howling Golem
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Wandering Archaic
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Broker
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Balor
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Nabber
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Tempt with Mayhem
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Brand
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Dream Fracture
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Wrong Turn
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Mutation
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-24%synergy
Words of Wisdom
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Mirrorform
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-27%synergy
Chef's Kiss
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Substitution
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-34%synergy
Return the Favor
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Unsubstantiate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Remand
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Split Decision
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Counterflux
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Transforming Flourish
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Prosperity
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Role Reversal
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Scrambleverse
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Change
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Warp World
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Molten Psyche
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Fascination
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Commit // Memory
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Grift
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Skyscribing
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-28%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-23%synergy
Over the Top
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Cascade
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Order of Succession
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Dance with Calamity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Whims of the Fates
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Wand
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Helm of Awakening
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Font of Mythos
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Knowledge Pool
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Horn of Greed
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
6%synergy
River Song's Diary
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Wand of Wonder
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Crawlspace
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Tempting Contract
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Hithlain Rope
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Memory Vessel
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Flare
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Powerbalance
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Possibility Storm
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Hive Mind
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Well of Ideas
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Wild Evocation
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Dilation
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Weftwalking
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Grip of Chaos
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Braid of Fire
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Obsession
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Shared Fate
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Homeward Path
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Training Center
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-9%synergy