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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86%inclusion44 decks51 decks
84%synergy
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84%inclusion43 decks51 decks
81%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
73%inclusion37 decks51 decks
71%synergy
Vision Skeins
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
69%synergy
Fevered Visions
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
66%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
63%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
57%synergy
Burning Inquiry
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
57%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
56%synergy
Minds Aglow
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
50%synergy
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Chaos Warp
76%inclusion39 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
49%synergy
Humble Defector
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
50%synergy
Temple Bell
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
43%synergy
Arcane Denial
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Lore Broker
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
43%synergy
Homunculus Horde
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Archivist
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Memory Worm
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Nalfeshnee
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Chasm Skulker
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Dakra Mystic
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Party Thrasher
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Lavaleaper
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Howling Golem
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
The Locust God
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Broker
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Balor
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Nabber
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Wildfire Devils
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Tempt with Mayhem
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Brand
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Invert Polarity
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Wrong Turn
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Dream Fracture
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Wash Away
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-0%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-27%synergy
Chef's Kiss
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-16%synergy
Commit // Memory
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Reins of Power
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Substitution
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Mirrorform
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-34%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Unsubstantiate
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Counterflux
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Insight
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Split Decision
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Remand
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Prosperity
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Role Reversal
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Scrambleverse
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Warp World
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Winds of Change
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Molten Psyche
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Fascination
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Thieves' Auction
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Skyscribing
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Shifting Grift
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-23%synergy
Over the Top
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fate
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-22%synergy
Order of Succession
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-17%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Flow State
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Game Plan
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Modify Memory
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Devastation Tide
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-0%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Creative Technique
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Helm of Awakening
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Font of Mythos
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Wand
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Knowledge Pool
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Horn of Greed
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
7%synergy
River Song's Diary
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Wand of Wonder
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Tempting Contract
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Crawlspace
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Hithlain Rope
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Ruby Medallion
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Vessel
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Flare
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Forced Fruition
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Possibility Storm
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Powerbalance
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Hive Mind
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Wild Evocation
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Weftwalking
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Grip of Chaos
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Dilation
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Eye of the Storm
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mana Cache
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Court of Vantress
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Obsession
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Strategy
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Standstill
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Homeward Path
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Spire
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion42 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion41 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion49 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
73%inclusion37 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
-0%synergy
Steam Vents
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Training Center
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
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