Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget

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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Red Ghost, Intangible Genius
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Atlantean Cavalry
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Super Intelligence
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Armor Wars
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
68%inclusion344 decks506 decks
67%synergy
Fevered Visions
66%inclusion335 decks506 decks
64%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
64%inclusion324 decks506 decks
63%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
64%inclusion326 decks506 decks
63%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
61%inclusion310 decks506 decks
61%synergy
Humble Defector
60%inclusion305 decks506 decks
59%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
60%inclusion306 decks506 decks
59%synergy
Memory Worm
59%inclusion297 decks506 decks
58%synergy
Lore Broker
55%inclusion279 decks506 decks
55%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
57%inclusion286 decks506 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion319 decks506 decks
22%synergy
Howling Mine
53%inclusion266 decks506 decks
50%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
48%inclusion242 decks506 decks
47%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
47%inclusion240 decks506 decks
46%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
45%inclusion227 decks506 decks
44%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
44%inclusion224 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Powerbalance
44%inclusion222 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
44%inclusion221 decks506 decks
42%synergy
Howling Golem
43%inclusion216 decks506 decks
42%synergy
Minds Aglow
43%inclusion216 decks506 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
39%inclusion195 decks506 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
37%inclusion171 decks458 decks
35%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
34%inclusion173 decks506 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
32%inclusion164 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Dakra Mystic
32%inclusion164 decks506 decks
32%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion162 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
31%inclusion155 decks506 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
29%inclusion148 decks506 decks
28%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
28%inclusion144 decks506 decks
28%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
27%inclusion139 decks506 decks
24%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
27%inclusion138 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Broker
27%inclusion137 decks506 decks
27%synergy
Chasm Skulker
25%inclusion124 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
21%inclusion106 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion100 decks506 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion99 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion96 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
19%inclusion25 decks132 decks
18%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
19%inclusion86 decks458 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion90 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion80 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Lavaleaper
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion75 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
14%inclusion72 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion72 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Reckless Scholar
14%inclusion72 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Falcon
12%inclusion62 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion61 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
12%inclusion60 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
12%inclusion59 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
12%inclusion59 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion53 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
10%inclusion52 decks506 decks
10%synergy
River Song
10%inclusion52 decks506 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion51 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
9.3%inclusion45 decks483 decks
4%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
9.1%inclusion24 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.9%inclusion45 decks504 decks
5%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
8.9%inclusion45 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
8.7%inclusion44 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Runed Servitor
8.7%inclusion44 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Academy Loremaster
8.7%inclusion44 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
8.1%inclusion41 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Looter
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.1%inclusion36 decks504 decks
-16%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.1%inclusion36 decks506 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.9%inclusion14 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
42%inclusion213 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Dream Fracture
41%inclusion209 decks506 decks
40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
37%inclusion186 decks506 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Mutation
36%inclusion180 decks506 decks
34%synergy
Words of Wisdom
35%inclusion176 decks506 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion171 decks506 decks
-18%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion166 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion160 decks506 decks
-0%synergy
Brand
32%inclusion160 decks506 decks
31%synergy
Wrong Turn
31%inclusion157 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
28%inclusion141 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion135 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion124 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
23%inclusion117 decks503 decks
21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion109 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
18%inclusion92 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion84 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
14%inclusion71 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion70 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
-21%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
13%inclusion67 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion66 decks506 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion64 decks506 decks
-29%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion60 decks506 decks
-8%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion54 decks506 decks
-32%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion52 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion51 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion51 decks506 decks
-4%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.3%inclusion47 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Genius
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Filter Out
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Insight
7.1%inclusion36 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.6%inclusion25 decks378 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
-31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
-23%synergy
Remand
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
-22%synergy
Sorceries
Burning Inquiry
29%inclusion147 decks506 decks
27%synergy
Role Reversal
27%inclusion136 decks506 decks
26%synergy
Warp World
26%inclusion132 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion127 decks506 decks
-13%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion126 decks506 decks
-0%synergy
Fascination
25%inclusion126 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Skyscribing
25%inclusion124 decks506 decks
24%synergy
Scrambleverse
24%inclusion119 decks506 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion112 decks506 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Grift
21%inclusion106 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Prosperity
19%inclusion97 decks506 decks
19%synergy
Whims of the Fates
18%inclusion91 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion79 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Thieves' Auction
13%inclusion66 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion65 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
12%inclusion60 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Stitch in Time
12%inclusion59 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion57 decks506 decks
-21%synergy
Order of Succession
11%inclusion54 decks506 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Game Plan
9.1%inclusion46 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
-29%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.9%inclusion40 decks506 decks
-16%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
-16%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
-18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Over the Top
6.1%inclusion31 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.9%inclusion30 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Throes of Chaos
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.3%inclusion27 decks506 decks
-28%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Goblin Game
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
34%inclusion171 decks506 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Wand
31%inclusion159 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion125 decks506 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
22%inclusion109 decks506 decks
20%synergy
River Song's Diary
20%inclusion103 decks506 decks
19%synergy
Knowledge Pool
19%inclusion97 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion90 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Awakening
17%inclusion86 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Wonder
16%inclusion83 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion71 decks506 decks
-14%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
12%inclusion62 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
11%inclusion56 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion53 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
42%inclusion213 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Mana Flare
26%inclusion132 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Share the Spoils
26%inclusion130 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Possibility Storm
24%inclusion121 decks506 decks
22%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
21%inclusion106 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion98 decks502 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion96 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion92 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
16%inclusion75 decks481 decks
15%synergy
Wild Evocation
15%inclusion76 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion76 decks506 decks
14%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
14%inclusion69 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion56 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Triple Triad
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.1%inclusion41 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.9%inclusion40 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Shared Fate
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Weftwalking
7.0%inclusion19 decks271 decks
7%synergy
Grip of Chaos
6.1%inclusion31 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Hive Mind
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
42%inclusion212 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.7%inclusion29 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion243 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
38%inclusion192 decks506 decks
35%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion94 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion56 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion53 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.1%inclusion36 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.3%inclusion27 decks506 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion393 decks506 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion389 decks506 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
62%inclusion316 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion236 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion217 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion172 decks506 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion163 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion146 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion129 decks506 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion120 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion100 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion96 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Coveted Jewel
15%inclusion76 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Mirror
12%inclusion59 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.5%inclusion48 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.9%inclusion45 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Resonating Lute
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-19%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion33 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.7%inclusion29 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion505 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion504 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion406 decks506 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
57%inclusion288 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion264 decks506 decks
-15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion262 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion257 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
46%inclusion235 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
42%inclusion215 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion210 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion195 decks506 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion159 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion138 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion118 decks506 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
21%inclusion108 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion105 decks506 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion94 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion74 decks506 decks
-29%synergy
Eroded Canyon
10%inclusion53 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion51 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.7%inclusion34 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.5%inclusion33 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Highland Lake
6.5%inclusion33 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
-19%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.7%inclusion29 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.7%inclusion29 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.7%inclusion29 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion27 decks483 decks
3%synergy
Spectacle Summit
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
4%synergy