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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-12%synergy
Turbulent Springs
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Flashback
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-12%synergy
Mathemagics
2.9%inclusion4 decks138 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
89%inclusion444 decks497 decks
86%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
86%inclusion429 decks497 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
82%inclusion406 decks497 decks
80%synergy
Fevered Visions
71%inclusion353 decks497 decks
69%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
65%inclusion322 decks497 decks
62%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
63%inclusion311 decks497 decks
61%synergy
Vision Skeins
60%inclusion300 decks497 decks
59%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
65%inclusion321 decks497 decks
59%synergy
Burning Inquiry
61%inclusion305 decks497 decks
59%synergy
Temple Bell
59%inclusion292 decks497 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion360 decks497 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
72%inclusion360 decks497 decks
47%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
61%inclusion304 decks497 decks
54%synergy
Arcane Denial
57%inclusion285 decks497 decks
28%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion259 decks458 decks
54%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
55%inclusion273 decks497 decks
53%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
54%inclusion270 decks497 decks
53%synergy
Brand
51%inclusion253 decks497 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
50%inclusion250 decks497 decks
49%synergy
Font of Mythos
49%inclusion246 decks497 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
53%inclusion261 decks497 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion231 decks497 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion184 decks497 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
34%inclusion168 decks497 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion154 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
23%inclusion112 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion72 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion66 decks497 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion65 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion63 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
45%inclusion226 decks497 decks
44%synergy
Humble Defector
45%inclusion222 decks497 decks
43%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
43%inclusion215 decks497 decks
41%synergy
Memory Worm
43%inclusion213 decks497 decks
42%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
42%inclusion210 decks497 decks
38%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
39%inclusion196 decks497 decks
39%synergy
Nalfeshnee
39%inclusion195 decks497 decks
38%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
37%inclusion184 decks497 decks
36%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
37%inclusion183 decks497 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Archivist
36%inclusion177 decks497 decks
33%synergy
The Locust God
32%inclusion161 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
31%inclusion152 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Lore Broker
30%inclusion147 decks497 decks
29%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
29%inclusion135 decks472 decks
24%synergy
Homunculus Horde
27%inclusion125 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
27%inclusion132 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
24%inclusion118 decks497 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
23%inclusion113 decks497 decks
21%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
22%inclusion111 decks497 decks
19%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
19%inclusion96 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
19%inclusion94 decks497 decks
18%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
18%inclusion89 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
17%inclusion86 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion81 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
16%inclusion79 decks494 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion75 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
15%inclusion74 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Dakra Mystic
13%inclusion67 decks497 decks
13%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion63 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Party Thrasher
12%inclusion61 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion61 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
12%inclusion58 decks497 decks
11%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
11%inclusion23 decks214 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion52 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Nabber
9.5%inclusion47 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
9.5%inclusion47 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
9.3%inclusion46 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
9.2%inclusion42 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
9.1%inclusion45 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
9.1%inclusion45 decks497 decks
-20%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
8.7%inclusion43 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.1%inclusion28 decks345 decks
-4%synergy
Balor
7.2%inclusion36 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
7.0%inclusion35 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
7.0%inclusion35 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Lavaleaper
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.4%inclusion32 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
48%inclusion237 decks497 decks
27%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
44%inclusion220 decks497 decks
43%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
39%inclusion193 decks497 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion176 decks497 decks
19%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
35%inclusion172 decks497 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion169 decks497 decks
-18%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
34%inclusion168 decks497 decks
32%synergy
Invert Polarity
32%inclusion158 decks497 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Mutation
24%inclusion118 decks497 decks
22%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion109 decks497 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion108 decks497 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion104 decks497 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion87 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion81 decks497 decks
-27%synergy
Wrong Turn
15%inclusion75 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion74 decks497 decks
-7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion71 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion64 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion63 decks497 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion59 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion59 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion52 decks487 decks
8%synergy
Chef's Kiss
11%inclusion53 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Wheel and Deal
11%inclusion53 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion53 decks497 decks
1%synergy
Dream Fracture
10%inclusion52 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion51 decks497 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion49 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Command
9.5%inclusion47 decks497 decks
-8%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
9.3%inclusion46 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
8.5%inclusion42 decks497 decks
-12%synergy
Frantic Search
8.2%inclusion41 decks497 decks
-34%synergy
Negate
7.6%inclusion38 decks497 decks
-25%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.0%inclusion35 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Mirrorform
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion33 decks497 decks
-7%synergy
Remand
6.4%inclusion32 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
6.2%inclusion31 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.8%inclusion29 decks497 decks
-23%synergy
Sudden Substitution
5.6%inclusion28 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion232 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Change
45%inclusion223 decks497 decks
42%synergy
Warp World
32%inclusion161 decks497 decks
31%synergy
Minds Aglow
32%inclusion158 decks497 decks
31%synergy
Scrambleverse
30%inclusion149 decks497 decks
29%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
29%inclusion146 decks497 decks
28%synergy
Thieves' Auction
29%inclusion145 decks497 decks
28%synergy
Prosperity
25%inclusion125 decks497 decks
24%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
24%inclusion119 decks497 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion107 decks497 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion93 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion89 decks497 decks
-5%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion79 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion69 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion67 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Role Reversal
13%inclusion66 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Game of Chaos
12%inclusion61 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Insurrection
12%inclusion59 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Whims of the Fates
9.3%inclusion46 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.9%inclusion44 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.2%inclusion41 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
7.8%inclusion39 decks497 decks
-30%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.4%inclusion37 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.4%inclusion37 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Illicit Auction
7.4%inclusion37 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Order of Succession
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.6%inclusion33 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Stitch in Time
6.0%inclusion30 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
6.0%inclusion30 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.0%inclusion30 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Show and Tell
5.4%inclusion27 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Skyscribing
5.2%inclusion26 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Over the Top
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Anvil of Bogardan
41%inclusion202 decks497 decks
40%synergy
Folio of Fancies
37%inclusion182 decks497 decks
35%synergy
Knowledge Pool
28%inclusion139 decks497 decks
27%synergy
Horn of Greed
28%inclusion137 decks497 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion110 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Helm of Awakening
20%inclusion100 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion69 decks497 decks
7%synergy
River Song's Diary
13%inclusion66 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Wand
13%inclusion63 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
12%inclusion62 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Wand of Wonder
12%inclusion60 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion57 decks497 decks
-17%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion55 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
10%inclusion52 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Timesifter
9.3%inclusion46 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
7.8%inclusion39 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.8%inclusion39 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
5.4%inclusion27 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
46%inclusion230 decks497 decks
45%synergy
Hive Mind
45%inclusion224 decks497 decks
44%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
42%inclusion207 decks497 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion186 decks497 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion159 decks497 decks
31%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
31%inclusion152 decks497 decks
30%synergy
Powerbalance
28%inclusion139 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Mana Flare
26%inclusion127 decks497 decks
25%synergy
Grip of Chaos
23%inclusion115 decks497 decks
22%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion107 decks497 decks
20%synergy
Eye of the Storm
20%inclusion98 decks497 decks
19%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion94 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
17%inclusion84 decks483 decks
16%synergy
Wild Evocation
17%inclusion86 decks497 decks
17%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
17%inclusion79 decks470 decks
16%synergy
Mind's Dilation
15%inclusion76 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion72 decks497 decks
-5%synergy
Ominous Seas
10%inclusion52 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion51 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Shared Fate
10%inclusion50 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion49 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Planar Chaos
9.3%inclusion46 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Strategy
8.9%inclusion44 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Verse
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.0%inclusion40 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Triple Triad
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.2%inclusion36 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Curiosity
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
-17%synergy
Zur's Weirding
5.8%inclusion29 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.6%inclusion28 decks497 decks
-7%synergy
Counterbalance
5.4%inclusion27 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.4%inclusion27 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Battle
5.2%inclusion26 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
21%inclusion105 decks497 decks
20%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.1%inclusion45 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.9%inclusion44 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion372 decks497 decks
26%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
57%inclusion282 decks497 decks
54%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion267 decks497 decks
35%synergy
Homeward Path
49%inclusion243 decks497 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion131 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
22%inclusion107 decks497 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion87 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion60 decks381 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion61 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
8.5%inclusion42 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.2%inclusion36 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion467 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion439 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
66%inclusion329 decks497 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion321 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion296 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion212 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion150 decks497 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion106 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion65 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion60 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion60 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion58 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion58 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion54 decks497 decks
-3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
11%inclusion54 decks497 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion43 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.2%inclusion41 decks497 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion35 decks497 decks
-7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.8%inclusion34 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.2%inclusion17 decks276 decks
1%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.2%inclusion26 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion477 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion476 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion456 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion436 decks497 decks
38%synergy
Volcanic Island
87%inclusion430 decks497 decks
71%synergy
Training Center
84%inclusion416 decks497 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
77%inclusion384 decks497 decks
46%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion341 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
61%inclusion303 decks497 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion292 decks497 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion250 decks497 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
48%inclusion239 decks497 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion211 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
39%inclusion196 decks497 decks
18%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
36%inclusion153 decks420 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion158 decks497 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Islet
30%inclusion148 decks497 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion137 decks497 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion107 decks497 decks
-18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion104 decks497 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion103 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion103 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion94 decks497 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion93 decks497 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion93 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion90 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion87 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion87 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion83 decks497 decks
7%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion81 decks497 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion76 decks497 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion73 decks497 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion66 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion56 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion54 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion49 decks497 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.4%inclusion37 decks497 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion37 decks497 decks
-9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.6%inclusion33 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion29 decks497 decks
-6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.4%inclusion27 decks497 decks
-8%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.2%inclusion26 decks497 decks
1%synergy