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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-12%synergy
Turbulent Springs
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Flashback
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
3.5%inclusion2 decks57 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
90%inclusion452 decks505 decks
86%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
86%inclusion436 decks505 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
82%inclusion414 decks505 decks
80%synergy
Fevered Visions
71%inclusion360 decks505 decks
69%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
64%inclusion325 decks505 decks
62%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
62%inclusion315 decks505 decks
61%synergy
Vision Skeins
60%inclusion304 decks505 decks
59%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
65%inclusion326 decks505 decks
59%synergy
Burning Inquiry
61%inclusion307 decks505 decks
58%synergy
Temple Bell
58%inclusion294 decks505 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion368 decks505 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
72%inclusion363 decks505 decks
47%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
60%inclusion303 decks505 decks
53%synergy
Arcane Denial
58%inclusion293 decks505 decks
29%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
56%inclusion281 decks505 decks
54%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
56%inclusion262 decks471 decks
53%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
54%inclusion275 decks505 decks
53%synergy
Brand
51%inclusion256 decks505 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
50%inclusion255 decks505 decks
50%synergy
Font of Mythos
50%inclusion252 decks505 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
51%inclusion259 decks505 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion227 decks505 decks
21%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion181 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion161 decks505 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion154 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion113 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion68 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion65 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion63 decks505 decks
-9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion60 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
46%inclusion230 decks505 decks
44%synergy
Humble Defector
45%inclusion225 decks505 decks
43%synergy
Memory Worm
44%inclusion220 decks505 decks
43%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
43%inclusion218 decks505 decks
41%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
43%inclusion216 decks505 decks
38%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
40%inclusion204 decks505 decks
39%synergy
Nalfeshnee
39%inclusion197 decks505 decks
37%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
37%inclusion189 decks505 decks
37%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
37%inclusion189 decks505 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Archivist
36%inclusion180 decks505 decks
33%synergy
The Locust God
32%inclusion163 decks505 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
31%inclusion157 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Lore Broker
30%inclusion153 decks505 decks
30%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion136 decks485 decks
23%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
28%inclusion141 decks505 decks
27%synergy
Homunculus Horde
28%inclusion131 decks471 decks
26%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion117 decks505 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
23%inclusion116 decks505 decks
22%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
22%inclusion110 decks505 decks
18%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
20%inclusion99 decks505 decks
18%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
18%inclusion92 decks505 decks
17%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
18%inclusion89 decks505 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
17%inclusion88 decks505 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion84 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
16%inclusion82 decks505 decks
15%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
16%inclusion79 decks505 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion75 decks505 decks
14%synergy
Dakra Mystic
13%inclusion65 decks505 decks
13%synergy
Party Thrasher
13%inclusion64 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Chasm Skulker
13%inclusion64 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion64 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
11%inclusion58 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion19 decks175 decks
-2%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion54 decks505 decks
10%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
10%inclusion48 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
9.3%inclusion44 decks471 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
9.3%inclusion47 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Nabber
9.1%inclusion46 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
9.1%inclusion46 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.7%inclusion44 decks505 decks
-20%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
8.3%inclusion42 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
7.8%inclusion28 decks359 decks
-5%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
7.1%inclusion36 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Balor
7.1%inclusion36 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
7.1%inclusion36 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.3%inclusion32 decks505 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
48%inclusion242 decks505 decks
27%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
44%inclusion222 decks505 decks
43%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
39%inclusion198 decks505 decks
36%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
36%inclusion180 decks505 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion175 decks505 decks
18%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
34%inclusion174 decks505 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion173 decks505 decks
-18%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion167 decks505 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Mutation
25%inclusion128 decks505 decks
24%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion111 decks505 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion106 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion105 decks505 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion87 decks505 decks
-0%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion85 decks505 decks
-26%synergy
Wrong Turn
16%inclusion79 decks505 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion74 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion72 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion71 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion67 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion61 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Dream Fracture
12%inclusion59 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Chef's Kiss
11%inclusion55 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion55 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion53 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Long River's Pull
10%inclusion52 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Wheel and Deal
10%inclusion52 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion51 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion49 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion48 decks505 decks
-8%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
9.1%inclusion46 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.9%inclusion45 decks505 decks
-33%synergy
Seething Song
8.3%inclusion42 decks505 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
7.7%inclusion39 decks505 decks
-24%synergy
Reality Shift
7.5%inclusion38 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.7%inclusion34 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.3%inclusion32 decks505 decks
-3%synergy
Mirrorform
6.3%inclusion11 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Remand
6.1%inclusion31 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Substitution
5.9%inclusion30 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
-24%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion232 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Change
44%inclusion224 decks505 decks
41%synergy
Warp World
33%inclusion168 decks505 decks
32%synergy
Minds Aglow
33%inclusion168 decks505 decks
32%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
31%inclusion155 decks505 decks
29%synergy
Scrambleverse
30%inclusion152 decks505 decks
29%synergy
Thieves' Auction
29%inclusion146 decks505 decks
28%synergy
Prosperity
26%inclusion129 decks505 decks
25%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
24%inclusion119 decks505 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion104 decks505 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion94 decks505 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion92 decks505 decks
-5%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion84 decks505 decks
15%synergy
Role Reversal
14%inclusion69 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Timetwister
14%inclusion69 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion67 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Game of Chaos
12%inclusion63 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Insurrection
11%inclusion58 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Whims of the Fates
8.9%inclusion45 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.9%inclusion45 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion39 decks505 decks
-30%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.5%inclusion38 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Illicit Auction
7.5%inclusion38 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.3%inclusion37 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.3%inclusion37 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Order of Succession
6.9%inclusion35 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.9%inclusion30 decks505 decks
-0%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Show and Tell
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Skyscribing
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Anvil of Bogardan
40%inclusion202 decks505 decks
40%synergy
Folio of Fancies
36%inclusion183 decks505 decks
35%synergy
Knowledge Pool
29%inclusion144 decks505 decks
28%synergy
Horn of Greed
27%inclusion138 decks505 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion111 decks505 decks
-3%synergy
Helm of Awakening
21%inclusion105 decks505 decks
18%synergy
River Song's Diary
14%inclusion69 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion68 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Wand
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion65 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion64 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion60 decks505 decks
-17%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion55 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
10%inclusion51 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Timesifter
9.3%inclusion47 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
8.1%inclusion41 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.9%inclusion40 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
46%inclusion232 decks505 decks
44%synergy
Hive Mind
45%inclusion228 decks505 decks
44%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
41%inclusion209 decks505 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion191 decks505 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion160 decks505 decks
31%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
31%inclusion159 decks505 decks
31%synergy
Powerbalance
28%inclusion142 decks505 decks
25%synergy
Mana Flare
25%inclusion128 decks505 decks
24%synergy
Grip of Chaos
24%inclusion121 decks505 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
23%inclusion115 decks505 decks
22%synergy
Eye of the Storm
20%inclusion100 decks505 decks
19%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion93 decks505 decks
16%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
18%inclusion88 decks496 decks
16%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
17%inclusion83 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Wild Evocation
17%inclusion86 decks505 decks
16%synergy
Mind's Dilation
16%inclusion79 decks505 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion69 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion58 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
11%inclusion55 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
11%inclusion54 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion48 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Strategy
9.1%inclusion46 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Planar Chaos
8.9%inclusion45 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
8.5%inclusion24 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.9%inclusion40 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.5%inclusion38 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Triple Triad
7.3%inclusion26 decks355 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Curiosity
6.1%inclusion31 decks505 decks
-18%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.7%inclusion29 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Zur's Weirding
5.7%inclusion29 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Battle
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Counterbalance
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Weftwalking
5.0%inclusion16 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
21%inclusion106 decks505 decks
20%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.3%inclusion47 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.7%inclusion44 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion381 decks505 decks
26%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
57%inclusion287 decks505 decks
54%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion269 decks505 decks
35%synergy
Homeward Path
47%inclusion237 decks505 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion134 decks505 decks
-0%synergy
Maze of Ith
21%inclusion107 decks505 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion80 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion60 decks395 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion60 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
8.5%inclusion43 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.3%inclusion37 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion474 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion446 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion339 decks505 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion326 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion301 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion218 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion155 decks505 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion108 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion63 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion55 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion55 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion54 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion53 decks505 decks
-3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion53 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion44 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.5%inclusion38 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion36 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion21 decks295 decks
1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.9%inclusion35 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.3%inclusion15 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion488 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion487 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion463 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
89%inclusion449 decks505 decks
73%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion442 decks505 decks
38%synergy
Training Center
84%inclusion422 decks505 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
78%inclusion392 decks505 decks
47%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion348 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
61%inclusion310 decks505 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion295 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion254 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
48%inclusion241 decks505 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion212 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion201 decks505 decks
18%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
37%inclusion160 decks433 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion161 decks505 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion148 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion142 decks505 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion111 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion110 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion109 decks505 decks
-18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion108 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion98 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion97 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion93 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion93 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion89 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion88 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion87 decks505 decks
-0%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
17%inclusion84 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion77 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion74 decks505 decks
-0%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion57 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion53 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion49 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.1%inclusion41 decks505 decks
-8%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.5%inclusion38 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.9%inclusion30 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
-12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
-8%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
-3%synergy