Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive Theft

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
Improvisation Capstone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Resonating Lute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
99%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
98%synergy
Howling Mine
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
97%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Fevered Visions
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Windfall
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Jace's Archivist
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Underworld Breach
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Humble Defector
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Agent of Treachery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Memory Worm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Nalfeshnee
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Party Thrasher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sower of Temptation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Silver Myr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Iron Myr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Palladium Myr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Roil Elemental
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Gilded Drake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Tempt with Mayhem
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Mutation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Brain Freeze
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Vision Skeins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Wash Away
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Mirrorform
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Runeflare Trap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Oona's Grace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Chef's Kiss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fork
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Invert Polarity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel and Deal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mages' Contest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Memory Lapse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unsubstantiate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Remand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sudden Substitution
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Divergent Transformations
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Suspend
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Winds of Change
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Thieves' Auction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Scrambleverse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Warp World
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Expropriate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Burning Inquiry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Timetwister
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Polymorph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Legerdemain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Bonus Round
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Wash Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Bribery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Molten Psyche
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Gambit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-22%synergy
Blatant Thievery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Role Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Goods
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reality Scramble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Minds Aglow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Game of Chaos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sway of the Stars
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Political Trickery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Into the Fire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reforge the Soul
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Temple Bell
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
River Song's Diary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Folio of Fancies
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Horn of Greed
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Knowledge Pool
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lithoform Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Unwinding Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Nautiloid Ship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Scroll Rack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Timesifter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Strionic Resonator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Memory Jar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Passionate Archaeologist
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Share the Spoils
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Eye of the Storm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Stolen Strategy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Possibility Storm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Grip of Chaos
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mind's Dilation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Hive Mind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Risky Move
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unquenchable Fury
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Psychic Battle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Copy Artifact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
The Flux
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mana Flare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stranglehold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Zur's Weirding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Obsession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fool's Demise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Shared Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planar Chaos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Standstill
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Jace Beleren
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mines of Moria
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Castle Vantress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sol Talisman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Tantalite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
85%synergy
Training Center
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Starting Town
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-28%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Volatile Fjord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Highland Lake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy