Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kami of the Crescent Moon
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
93%synergy
Howling Mine
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
91%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
78%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
74%synergy
Fevered Visions
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
73%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
70%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
67%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Burning Inquiry
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Chaos Warp
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Arcane Denial
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Winds of Change
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
60%synergy
Temple Bell
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
60%synergy
Font of Mythos
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Vision Skeins
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Jeska's Will
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Rhystic Study
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Jace's Archivist
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
53%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Memory Worm
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
49%synergy
The Locust God
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Humble Defector
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Nalfeshnee
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Homunculus Horde
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Lore Broker
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Wandering Archaic
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Dakra Mystic
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Party Thrasher
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Nabber
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-26%synergy
River Song
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Brand
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Wheel and Deal
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Narset's Reversal
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Invert Polarity
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Wash Away
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Chaos Mutation
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Words of Wisdom
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-29%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-22%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Wrong Turn
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Remand
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Unsubstantiate
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-20%synergy
Opt
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-27%synergy
Aetherize
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Dream Fracture
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Chef's Kiss
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Delay
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Prosperity
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Vandalblast
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Wheel of Fate
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Thieves' Auction
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Warp World
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Timetwister
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Reforge the Soul
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Scrambleverse
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Insurrection
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-25%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-26%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Game of Chaos
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Whims of the Fates
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Role Reversal
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Time Reversal
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Skyscribing
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Anvil of Bogardan
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Folio of Fancies
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Horn of Greed
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Fishing Gear
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Knowledge Pool
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Awakening
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Wand
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
River Song's Diary
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Wand of Wonder
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Monument to Endurance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Passionate Archaeologist
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Share the Spoils
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
25%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Forced Fruition
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Hive Mind
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Possibility Storm
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Powerbalance
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Mana Flare
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Seas
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Stolen Strategy
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Dilation
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Blood Moon
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Grip of Chaos
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Ascension
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
The Flux
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Wild Evocation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Dack Fayden
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
87%inclusion61 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Homeward Path
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion61 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Mana Crypt
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Island
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Volcanic Island
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
76%synergy
Scalding Tarn
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Training Center
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Fiery Islet
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Starting Town
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy