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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Spectacle Summit
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Tackle Artist
4.3%inclusion2 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Flow State
3.9%inclusion2 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
69%inclusion334 decks484 decks
68%synergy
Fevered Visions
66%inclusion319 decks484 decks
64%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
64%inclusion308 decks484 decks
62%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
64%inclusion308 decks484 decks
62%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
61%inclusion297 decks484 decks
61%synergy
Humble Defector
61%inclusion297 decks484 decks
60%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
61%inclusion293 decks484 decks
59%synergy
Memory Worm
59%inclusion285 decks484 decks
58%synergy
Lore Broker
57%inclusion274 decks484 decks
56%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
56%inclusion270 decks484 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion301 decks484 decks
21%synergy
Howling Mine
52%inclusion251 decks484 decks
49%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
48%inclusion234 decks484 decks
47%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
48%inclusion234 decks484 decks
48%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
45%inclusion218 decks484 decks
44%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
44%inclusion214 decks484 decks
41%synergy
Powerbalance
44%inclusion211 decks480 decks
41%synergy
Howling Golem
43%inclusion210 decks484 decks
43%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
43%inclusion210 decks484 decks
42%synergy
Forced Fruition
43%inclusion210 decks484 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion185 decks484 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
37%inclusion157 decks421 decks
35%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
34%inclusion163 decks484 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion161 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion155 decks484 decks
30%synergy
Dakra Mystic
32%inclusion155 decks484 decks
32%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
31%inclusion146 decks471 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
30%inclusion145 decks484 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
29%inclusion138 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
28%inclusion137 decks484 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Broker
27%inclusion132 decks484 decks
27%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
27%inclusion130 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Chasm Skulker
25%inclusion119 decks484 decks
21%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
21%inclusion103 decks484 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion101 decks484 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion100 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion84 decks421 decks
19%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion92 decks478 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion75 decks421 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion86 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion72 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Lavaleaper
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
14%inclusion69 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion68 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Reckless Scholar
14%inclusion68 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Falcon
12%inclusion60 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion59 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion57 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
12%inclusion56 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
11%inclusion55 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
11%inclusion53 decks484 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion51 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion50 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
10%inclusion49 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
10%inclusion47 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
9.4%inclusion42 decks448 decks
4%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Academy Loremaster
9.1%inclusion44 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.0%inclusion42 decks469 decks
5%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
8%synergy
River Song
8.7%inclusion42 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Runed Servitor
8.7%inclusion42 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Looter
8.5%inclusion41 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.3%inclusion40 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
8.3%inclusion40 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.9%inclusion37 decks469 decks
-14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.9%inclusion38 decks484 decks
-2%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.2%inclusion35 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
6.6%inclusion32 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
42%inclusion203 decks484 decks
30%synergy
Dream Fracture
42%inclusion203 decks484 decks
41%synergy
Words of Wisdom
37%inclusion179 decks484 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion170 decks484 decks
33%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
35%inclusion167 decks478 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion162 decks484 decks
-19%synergy
Brand
32%inclusion157 decks484 decks
32%synergy
Invert Polarity
32%inclusion155 decks479 decks
20%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion153 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion153 decks484 decks
31%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
27%inclusion133 decks484 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion124 decks484 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion117 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion111 decks468 decks
21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion108 decks484 decks
22%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
18%inclusion88 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion83 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
15%inclusion73 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion70 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion70 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion69 decks484 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion66 decks484 decks
-22%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion63 decks484 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion60 decks484 decks
-30%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion54 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion53 decks484 decks
-32%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion50 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion50 decks484 decks
-3%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion50 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion47 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion46 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Filter Out
9.1%inclusion44 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.7%inclusion42 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Genius
8.5%inclusion41 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Insight
7.4%inclusion36 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
7.2%inclusion35 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.7%inclusion23 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.6%inclusion32 decks484 decks
-22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.2%inclusion30 decks484 decks
-30%synergy
Remand
6.2%inclusion30 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.2%inclusion25 decks484 decks
-22%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
42%inclusion204 decks484 decks
41%synergy
Burning Inquiry
29%inclusion138 decks484 decks
26%synergy
Role Reversal
27%inclusion132 decks484 decks
26%synergy
Skyscribing
27%inclusion129 decks484 decks
26%synergy
Fascination
26%inclusion125 decks484 decks
26%synergy
Warp World
26%inclusion125 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion121 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion115 decks484 decks
-14%synergy
Scrambleverse
24%inclusion114 decks484 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion110 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion99 decks484 decks
20%synergy
Prosperity
18%inclusion89 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Whims of the Fates
18%inclusion85 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion79 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
14%inclusion70 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
14%inclusion67 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion66 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion65 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion58 decks484 decks
-20%synergy
Stitch in Time
12%inclusion58 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
12%inclusion57 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Order of Succession
10%inclusion50 decks484 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.3%inclusion45 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
-29%synergy
Game Plan
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.3%inclusion40 decks484 decks
-15%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.9%inclusion38 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.9%inclusion38 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.6%inclusion37 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.2%inclusion35 decks484 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.0%inclusion34 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.0%inclusion34 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
7.0%inclusion34 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.8%inclusion33 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.8%inclusion33 decks484 decks
-16%synergy
Vandalblast
6.4%inclusion31 decks484 decks
-19%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.2%inclusion30 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Over the Top
5.8%inclusion28 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.6%inclusion27 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.4%inclusion26 decks484 decks
-29%synergy
Goblin Game
5.2%inclusion25 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
33%inclusion159 decks484 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Wand
33%inclusion158 decks484 decks
31%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion119 decks484 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion110 decks484 decks
22%synergy
River Song's Diary
20%inclusion98 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Knowledge Pool
19%inclusion94 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion93 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion81 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Helm of Awakening
16%inclusion79 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion70 decks484 decks
-14%synergy
Memory Vessel
11%inclusion54 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
11%inclusion52 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion46 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Share the Spoils
26%inclusion124 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Mana Flare
25%inclusion123 decks484 decks
24%synergy
Possibility Storm
23%inclusion110 decks484 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
22%inclusion105 decks484 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion92 decks467 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion92 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion87 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
16%inclusion70 decks446 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion74 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Wild Evocation
15%inclusion71 decks484 decks
14%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
14%inclusion70 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion55 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion52 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Triple Triad
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.7%inclusion42 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.5%inclusion41 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.5%inclusion41 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
8.5%inclusion41 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.3%inclusion40 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.1%inclusion39 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.9%inclusion38 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
7.0%inclusion34 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Grip of Chaos
6.4%inclusion31 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
5.4%inclusion26 decks484 decks
-19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
41%inclusion198 decks484 decks
40%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.4%inclusion26 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion232 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
37%inclusion179 decks484 decks
34%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion88 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion56 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion53 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion50 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.9%inclusion38 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion36 decks484 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.0%inclusion34 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion26 decks484 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion372 decks484 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion372 decks484 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion304 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion225 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion213 decks484 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion162 decks484 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion157 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion138 decks484 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion120 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion111 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion98 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion93 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion70 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion50 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion48 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion48 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion44 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion44 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
8.1%inclusion39 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion29 decks484 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.6%inclusion27 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion483 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion482 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion387 decks484 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
56%inclusion270 decks484 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion254 decks484 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion250 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion247 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion230 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
43%inclusion209 decks484 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion201 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion185 decks484 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion159 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion131 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion108 decks484 decks
-22%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
21%inclusion103 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion96 decks484 decks
-6%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion89 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion68 decks484 decks
-28%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion53 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion52 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion49 decks484 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.5%inclusion41 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.2%inclusion35 decks484 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
6.8%inclusion33 decks484 decks
-19%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.8%inclusion33 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
6.8%inclusion33 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.8%inclusion26 decks448 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.8%inclusion28 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.6%inclusion27 decks484 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion27 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
3%synergy