Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core Group Hug

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Echocasting Symposium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Flow State
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Colorstorm Stallion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mathemagics
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dictate of Kruphix
86%inclusion42 decks49 decks
84%synergy
Howling Mine
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
81%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
72%synergy
Vision Skeins
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
68%synergy
Fevered Visions
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
65%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
60%synergy
Burning Inquiry
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
52%synergy
Humble Defector
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Temple Bell
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Minds Aglow
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Share the Spoils
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Homunculus Horde
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
41%synergy
Lore Broker
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Memory Worm
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Chasm Skulker
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Jace's Archivist
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Nalfeshnee
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Lavaleaper
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%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
Howling Golem
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
The Locust God
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Wandering Archaic
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Broker
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Nabber
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Balor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Mage
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Wildfire Devils
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Tempt with Mayhem
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Invert Polarity
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Brand
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Mutation
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Wrong Turn
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Dream Fracture
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Words of Wisdom
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-27%synergy
Chef's Kiss
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Mirrorform
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Substitution
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Long River's Pull
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-34%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Counterflux
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Unsubstantiate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%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
Remand
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Role Reversal
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Prosperity
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Scrambleverse
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Warp World
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Winds of Change
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Fascination
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Molten Psyche
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Commit // Memory
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Grift
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Skyscribing
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Over the Top
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-27%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%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
-22%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Order of Succession
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Cascade
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Modify Memory
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-0%synergy
Dance with Calamity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Creative Technique
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Turtles in Time
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Helm of Awakening
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Wand
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Font of Mythos
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Knowledge Pool
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Horn of Greed
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
River Song's Diary
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Wand of Wonder
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Crawlspace
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Memory Vessel
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Gate to the Aether
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%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
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Forced Fruition
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Possibility Storm
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Powerbalance
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Hive Mind
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Wild Evocation
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Weftwalking
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Dilation
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Improbable Alliance
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
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
8%synergy
Shared Fate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mana Cache
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Stolen Strategy
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Court of Vantress
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Obsession
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Noggle the Mind
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Spire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Homeward Path
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Islet
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-9%synergy