Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Turbulent Springs
4.1%inclusion2 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Flashback
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
89%inclusion434 decks485 decks
86%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
87%inclusion420 decks485 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
82%inclusion399 decks485 decks
80%synergy
Fevered Visions
73%inclusion353 decks485 decks
71%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
65%inclusion317 decks485 decks
63%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
64%inclusion310 decks485 decks
62%synergy
Burning Inquiry
63%inclusion304 decks485 decks
60%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
65%inclusion314 decks485 decks
60%synergy
Vision Skeins
61%inclusion294 decks485 decks
59%synergy
Temple Bell
60%inclusion289 decks485 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion351 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
72%inclusion349 decks485 decks
46%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
60%inclusion293 decks485 decks
53%synergy
Arcane Denial
58%inclusion283 decks485 decks
29%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion249 decks439 decks
54%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
56%inclusion271 decks485 decks
54%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
55%inclusion267 decks485 decks
54%synergy
Brand
52%inclusion251 decks485 decks
51%synergy
Font of Mythos
50%inclusion244 decks485 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
50%inclusion242 decks485 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
52%inclusion252 decks485 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion224 decks485 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion179 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion155 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion146 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion108 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion66 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion61 decks485 decks
-9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion60 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion60 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
46%inclusion225 decks485 decks
45%synergy
Humble Defector
44%inclusion214 decks485 decks
43%synergy
Memory Worm
44%inclusion213 decks485 decks
43%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
44%inclusion212 decks485 decks
42%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
43%inclusion208 decks485 decks
38%synergy
Nalfeshnee
41%inclusion198 decks485 decks
39%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
39%inclusion189 decks485 decks
38%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
39%inclusion187 decks485 decks
38%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
38%inclusion185 decks485 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Archivist
36%inclusion177 decks485 decks
34%synergy
The Locust God
33%inclusion159 decks485 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
31%inclusion151 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Lore Broker
31%inclusion149 decks485 decks
30%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
29%inclusion132 decks453 decks
24%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
29%inclusion139 decks485 decks
27%synergy
Homunculus Horde
28%inclusion123 decks439 decks
26%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
24%inclusion118 decks485 decks
23%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
24%inclusion117 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
22%inclusion105 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
20%inclusion96 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
20%inclusion96 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
18%inclusion87 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
18%inclusion86 decks485 decks
15%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
16%inclusion78 decks473 decks
15%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion78 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion75 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
15%inclusion75 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Dakra Mystic
14%inclusion68 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion62 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Party Thrasher
12%inclusion60 decks481 decks
11%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion60 decks485 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
12%inclusion23 decks194 decks
11%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
12%inclusion56 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion51 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion48 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
9.5%inclusion46 decks485 decks
0%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
9.3%inclusion45 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
9.1%inclusion40 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Nabber
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.7%inclusion42 decks485 decks
-20%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
7.6%inclusion37 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Balor
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
6.6%inclusion32 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
47%inclusion226 decks485 decks
26%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
46%inclusion221 decks485 decks
44%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
40%inclusion192 decks485 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion172 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion169 decks485 decks
-17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
34%inclusion166 decks485 decks
32%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
33%inclusion160 decks478 decks
32%synergy
Invert Polarity
32%inclusion154 decks481 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Mutation
24%inclusion116 decks485 decks
22%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion108 decks485 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion103 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion100 decks485 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion86 decks482 decks
1%synergy
Wrong Turn
16%inclusion78 decks485 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion76 decks485 decks
-28%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion69 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion66 decks485 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion63 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion62 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion58 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Wheel and Deal
11%inclusion54 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Dream Fracture
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion51 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion52 decks485 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Chef's Kiss
10%inclusion47 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion47 decks485 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Command
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
-8%synergy
Seething Song
8.0%inclusion39 decks485 decks
-12%synergy
Frantic Search
7.8%inclusion38 decks485 decks
-34%synergy
Negate
7.6%inclusion37 decks485 decks
-25%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
6.4%inclusion31 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.4%inclusion31 decks485 decks
-7%synergy
Remand
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Substitution
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
-23%synergy
Evacuation
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Mirrorform
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion236 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Winds of Change
45%inclusion218 decks485 decks
42%synergy
Minds Aglow
33%inclusion159 decks485 decks
32%synergy
Warp World
32%inclusion154 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
29%inclusion142 decks485 decks
28%synergy
Thieves' Auction
29%inclusion141 decks485 decks
28%synergy
Scrambleverse
29%inclusion140 decks485 decks
28%synergy
Prosperity
26%inclusion128 decks485 decks
26%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
24%inclusion117 decks485 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion104 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Psyche
18%inclusion89 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion84 decks485 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion83 decks485 decks
-5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion67 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Role Reversal
13%inclusion63 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion62 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Game of Chaos
13%inclusion61 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Insurrection
12%inclusion57 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.5%inclusion46 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Whims of the Fates
8.7%inclusion42 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.0%inclusion39 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
-30%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Illicit Auction
7.2%inclusion35 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Order of Succession
6.6%inclusion32 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Skyscribing
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Show and Tell
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Game
5.2%inclusion25 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Anvil of Bogardan
41%inclusion201 decks485 decks
41%synergy
Folio of Fancies
37%inclusion180 decks485 decks
36%synergy
Knowledge Pool
28%inclusion134 decks485 decks
27%synergy
Horn of Greed
27%inclusion133 decks485 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion110 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Helm of Awakening
20%inclusion99 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion67 decks485 decks
7%synergy
River Song's Diary
14%inclusion67 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Wand
13%inclusion65 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion63 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion62 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion58 decks485 decks
-17%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion52 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Crawlspace
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Timesifter
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Tempting Contract
8.0%inclusion39 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
45%inclusion218 decks485 decks
43%synergy
Hive Mind
44%inclusion214 decks485 decks
43%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
43%inclusion208 decks485 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion186 decks485 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion153 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
29%inclusion143 decks485 decks
29%synergy
Powerbalance
28%inclusion136 decks482 decks
25%synergy
Mana Flare
25%inclusion121 decks485 decks
24%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion107 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Grip of Chaos
22%inclusion107 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Eye of the Storm
19%inclusion91 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion89 decks485 decks
16%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
18%inclusion84 decks464 decks
17%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
18%inclusion81 decks451 decks
17%synergy
Wild Evocation
18%inclusion85 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Mind's Dilation
15%inclusion75 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion69 decks485 decks
-5%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion54 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
11%inclusion52 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion48 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Shared Fate
9.5%inclusion46 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.7%inclusion42 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Planar Chaos
8.7%inclusion42 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Strategy
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Verse
8.2%inclusion20 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Triple Triad
7.1%inclusion23 decks322 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Curiosity
6.6%inclusion32 decks485 decks
-18%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Counterbalance
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Zur's Weirding
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.2%inclusion25 decks485 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
22%inclusion106 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.5%inclusion46 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion367 decks485 decks
27%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
58%inclusion282 decks485 decks
55%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion257 decks485 decks
35%synergy
Homeward Path
48%inclusion232 decks485 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion135 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
22%inclusion105 decks485 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion80 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion58 decks364 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion62 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.8%inclusion38 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion458 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion429 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion323 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion313 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion287 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion209 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion146 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion100 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion63 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion58 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion54 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion54 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion51 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.6%inclusion37 decks485 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.2%inclusion35 decks485 decks
-7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.3%inclusion13 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.2%inclusion25 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion468 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion467 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion448 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
89%inclusion433 decks485 decks
74%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion426 decks485 decks
39%synergy
Training Center
84%inclusion408 decks485 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
78%inclusion377 decks485 decks
47%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion338 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
62%inclusion300 decks485 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion287 decks485 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion243 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
49%inclusion238 decks485 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion203 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion194 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
37%inclusion147 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion159 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Islet
30%inclusion145 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion138 decks485 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion108 decks485 decks
-17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion101 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion101 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion100 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion92 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion89 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion87 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion86 decks482 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion86 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion86 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion84 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion79 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion76 decks485 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion73 decks485 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion60 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion55 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
-9%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.6%inclusion27 decks481 decks
-7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
5.2%inclusion25 decks485 decks
-12%synergy