Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Wheels

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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
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Mathemagics
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
90%inclusion543 decks601 decks
87%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
86%inclusion517 decks601 decks
84%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
86%inclusion515 decks601 decks
84%synergy
Fevered Visions
81%inclusion486 decks601 decks
79%synergy
Vision Skeins
72%inclusion432 decks601 decks
71%synergy
Temple Bell
67%inclusion403 decks601 decks
66%synergy
Memory Worm
64%inclusion386 decks601 decks
63%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
64%inclusion384 decks601 decks
62%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
63%inclusion379 decks601 decks
62%synergy
Burning Inquiry
63%inclusion380 decks601 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
78%inclusion469 decks601 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
72%inclusion434 decks601 decks
46%synergy
Arcane Denial
65%inclusion390 decks601 decks
36%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
59%inclusion352 decks601 decks
56%synergy
Humble Defector
58%inclusion347 decks601 decks
57%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion155 decks271 decks
55%synergy
Blasphemous Act
55%inclusion332 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Brand
55%inclusion328 decks601 decks
54%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
54%inclusion327 decks601 decks
53%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
54%inclusion323 decks601 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion180 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion168 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion98 decks601 decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion74 decks601 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion63 decks601 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion48 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Etali, Primal Storm
52%inclusion314 decks601 decks
47%synergy
Lore Broker
52%inclusion314 decks601 decks
52%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
51%inclusion308 decks601 decks
47%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
48%inclusion287 decks601 decks
47%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
47%inclusion280 decks601 decks
45%synergy
Nalfeshnee
45%inclusion269 decks601 decks
43%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
43%inclusion257 decks601 decks
42%synergy
The Locust God
42%inclusion255 decks601 decks
34%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
42%inclusion160 decks379 decks
37%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
41%inclusion244 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
40%inclusion242 decks601 decks
39%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion241 decks601 decks
32%synergy
Homunculus Horde
38%inclusion102 decks271 decks
35%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
36%inclusion215 decks601 decks
32%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
34%inclusion207 decks601 decks
33%synergy
Jace's Archivist
33%inclusion200 decks601 decks
31%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
32%inclusion193 decks601 decks
31%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
31%inclusion186 decks601 decks
30%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
29%inclusion177 decks601 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
28%inclusion168 decks601 decks
25%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
26%inclusion71 decks271 decks
25%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
25%inclusion130 decks519 decks
24%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
25%inclusion150 decks601 decks
23%synergy
Party Thrasher
24%inclusion132 decks548 decks
23%synergy
Chasm Skulker
23%inclusion140 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Dakra Mystic
22%inclusion133 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Lavaleaper
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
20%inclusion123 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
20%inclusion118 decks601 decks
-9%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
19%inclusion114 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
17%inclusion105 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion104 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
17%inclusion103 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
17%inclusion101 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion95 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
15%inclusion90 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
14%inclusion87 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
13%inclusion81 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Broker
12%inclusion75 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Balor
11%inclusion69 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion66 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Nabber
11%inclusion64 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion63 decks601 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
10%inclusion59 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Mage
9.5%inclusion57 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Oblivion Sower
8.5%inclusion51 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.0%inclusion48 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Falcon
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
8%synergy
River Song
7.2%inclusion43 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
51%inclusion306 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
39%inclusion237 decks601 decks
38%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
37%inclusion203 decks545 decks
36%synergy
Invert Polarity
37%inclusion205 decks551 decks
25%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
36%inclusion219 decks601 decks
33%synergy
Words of Wisdom
33%inclusion198 decks601 decks
32%synergy
Dream Fracture
25%inclusion152 decks601 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion151 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion150 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Mutation
25%inclusion149 decks601 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion135 decks601 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion130 decks601 decks
-22%synergy
Long River's Pull
21%inclusion102 decks477 decks
19%synergy
Prismari Command
20%inclusion122 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion118 decks601 decks
-13%synergy
Wrong Turn
19%inclusion117 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Wash Away
19%inclusion115 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
18%inclusion106 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
15%inclusion92 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion89 decks601 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion76 decks601 decks
-5%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion73 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion70 decks601 decks
-5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion67 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
11%inclusion65 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion60 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel and Deal
9.3%inclusion56 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Remand
9.0%inclusion54 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
8.8%inclusion53 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
-34%synergy
Chef's Kiss
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Opt
7.7%inclusion46 decks601 decks
-28%synergy
Swan Song
7.3%inclusion44 decks601 decks
-14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion39 decks553 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
-13%synergy
Transforming Flourish
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Substitution
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Mirrorform
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Wild Ricochet
5.2%inclusion31 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
49%inclusion295 decks601 decks
48%synergy
Prosperity
37%inclusion225 decks601 decks
37%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
35%inclusion211 decks601 decks
34%synergy
Winds of Change
35%inclusion211 decks601 decks
32%synergy
Molten Psyche
20%inclusion121 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Warp World
19%inclusion116 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion115 decks601 decks
-7%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion112 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion108 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion102 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Scrambleverse
16%inclusion97 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion95 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion85 decks601 decks
-24%synergy
Skyscribing
14%inclusion85 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Role Reversal
14%inclusion84 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion83 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion80 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
11%inclusion66 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Grift
11%inclusion66 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Fascination
10%inclusion63 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Insurrection
10%inclusion58 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.2%inclusion49 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.5%inclusion45 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.0%inclusion42 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Stitch in Time
6.5%inclusion39 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
6.5%inclusion39 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Time Reversal
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
-28%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
-27%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
47%inclusion282 decks601 decks
44%synergy
Folio of Fancies
46%inclusion278 decks601 decks
45%synergy
Font of Mythos
37%inclusion224 decks601 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion149 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
21%inclusion129 decks601 decks
21%synergy
Horn of Greed
19%inclusion112 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion107 decks601 decks
-11%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
16%inclusion96 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Wand of Wonder
16%inclusion94 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Wand
15%inclusion92 decks601 decks
14%synergy
River Song's Diary
15%inclusion89 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Helm of Awakening
13%inclusion78 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Knowledge Pool
13%inclusion77 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion71 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Crawlspace
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.2%inclusion43 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Memory Vessel
6.7%inclusion40 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Hithlain Rope
5.3%inclusion32 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Share the Spoils
45%inclusion271 decks601 decks
44%synergy
Forced Fruition
44%inclusion265 decks601 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion235 decks601 decks
24%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
39%inclusion234 decks601 decks
37%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
38%inclusion229 decks601 decks
37%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
34%inclusion156 decks465 decks
32%synergy
Powerbalance
32%inclusion179 decks553 decks
29%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
30%inclusion108 decks356 decks
29%synergy
Possibility Storm
24%inclusion143 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Hive Mind
24%inclusion142 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Mana Flare
21%inclusion129 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion111 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion86 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion83 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Dilation
13%inclusion78 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Strategy
13%inclusion78 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion65 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion63 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion59 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Grip of Chaos
9.3%inclusion56 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.2%inclusion55 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
8.8%inclusion53 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
-17%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.0%inclusion42 decks601 decks
-13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.8%inclusion41 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion40 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Wild Evocation
5.8%inclusion35 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.6%inclusion15 decks267 decks
0%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.2%inclusion31 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
37%inclusion222 decks601 decks
36%synergy
Dack Fayden
10%inclusion60 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.8%inclusion53 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
79%inclusion473 decks601 decks
30%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
63%inclusion377 decks601 decks
60%synergy
Homeward Path
29%inclusion176 decks601 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion144 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion108 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion105 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion69 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion67 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion48 decks601 decks
-5%synergy
Restless Spire
7.3%inclusion44 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion549 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion544 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion441 decks601 decks
37%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion394 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion345 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion250 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
38%inclusion227 decks601 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion223 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion106 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion102 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion76 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
12%inclusion70 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion59 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.8%inclusion53 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion49 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion32 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion595 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion594 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion548 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
76%inclusion459 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion354 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
58%inclusion349 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Training Center
54%inclusion324 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion315 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion310 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion309 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion295 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
48%inclusion289 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion260 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion186 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion176 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
28%inclusion169 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion152 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion142 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Islet
20%inclusion121 decks601 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion119 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
20%inclusion118 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion101 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion94 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion83 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion82 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion79 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion63 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion39 decks553 decks
-10%synergy
Airship Engine Room
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.5%inclusion39 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.3%inclusion32 decks601 decks
-2%synergy