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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Lavaleaper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mirrorform
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
91%inclusion637 decks702 decks
87%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
87%inclusion609 decks702 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
85%inclusion600 decks702 decks
84%synergy
Fevered Visions
81%inclusion570 decks702 decks
79%synergy
Vision Skeins
72%inclusion508 decks702 decks
71%synergy
Temple Bell
67%inclusion473 decks702 decks
66%synergy
Memory Worm
64%inclusion451 decks702 decks
63%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
64%inclusion447 decks702 decks
62%synergy
Burning Inquiry
64%inclusion449 decks702 decks
61%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
63%inclusion440 decks702 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
77%inclusion542 decks702 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
71%inclusion496 decks702 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Denial
65%inclusion456 decks702 decks
36%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
59%inclusion412 decks702 decks
56%synergy
Humble Defector
57%inclusion397 decks702 decks
55%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion393 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
55%inclusion145 decks262 decks
53%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
55%inclusion386 decks702 decks
54%synergy
Brand
54%inclusion381 decks702 decks
53%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
54%inclusion378 decks702 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion216 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion211 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion117 decks702 decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion90 decks702 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion67 decks702 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.1%inclusion57 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.8%inclusion55 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.7%inclusion40 decks702 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Lore Broker
53%inclusion374 decks702 decks
53%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
51%inclusion348 decks684 decks
49%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
50%inclusion354 decks702 decks
46%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
50%inclusion348 decks702 decks
49%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
46%inclusion324 decks702 decks
44%synergy
Nalfeshnee
45%inclusion315 decks702 decks
43%synergy
The Locust God
44%inclusion312 decks702 decks
36%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
42%inclusion297 decks702 decks
41%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
41%inclusion289 decks702 decks
40%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
41%inclusion288 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
41%inclusion151 decks372 decks
35%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
39%inclusion274 decks702 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
38%inclusion99 decks262 decks
35%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
36%inclusion256 decks702 decks
33%synergy
Jace's Archivist
35%inclusion249 decks702 decks
33%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
35%inclusion249 decks702 decks
34%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
32%inclusion224 decks702 decks
31%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
31%inclusion220 decks702 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
28%inclusion197 decks702 decks
25%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
28%inclusion197 decks702 decks
28%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
26%inclusion69 decks262 decks
25%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
25%inclusion129 decks512 decks
24%synergy
Chasm Skulker
25%inclusion176 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
25%inclusion176 decks702 decks
23%synergy
Party Thrasher
24%inclusion131 decks541 decks
23%synergy
Dakra Mystic
23%inclusion160 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
21%inclusion145 decks702 decks
20%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion143 decks702 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
19%inclusion130 decks702 decks
-11%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
18%inclusion129 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Howling Golem
18%inclusion126 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion121 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion117 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
17%inclusion116 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
16%inclusion109 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
15%inclusion102 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
14%inclusion100 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Broker
13%inclusion91 decks702 decks
13%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Balor
12%inclusion82 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Nabber
11%inclusion77 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion75 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion74 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
10%inclusion72 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Falcon
8.5%inclusion60 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Dragon Mage
8.5%inclusion60 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Sower
8.3%inclusion58 decks702 decks
8%synergy
River Song
7.7%inclusion54 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
7.7%inclusion54 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
7.5%inclusion53 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion353 decks702 decks
-2%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
40%inclusion279 decks702 decks
38%synergy
Invert Polarity
38%inclusion204 decks544 decks
25%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
37%inclusion201 decks538 decks
36%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
37%inclusion257 decks702 decks
33%synergy
Words of Wisdom
34%inclusion238 decks702 decks
33%synergy
Dream Fracture
28%inclusion194 decks702 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Mutation
25%inclusion175 decks702 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion172 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion169 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion159 decks702 decks
-13%synergy
Long River's Pull
22%inclusion102 decks470 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion151 decks702 decks
-23%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion144 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Wash Away
20%inclusion142 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion140 decks702 decks
-13%synergy
Wrong Turn
19%inclusion134 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
18%inclusion123 decks702 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion111 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
16%inclusion109 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion87 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion86 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
12%inclusion84 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion84 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion77 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Wheel and Deal
10%inclusion70 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
9.0%inclusion63 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Remand
9.0%inclusion63 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
8.7%inclusion61 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
8.1%inclusion57 decks702 decks
-33%synergy
Chef's Kiss
8.0%inclusion56 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Opt
7.5%inclusion53 decks702 decks
-28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion39 decks547 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
-15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Substitution
6.1%inclusion43 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.0%inclusion42 decks702 decks
-13%synergy
Return the Favor
6.0%inclusion37 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Wild Ricochet
5.8%inclusion41 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.1%inclusion36 decks702 decks
-23%synergy
Transforming Flourish
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
49%inclusion344 decks702 decks
48%synergy
Prosperity
39%inclusion272 decks702 decks
38%synergy
Winds of Change
36%inclusion250 decks702 decks
33%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
35%inclusion247 decks702 decks
34%synergy
Molten Psyche
20%inclusion142 decks702 decks
19%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion135 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Warp World
19%inclusion132 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion129 decks702 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion125 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion118 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion117 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Scrambleverse
16%inclusion115 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion100 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion97 decks702 decks
-24%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion96 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Skyscribing
14%inclusion96 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Role Reversal
13%inclusion94 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fate
11%inclusion79 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Grift
11%inclusion66 decks618 decks
10%synergy
Fascination
11%inclusion74 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Insurrection
9.4%inclusion66 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.4%inclusion59 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.5%inclusion53 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.3%inclusion51 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
6.7%inclusion47 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.6%inclusion46 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Stitch in Time
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Time Reversal
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Game Plan
6.3%inclusion44 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.1%inclusion43 decks702 decks
-27%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.8%inclusion41 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
5.7%inclusion40 decks702 decks
-29%synergy
Mists of Lórien
5.6%inclusion39 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
47%inclusion333 decks702 decks
46%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
47%inclusion328 decks702 decks
44%synergy
Font of Mythos
38%inclusion266 decks702 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion172 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
23%inclusion158 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Horn of Greed
19%inclusion130 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion125 decks702 decks
-11%synergy
Chaos Wand
17%inclusion119 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
16%inclusion112 decks702 decks
16%synergy
River Song's Diary
16%inclusion111 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Wonder
15%inclusion108 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Helm of Awakening
13%inclusion94 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Knowledge Pool
13%inclusion88 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion85 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Crawlspace
8.8%inclusion62 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.4%inclusion52 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Memory Vessel
6.4%inclusion39 decks609 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.3%inclusion44 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.0%inclusion42 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
5.8%inclusion41 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Share the Spoils
45%inclusion318 decks702 decks
44%synergy
Forced Fruition
44%inclusion309 decks702 decks
43%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
40%inclusion279 decks702 decks
38%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
40%inclusion278 decks702 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion273 decks702 decks
24%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
34%inclusion156 decks458 decks
33%synergy
Powerbalance
33%inclusion179 decks547 decks
29%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
31%inclusion107 decks348 decks
30%synergy
Hive Mind
25%inclusion174 decks702 decks
24%synergy
Possibility Storm
23%inclusion163 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Mana Flare
22%inclusion156 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion129 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Ominous Seas
15%inclusion106 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion98 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Strategy
13%inclusion94 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
12%inclusion85 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion80 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion78 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion74 decks691 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.4%inclusion66 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
9.3%inclusion65 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
9.0%inclusion63 decks702 decks
-16%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Grip of Chaos
8.1%inclusion57 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.0%inclusion56 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.8%inclusion55 decks702 decks
-12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.5%inclusion53 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.3%inclusion51 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
6.7%inclusion47 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.8%inclusion20 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Wild Evocation
5.7%inclusion40 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.6%inclusion39 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
37%inclusion258 decks702 decks
36%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.4%inclusion66 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.4%inclusion66 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
79%inclusion557 decks702 decks
30%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
63%inclusion441 decks702 decks
60%synergy
Homeward Path
30%inclusion212 decks702 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion175 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion126 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion116 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion81 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion75 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
8.8%inclusion62 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion58 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion51 decks702 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion641 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion632 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion517 decks702 decks
37%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion463 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
58%inclusion407 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion295 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion265 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
38%inclusion264 decks702 decks
28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion133 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion129 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion94 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion88 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion71 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.8%inclusion62 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion58 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.1%inclusion57 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion695 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion694 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion643 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
76%inclusion533 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion417 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
59%inclusion412 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
55%inclusion384 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion364 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion363 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion355 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion350 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
47%inclusion333 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
41%inclusion291 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion221 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion201 decks702 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
28%inclusion198 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion179 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion147 decks698 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
20%inclusion139 decks702 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion131 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
19%inclusion131 decks702 decks
-2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion114 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion104 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion95 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion94 decks702 decks
-2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion87 decks702 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion72 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.4%inclusion59 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion39 decks547 decks
-10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.1%inclusion43 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.4%inclusion34 decks624 decks
-2%synergy
Starting Town
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy