Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Rank #534
22decks
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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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Krang, the All-Powerful
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fevered Visions
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
89%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
85%synergy
Howling Mine
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
79%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
74%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
73%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Propaganda
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
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Chaos Warp
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Windfall
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Arcane Denial
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Vision Skeins
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Deflecting Swat
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Humble Defector
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Gamble
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Underworld Breach
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Glacial Chasm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
The Twelfth Doctor
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Locust God
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Memory Worm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Jace's Archivist
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Lore Broker
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Nalfeshnee
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Balor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
River Song
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Dakra Mystic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Party Thrasher
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Broker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Chasm Skulker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-30%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Platinum Emperion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Invert Polarity
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Brand
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Chaos Mutation
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Chain of Vapor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Chef's Kiss
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Dream Fracture
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Words of Wisdom
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Remand
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-28%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Unsubstantiate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Runeflare Trap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Capsize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Snap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Wrong Turn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Suspend
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Winds of Change
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Burning Inquiry
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Scrambleverse
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Thieves' Auction
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Warp World
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Molten Psyche
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Insurrection
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Minds Aglow
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Prosperity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Timetwister
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-24%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Echo of Eons
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Day's Undoing
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Shifting Grift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Role Reversal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Devastation Tide
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Stitch in Time
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Expropriate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Illicit Auction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Temple Bell
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Font of Mythos
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Horn of Greed
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Knowledge Pool
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Helm of Awakening
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Crawlspace
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
River Song's Diary
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Wand of Wonder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Timesifter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tempting Contract
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Memory Vessel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Dino DNA
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Scroll Rack
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Pumpkin Bombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Share the Spoils
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Powerbalance
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Hive Mind
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Descent into Avernus
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Eye of the Storm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Grip of Chaos
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Mana Flare
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Strategy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wild Evocation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Triple Triad
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
The Flux
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Omniscience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Shared Fate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Planar Chaos
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Dack Fayden
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Homeward Path
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Maze of Ith
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
The Gold Saucer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Coveted Jewel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Volcanic Island
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Training Center
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Sulfur Falls
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Thundering Falls
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Volatile Fjord
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy