Xantcha, Sleeper Agent (Commander) - Core

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
Changing Loyalty
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Coercive Impetus
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Pain 101
1.2%inclusion1 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Fast Forward
1.2%inclusion1 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
0.8%inclusion1 decks125 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Shiny Impetus
67%inclusion510 decks760 decks
63%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
69%inclusion528 decks760 decks
61%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
63%inclusion475 decks760 decks
60%synergy
Curse of Opulence
62%inclusion473 decks760 decks
56%synergy
Heartstone
56%inclusion428 decks760 decks
54%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
70%inclusion532 decks760 decks
52%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
54%inclusion409 decks760 decks
52%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
55%inclusion417 decks760 decks
52%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
56%inclusion403 decks720 decks
51%synergy
Agitator Ant
51%inclusion387 decks760 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
68%inclusion513 decks760 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion507 decks760 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
60%inclusion457 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Brash Taunter
57%inclusion434 decks760 decks
47%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion432 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
51%inclusion388 decks760 decks
48%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
49%inclusion369 decks760 decks
46%synergy
Bedevil
48%inclusion364 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
47%inclusion357 decks760 decks
43%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
45%inclusion342 decks760 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Death Kiss
43%inclusion323 decks760 decks
41%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
41%inclusion315 decks760 decks
39%synergy
Humble Defector
41%inclusion314 decks760 decks
38%synergy
Stuffy Doll
40%inclusion301 decks760 decks
38%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
37%inclusion282 decks760 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion256 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Sower of Discord
33%inclusion253 decks760 decks
31%synergy
Royal Assassin
33%inclusion252 decks760 decks
32%synergy
Life of the Party
33%inclusion249 decks760 decks
31%synergy
Geode Rager
32%inclusion241 decks760 decks
30%synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
29%inclusion219 decks760 decks
27%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
28%inclusion216 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Sleeper Agent
27%inclusion208 decks760 decks
26%synergy
Treasure Nabber
24%inclusion184 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Harsh Mentor
23%inclusion174 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
23%inclusion173 decks760 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Spymaster
22%inclusion169 decks760 decks
21%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
21%inclusion159 decks760 decks
11%synergy
The Lord of Pain
21%inclusion135 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
20%inclusion153 decks760 decks
19%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
18%inclusion61 decks346 decks
17%synergy
Vislor Turlough
17%inclusion130 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
17%inclusion127 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Shakedown Heavy
16%inclusion124 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
15%inclusion112 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
14%inclusion51 decks377 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion101 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion78 decks591 decks
4%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
13%inclusion96 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
13%inclusion96 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Taunting Kobold
13%inclusion96 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Master of Cruelties
12%inclusion94 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
12%inclusion78 decks659 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion89 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
11%inclusion86 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
11%inclusion84 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
11%inclusion82 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
10%inclusion65 decks661 decks
-3%synergy
Sire of Insanity
10%inclusion73 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
8.7%inclusion66 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Diplomats
8.6%inclusion65 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Barbed Servitor
8.3%inclusion63 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Lavaleaper
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
7.4%inclusion56 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Ghast
7.4%inclusion56 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Silent Arbiter
7.1%inclusion54 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
6.8%inclusion52 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Offer Immortality
31%inclusion238 decks760 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion228 decks760 decks
-12%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
29%inclusion217 decks760 decks
23%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
27%inclusion204 decks760 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion167 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion132 decks658 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
19%inclusion142 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion135 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Undying Evil
17%inclusion130 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
16%inclusion104 decks659 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion116 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion113 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Chef's Kiss
15%inclusion111 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
14%inclusion103 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
11%inclusion86 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion84 decks743 decks
-1%synergy
Bulk Up
11%inclusion62 decks588 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion80 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Delirium
11%inclusion80 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion77 decks760 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion77 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Arcbond
8.6%inclusion65 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.6%inclusion65 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Unnatural Endurance
8.6%inclusion65 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
7.6%inclusion58 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.4%inclusion56 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion53 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
6.9%inclusion51 decks738 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.4%inclusion49 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.4%inclusion49 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Wild Ricochet
6.4%inclusion49 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion48 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Song
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
-12%synergy
Starstorm
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.7%inclusion43 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Big Score
5.7%inclusion43 decks760 decks
-14%synergy
Backlash
5.3%inclusion40 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.3%inclusion40 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
5.3%inclusion40 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.3%inclusion40 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion323 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion286 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
35%inclusion269 decks760 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion193 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion181 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
23%inclusion171 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Last One Standing
20%inclusion155 decks760 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion151 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion145 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Languish
17%inclusion132 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion127 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Insurrection
16%inclusion121 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion120 decks760 decks
-12%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
15%inclusion45 decks293 decks
12%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
13%inclusion97 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Dreadbore
13%inclusion96 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion95 decks760 decks
8%synergy
The Nipton Lottery
11%inclusion83 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion81 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.4%inclusion55 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.4%inclusion64 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion61 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
7.6%inclusion58 decks760 decks
-15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.5%inclusion57 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.6%inclusion50 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6.6%inclusion50 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Necromantic Selection
6.3%inclusion48 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Cannibalize
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
5.8%inclusion44 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.4%inclusion40 decks743 decks
-3%synergy
Storm's Wrath
5.0%inclusion38 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crawlspace
35%inclusion269 decks760 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion202 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Assault Suit
23%inclusion172 decks760 decks
22%synergy
Crown of Doom
18%inclusion137 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
13%inclusion95 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Tome of Legends
12%inclusion91 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Key to the City
11%inclusion83 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
10%inclusion78 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Tempting Contract
8.0%inclusion61 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.6%inclusion58 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Voyager Staff
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ghoulish Impetus
44%inclusion337 decks760 decks
42%synergy
The Sound of Drums
44%inclusion332 decks760 decks
42%synergy
Vow of Lightning
38%inclusion288 decks760 decks
37%synergy
Captive Audience
36%inclusion273 decks760 decks
33%synergy
Vow of Malice
34%inclusion260 decks760 decks
34%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion223 decks760 decks
26%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
27%inclusion204 decks760 decks
26%synergy
Vow of Torment
26%inclusion194 decks760 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion172 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
War's Toll
21%inclusion159 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
21%inclusion157 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Treacherous Link
18%inclusion140 decks760 decks
18%synergy
Braid of Fire
17%inclusion131 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Descent into Avernus
16%inclusion125 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
16%inclusion125 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion122 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
16%inclusion55 decks345 decks
15%synergy
Havoc Festival
15%inclusion116 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion99 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Hot Pursuit
13%inclusion95 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Mana Flare
12%inclusion94 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion92 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Carnage
12%inclusion29 decks246 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Vigor
11%inclusion85 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion83 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Feud
11%inclusion81 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion76 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
9.5%inclusion72 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
9.5%inclusion72 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.4%inclusion62 decks660 decks
7%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
9.3%inclusion71 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Acquired Mutation
8.9%inclusion68 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
8.7%inclusion66 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Bedlam
8.3%inclusion63 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
8.0%inclusion61 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
7.8%inclusion59 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Nightly Hunt
7.2%inclusion55 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Visions of Brutality
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Spiteful Visions
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
-11%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.3%inclusion48 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Embrace
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Misfortunes
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Stalked Prey
5.7%inclusion43 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
5.8%inclusion44 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion392 decks760 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion332 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion233 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
25%inclusion188 decks760 decks
23%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion130 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion116 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
14%inclusion110 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
14%inclusion104 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion100 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion77 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Homeward Path
8.6%inclusion65 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.2%inclusion55 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
7.1%inclusion54 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
5.8%inclusion44 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
5.7%inclusion43 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Restless Vents
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
0%synergy
Mystifying Maze
5.1%inclusion39 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion661 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion632 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
68%inclusion518 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion407 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion287 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion285 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion195 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion193 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Thran Turbine
21%inclusion156 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Victory Chimes
20%inclusion153 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion151 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion85 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion85 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion83 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion77 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion54 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.6%inclusion50 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.4%inclusion49 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion753 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion751 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion659 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
69%inclusion528 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
64%inclusion488 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
54%inclusion407 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
48%inclusion365 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
45%inclusion342 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Peak
43%inclusion330 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
39%inclusion300 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
36%inclusion271 decks760 decks
-11%synergy
Luxury Suite
36%inclusion270 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion264 decks760 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion248 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Graven Cairns
27%inclusion207 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion190 decks760 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion181 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion177 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
23%inclusion173 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
22%inclusion147 decks660 decks
-8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
19%inclusion147 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion147 decks760 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion139 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion139 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion135 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
15%inclusion117 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion96 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion95 decks760 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12%inclusion89 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion84 decks743 decks
-1%synergy
Opal Palace
10%inclusion79 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion61 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.9%inclusion60 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.5%inclusion57 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.4%inclusion49 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
-7%synergy
Mount Doom
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
-10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.7%inclusion43 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.4%inclusion40 decks743 decks
-3%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
5.0%inclusion38 decks760 decks
3%synergy