Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget 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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100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
98%synergy
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75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
71%synergy
Lore Broker
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Humble Defector
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Howling Golem
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
21%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Dragon Mage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Erudite Wizard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Party Thrasher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Keldon Flamesage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Scalding Viper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Cephalid Broker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Wizened Snitches
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Blight Herder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-3%synergy
Murk Strider
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Geode Rager
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Runed Servitor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Dakra Mystic
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Looter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Chasm Skulker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Renegade Silent
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Burnished Hart
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Instants
Vision Skeins
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Words of Wisdom
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Abrade
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
56%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
38%synergy
Wash Away
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Wrong Turn
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Evacuation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Stroke of Genius
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-17%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Mutation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Stern Dismissal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Press the Enemy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Release to the Wind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Insight
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Split Decision
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Kiora's Dismissal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Metamorphose
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Spy Network
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dead // Gone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Desperate Ravings
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Filter Out
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Counterflux
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Ignorant Bliss
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Plating
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Memory Lapse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dream Fracture
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-27%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Suspend
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
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Fascination
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
75%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Commit // Memory
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Minds Aglow
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Skyscribing
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
River's Rebuke
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Chain Reaction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Order of Succession
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mishra's Command
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Modify Memory
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Past in Flames
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Stitch in Time
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Shifting Grift
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dream Cache
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Burning Inquiry
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Temporal Cascade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Ravenform
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Into the Fire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tormenting Voice
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Recoup
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Compulsive Research
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Memory Vessel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lithoform Engine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Boompile
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-4%synergy
Knowledge Pool
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Expert-Level Safe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Howling Mine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Rod of Absorption
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Bident of Thassa
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Lantern of Insight
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fountainport Bell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Curse of Echoes
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Hot Pursuit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mana Cache
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dissipation Field
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Impetus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Shifting Shadow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fevered Visions
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Battle
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Chance Encounter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Powerbalance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Turf War
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mana Flare
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Witness Protection
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Shiny Impetus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Curse of Opulence
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Jace's Erasure
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dress Down
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Zur's Weirding
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Curse of the Nightly Hunt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fool's Demise
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Shared Fate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Inventive Iteration
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Utility Lands
Desolate Lighthouse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Restless Spire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Forgotten Cave
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Halimar Depths
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Emergence Zone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Thespian's Stage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Palace
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-33%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-36%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Midnight Clock
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
26%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Mirror
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fire Diamond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Coveted Jewel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-11%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Lens
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
-12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
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