Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive

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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59%synergy
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58%synergy
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57%synergy
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53%synergy
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53%synergy
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51%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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48%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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10%synergy
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45%synergy
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42%synergy
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37%synergy
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37%synergy
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36%synergy
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33%synergy
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26%synergy
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30%synergy
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17%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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10%synergy
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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-19%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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Deflecting Swat
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27%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
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42%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
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34%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
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35%synergy
Invert Polarity
34%inclusion181 decks530 decks
23%synergy
Mana Drain
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17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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31%synergy
Counterspell
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-19%synergy
Chaos Mutation
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24%synergy
Words of Wisdom
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21%synergy
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-17%synergy
Pongify
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-8%synergy
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-0%synergy
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-26%synergy
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-7%synergy
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13%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-23%synergy
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43%synergy
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6%synergy
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35%synergy
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31%synergy
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31%synergy
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30%synergy
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29%synergy
Prosperity
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25%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
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20%synergy
Vandalblast
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-5%synergy
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18%synergy
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-5%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
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1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Ponder
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-29%synergy
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7%synergy
Echo of Eons
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
Shifting Grift
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7%synergy
Order of Succession
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7%synergy
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-2%synergy
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0%synergy
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5%synergy
Time Reversal
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5%synergy
Goblin Game
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5%synergy
Bribery
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4%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
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4%synergy
Show and Tell
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Anvil of Bogardan
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38%synergy
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion187 decks530 decks
34%synergy
Knowledge Pool
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29%synergy
Horn of Greed
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29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-4%synergy
Helm of Awakening
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17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion74 decks530 decks
7%synergy
River Song's Diary
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13%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion69 decks530 decks
10%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
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13%synergy
Chaos Wand
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11%synergy
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-18%synergy
Timesifter
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10%synergy
The One Ring
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2%synergy
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7%synergy
Crawlspace
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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Possibility Storm
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46%synergy
Hive Mind
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44%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
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39%synergy
Propaganda
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23%synergy
Forced Fruition
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33%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
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33%synergy
Powerbalance
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26%synergy
Grip of Chaos
27%inclusion141 decks530 decks
26%synergy
Mana Flare
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23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion115 decks530 decks
21%synergy
Eye of the Storm
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21%synergy
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17%synergy
Wild Evocation
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18%synergy
Mind's Dilation
17%inclusion91 decks530 decks
16%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
17%inclusion88 decks530 decks
15%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
16%inclusion83 decks530 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion71 decks530 decks
-6%synergy
Shared Fate
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11%synergy
Ominous Seas
11%inclusion59 decks530 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
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3%synergy
Planar Chaos
10%inclusion51 decks530 decks
7%synergy
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9.4%inclusion50 decks530 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Strategy
9.2%inclusion49 decks530 decks
9%synergy
Triple Triad
7.4%inclusion30 decks408 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.2%inclusion38 decks530 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Battle
7.0%inclusion37 decks530 decks
7%synergy
Zur's Weirding
6.8%inclusion36 decks530 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.8%inclusion36 decks530 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Verse
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6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.4%inclusion34 decks530 decks
-0%synergy
Curiosity
6.2%inclusion33 decks530 decks
-18%synergy
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6.0%inclusion32 decks530 decks
-7%synergy
Counterbalance
5.7%inclusion30 decks530 decks
5%synergy
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5.5%inclusion29 decks530 decks
4%synergy
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20%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.7%inclusion46 decks530 decks
6%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.1%inclusion43 decks530 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion410 decks530 decks
29%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
57%inclusion301 decks530 decks
54%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion277 decks530 decks
34%synergy
Homeward Path
46%inclusion244 decks530 decks
45%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion133 decks530 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion102 decks530 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion92 decks530 decks
9%synergy
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0%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion66 decks530 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.0%inclusion37 decks530 decks
-2%synergy
Rivendell
6.6%inclusion35 decks530 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion497 decks530 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion471 decks530 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion357 decks530 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion347 decks530 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion310 decks530 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion229 decks530 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion167 decks530 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion114 decks530 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion74 decks530 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion66 decks530 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion62 decks530 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion60 decks530 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion60 decks530 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion59 decks530 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
11%inclusion56 decks530 decks
8%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
-14%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion29 decks351 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion43 decks530 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.8%inclusion36 decks530 decks
-1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.6%inclusion35 decks530 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.4%inclusion34 decks530 decks
-6%synergy
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Island
97%inclusion512 decks530 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion511 decks530 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion486 decks530 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion467 decks530 decks
38%synergy
Volcanic Island
88%inclusion464 decks530 decks
72%synergy
Training Center
84%inclusion443 decks530 decks
42%synergy
Scalding Tarn
77%inclusion406 decks530 decks
46%synergy
Sulfur Falls
68%inclusion360 decks530 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
60%inclusion320 decks530 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion310 decks530 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
51%inclusion269 decks530 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
46%inclusion242 decks530 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion227 decks530 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion210 decks530 decks
18%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
38%inclusion183 decks483 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion171 decks530 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion153 decks530 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion144 decks530 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion118 decks530 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion117 decks530 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion113 decks530 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion109 decks530 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion101 decks530 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion100 decks530 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion99 decks530 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion98 decks530 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion92 decks530 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion92 decks530 decks
-0%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
17%inclusion92 decks530 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion89 decks530 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion80 decks530 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion75 decks530 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion71 decks530 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion61 decks530 decks
7%synergy
Turbulent Springs
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion58 decks530 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.5%inclusion45 decks530 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.9%inclusion42 decks530 decks
-8%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.2%inclusion38 decks530 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.6%inclusion35 decks530 decks
-2%synergy
Scorched Geyser
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion31 decks530 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
5.3%inclusion28 decks530 decks
-11%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.3%inclusion28 decks530 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.3%inclusion28 decks530 decks
-8%synergy
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