Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Rank #535
25decks
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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Resonating Lute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kami of the Crescent Moon
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
90%synergy
Howling Mine
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
85%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
75%synergy
Fevered Visions
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
74%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
70%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Vision Skeins
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Windfall
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
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Chaos Warp
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Denial
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Deflecting Swat
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Propaganda
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
55%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Winds of Change
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Temple Bell
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
The Locust God
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Humble Defector
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Memory Worm
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Jace's Archivist
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Homunculus Horde
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Lore Broker
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Nalfeshnee
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Don & Raph, Hard Science
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Casey Jones, Vigilante
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
River Song
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Dakra Mystic
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Balor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Party Thrasher
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Broker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Fatespinner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Archaic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Howling Golem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Instants
Tibalt's Trickery
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Invert Polarity
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Brand
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Chaos Mutation
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Wash Away
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Remand
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Chef's Kiss
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Unsubstantiate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Dream Fracture
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Words of Wisdom
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorform
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Capsize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Delay
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Seething Song
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Wrong Turn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Opt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-27%synergy
Suspend
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Long River's Pull
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Burning Inquiry
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Scrambleverse
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Warp World
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Thieves' Auction
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Prosperity
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Molten Psyche
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Minds Aglow
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Timetwister
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Day's Undoing
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Shifting Grift
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Insurrection
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Role Reversal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Expropriate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Bribery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Illicit Auction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Folio of Fancies
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Knowledge Pool
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Horn of Greed
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Helm of Awakening
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Wand of Wonder
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
River Song's Diary
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Timesifter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Scroll Rack
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Memory Vessel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Wand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Dino DNA
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Tempting Contract
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fishing Gear
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Share the Spoils
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Hive Mind
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Powerbalance
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Eye of the Storm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mana Flare
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Grip of Chaos
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Wild Evocation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Descent into Avernus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Triple Triad
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Counterbalance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Battle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
The Flux
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Dilation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Shared Fate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
As Foretold
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Standstill
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Dack Fayden
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Homeward Path
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Maze of Ith
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Halimar Depths
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Strip Mine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Volcanic Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
81%synergy
Training Center
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Sulfur Falls
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Thundering Falls
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-27%synergy
Volatile Fjord
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy