Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Chaos

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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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MTGStocks
Lavaleaper
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorform
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
84%inclusion565 decks672 decks
81%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
78%inclusion523 decks672 decks
76%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
77%inclusion516 decks672 decks
75%synergy
Fevered Visions
71%inclusion475 decks672 decks
68%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
59%inclusion398 decks672 decks
58%synergy
Possibility Storm
58%inclusion393 decks672 decks
57%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
57%inclusion382 decks672 decks
55%synergy
Burning Inquiry
57%inclusion384 decks672 decks
55%synergy
Vision Skeins
55%inclusion370 decks672 decks
54%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
55%inclusion370 decks672 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
83%inclusion557 decks672 decks
40%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
53%inclusion359 decks672 decks
52%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
53%inclusion356 decks672 decks
50%synergy
Humble Defector
53%inclusion355 decks672 decks
52%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
52%inclusion352 decks672 decks
47%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
52%inclusion348 decks672 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
52%inclusion347 decks672 decks
51%synergy
Temple Bell
51%inclusion346 decks672 decks
50%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion338 decks672 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion327 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion134 decks672 decks
-6%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion126 decks672 decks
-11%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion93 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion76 decks672 decks
-14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.3%inclusion56 decks672 decks
-13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion38 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
48%inclusion311 decks644 decks
46%synergy
Memory Worm
48%inclusion320 decks672 decks
46%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
47%inclusion317 decks672 decks
45%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
43%inclusion286 decks672 decks
42%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
43%inclusion162 decks381 decks
40%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
41%inclusion274 decks672 decks
40%synergy
Nalfeshnee
40%inclusion269 decks672 decks
38%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
35%inclusion238 decks672 decks
31%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
34%inclusion228 decks672 decks
32%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
32%inclusion215 decks672 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
31%inclusion120 decks381 decks
29%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
29%inclusion155 decks529 decks
28%synergy
Lore Broker
25%inclusion171 decks672 decks
25%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
25%inclusion171 decks672 decks
24%synergy
The Locust God
25%inclusion170 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
25%inclusion112 decks448 decks
20%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
24%inclusion163 decks672 decks
24%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
24%inclusion162 decks672 decks
20%synergy
Party Thrasher
24%inclusion132 decks558 decks
22%synergy
Jace's Archivist
23%inclusion152 decks672 decks
20%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
22%inclusion150 decks672 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion149 decks672 decks
-7%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
20%inclusion135 decks672 decks
20%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
20%inclusion132 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Nabber
19%inclusion129 decks672 decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
19%inclusion128 decks672 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
19%inclusion126 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Wildfire Devils
18%inclusion120 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Dakra Mystic
15%inclusion104 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
15%inclusion104 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion104 decks672 decks
-14%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
15%inclusion100 decks672 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
15%inclusion98 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion96 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion48 decks381 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion84 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion81 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion77 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion77 decks672 decks
11%synergy
River Song
10%inclusion64 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Broker
8.9%inclusion60 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.5%inclusion57 decks672 decks
-2%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
8.5%inclusion57 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.3%inclusion56 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.2%inclusion53 decks644 decks
8%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
7.9%inclusion53 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Balor
7.7%inclusion52 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
7.3%inclusion49 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Fatespinner
7.0%inclusion47 decks672 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Chaos Mutation
48%inclusion323 decks672 decks
46%synergy
Brand
47%inclusion319 decks672 decks
47%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
43%inclusion240 decks556 decks
42%synergy
Invert Polarity
43%inclusion238 decks559 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion235 decks672 decks
-18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion221 decks672 decks
31%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion218 decks672 decks
32%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion162 decks672 decks
23%synergy
Words of Wisdom
19%inclusion130 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
19%inclusion128 decks672 decks
18%synergy
Reins of Power
18%inclusion120 decks672 decks
16%synergy
Dream Fracture
18%inclusion120 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion117 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion103 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Sudden Substitution
15%inclusion102 decks672 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion102 decks672 decks
-21%synergy
Long River's Pull
15%inclusion74 decks502 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion97 decks672 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion86 decks672 decks
-31%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion86 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
13%inclusion85 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion80 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion80 decks672 decks
-21%synergy
Wild Ricochet
12%inclusion80 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Wash Away
11%inclusion74 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Mages' Contest
8.8%inclusion59 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion53 decks672 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion51 decks672 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion41 decks560 decks
-10%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
7.1%inclusion48 decks672 decks
-12%synergy
Return the Favor
6.9%inclusion42 decks609 decks
2%synergy
Evacuation
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
-10%synergy
Wheel and Deal
6.1%inclusion41 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Remand
5.7%inclusion38 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Scrambleverse
47%inclusion313 decks672 decks
46%synergy
Warp World
45%inclusion301 decks672 decks
44%synergy
Thieves' Auction
40%inclusion270 decks672 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion267 decks672 decks
1%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
39%inclusion263 decks672 decks
38%synergy
Minds Aglow
39%inclusion261 decks672 decks
38%synergy
Role Reversal
31%inclusion209 decks672 decks
30%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
29%inclusion197 decks672 decks
28%synergy
Winds of Change
24%inclusion164 decks672 decks
21%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
23%inclusion153 decks672 decks
18%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion150 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Whims of the Fates
21%inclusion141 decks672 decks
21%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
20%inclusion134 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Game of Chaos
19%inclusion131 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Prosperity
19%inclusion125 decks672 decks
18%synergy
Shifting Grift
18%inclusion109 decks607 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion113 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Stitch in Time
15%inclusion98 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Over the Top
13%inclusion86 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion84 decks672 decks
-15%synergy
Order of Succession
12%inclusion82 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Illicit Auction
12%inclusion79 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Molten Psyche
11%inclusion77 decks672 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Game
10%inclusion67 decks672 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion65 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
10%inclusion64 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.8%inclusion59 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Mana Clash
8.6%inclusion58 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
8.2%inclusion55 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
7.9%inclusion53 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Time Reversal
7.4%inclusion50 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Gambit
7.4%inclusion50 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.3%inclusion49 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
7.0%inclusion47 decks672 decks
-31%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.7%inclusion45 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
6.7%inclusion45 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Creative Technique
6.7%inclusion45 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
6.4%inclusion43 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.0%inclusion40 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Collision of Realms
6.0%inclusion40 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.4%inclusion36 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
49%inclusion326 decks672 decks
46%synergy
Knowledge Pool
37%inclusion248 decks672 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Wand
35%inclusion237 decks672 decks
34%synergy
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion237 decks672 decks
34%synergy
River Song's Diary
29%inclusion194 decks672 decks
28%synergy
Wand of Wonder
28%inclusion189 decks672 decks
25%synergy
Font of Mythos
23%inclusion157 decks672 decks
23%synergy
Helm of Awakening
21%inclusion139 decks672 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion111 decks672 decks
-7%synergy
Horn of Greed
15%inclusion104 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion92 decks672 decks
-16%synergy
Memory Vessel
13%inclusion78 decks602 decks
13%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion84 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
12%inclusion82 decks672 decks
10%synergy
Timesifter
10%inclusion64 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
8.9%inclusion60 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion59 decks672 decks
-2%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
8.8%inclusion59 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.0%inclusion54 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Boompile
7.7%inclusion52 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Gate to the Aether
7.6%inclusion51 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.1%inclusion48 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.4%inclusion43 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Krark's Thumb
6.1%inclusion41 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.1%inclusion34 decks672 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Hive Mind
49%inclusion326 decks672 decks
47%synergy
Powerbalance
43%inclusion239 decks561 decks
39%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
37%inclusion250 decks672 decks
37%synergy
Wild Evocation
34%inclusion229 decks672 decks
33%synergy
Forced Fruition
34%inclusion227 decks672 decks
33%synergy
Mana Flare
33%inclusion223 decks672 decks
32%synergy
Grip of Chaos
32%inclusion217 decks672 decks
32%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
29%inclusion195 decks672 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion186 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
27%inclusion135 decks497 decks
26%synergy
Eye of the Storm
26%inclusion178 decks672 decks
26%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion105 decks437 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
24%inclusion161 decks672 decks
23%synergy
Mind's Dilation
19%inclusion125 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion113 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Planar Chaos
14%inclusion97 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Shared Fate
13%inclusion85 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion82 decks672 decks
12%synergy
Risky Move
12%inclusion80 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion78 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Battle
10%inclusion65 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
9.2%inclusion62 decks672 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.6%inclusion58 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.7%inclusion52 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Weftwalking
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Triple Triad
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Impulsive Maneuvers
6.8%inclusion46 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.3%inclusion41 decks654 decks
6%synergy
Conjured Currency
6.3%inclusion42 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Custody Battle
6.1%inclusion41 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.8%inclusion39 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Tide of War
5.8%inclusion39 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Chance Encounter
5.7%inclusion38 decks672 decks
1%synergy
Puca's Mischief
5.2%inclusion35 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
17%inclusion111 decks672 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion488 decks672 decks
23%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
47%inclusion315 decks672 decks
45%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
47%inclusion313 decks672 decks
43%synergy
Homeward Path
30%inclusion199 decks672 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion151 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion107 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion104 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion102 decks672 decks
14%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion71 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
9.2%inclusion62 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion60 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.6%inclusion58 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion54 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Rivendell
7.6%inclusion51 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion618 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion569 decks672 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion426 decks672 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion391 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion370 decks672 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion197 decks672 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion189 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion177 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion115 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion107 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion85 decks672 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion71 decks672 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion65 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.2%inclusion55 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion38 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.7%inclusion38 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.2%inclusion35 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.1%inclusion34 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion659 decks672 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion658 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion607 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion496 decks672 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion380 decks672 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
56%inclusion373 decks672 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion349 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion333 decks672 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion325 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion322 decks672 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion315 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion311 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion292 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion182 decks672 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion179 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion176 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion174 decks672 decks
-5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion134 decks657 decks
-4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion57 decks280 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion128 decks672 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion115 decks672 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion114 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion112 decks672 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion103 decks672 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion100 decks672 decks
0%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion91 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion74 decks672 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.8%inclusion59 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.4%inclusion50 decks672 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion41 decks560 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
6.7%inclusion41 decks611 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion45 decks672 decks
-7%synergy