Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive Group Hug

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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
Mirrorform
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Northampton Farm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
97%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
93%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
93%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
78%synergy
Burning Inquiry
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
69%synergy
Windfall
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
68%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
68%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
68%synergy
Font of Mythos
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Vision Skeins
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Winds of Change
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
64%synergy
Humble Defector
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Fevered Visions
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Minds Aglow
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Share the Spoils
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Temple Bell
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
The Twelfth Doctor
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Jace's Archivist
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Lore Broker
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Howling Golem
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Memory Worm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Nalfeshnee
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
The Locust God
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Dakra Mystic
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Homunculus Horde
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
River Song
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Wandering Archaic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Chasm Skulker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Sower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Brand
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Words of Wisdom
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Chaos Mutation
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Reins of Power
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Wash Away
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Wrong Turn
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-30%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Dream Fracture
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Runeflare Trap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Chef's Kiss
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Unsubstantiate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Remand
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Prosperity
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Warp World
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Thieves' Auction
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Scrambleverse
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Order of Succession
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Game of Chaos
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Timetwister
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Whims of the Fates
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Day's Undoing
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Expropriate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Stitch in Time
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Bribery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Grift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Time Reversal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sway of the Stars
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Flash Photography
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Folio of Fancies
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Knowledge Pool
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Helm of Awakening
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Horn of Greed
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
River Song's Diary
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Wand
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Crawlspace
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Boompile
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Wand of Wonder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Tempting Contract
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Fishing Gear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Hive Mind
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Mana Flare
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Forced Fruition
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Well of Ideas
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Wild Evocation
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
25%synergy
Descent into Avernus
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Eye of the Storm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Grip of Chaos
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mind's Dilation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Shared Fate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Mass Hysteria
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Stolen Strategy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Battle
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Standstill
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Powerbalance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Blood Moon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Realm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Exchange of Words
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Planar Chaos
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Triple Triad
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Dack Fayden
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Homeward Path
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Bounty Board
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Training Center
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Steam Vents
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Volcanic Island
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Rainbow Vale
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Starting Town
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-15%synergy