Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Chaos

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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turbulent Springs
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Resonating Lute
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Flashback
3.5%inclusion2 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
3.4%inclusion2 decks59 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
86%inclusion538 decks627 decks
83%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
79%inclusion493 decks627 decks
77%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
78%inclusion486 decks627 decks
76%synergy
Fevered Visions
72%inclusion449 decks627 decks
69%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
60%inclusion376 decks627 decks
59%synergy
Burning Inquiry
58%inclusion365 decks627 decks
56%synergy
Possibility Storm
57%inclusion357 decks627 decks
55%synergy
Vision Skeins
56%inclusion354 decks627 decks
55%synergy
Humble Defector
54%inclusion339 decks627 decks
53%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
54%inclusion340 decks627 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
83%inclusion523 decks627 decks
42%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
54%inclusion339 decks627 decks
52%synergy
Windfall
53%inclusion334 decks627 decks
28%synergy
Temple Bell
53%inclusion331 decks627 decks
52%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
52%inclusion329 decks627 decks
48%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion329 decks627 decks
51%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
52%inclusion326 decks627 decks
51%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
50%inclusion315 decks627 decks
47%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
50%inclusion312 decks627 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion312 decks627 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion124 decks627 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion113 decks627 decks
-11%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion87 decks627 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion69 decks627 decks
-13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.9%inclusion56 decks627 decks
-13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion32 decks627 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Memory Worm
46%inclusion287 decks627 decks
45%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
45%inclusion283 decks627 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44%inclusion193 decks439 decks
41%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
43%inclusion268 decks627 decks
42%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
41%inclusion258 decks627 decks
40%synergy
Nalfeshnee
39%inclusion245 decks627 decks
37%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
36%inclusion224 decks627 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion144 decks439 decks
31%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
32%inclusion202 decks627 decks
31%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
31%inclusion195 decks627 decks
30%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
28%inclusion164 decks585 decks
27%synergy
Lore Broker
27%inclusion172 decks627 decks
27%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
27%inclusion136 decks504 decks
22%synergy
The Locust God
26%inclusion163 decks627 decks
18%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
26%inclusion162 decks627 decks
22%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
25%inclusion157 decks627 decks
24%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
25%inclusion156 decks627 decks
24%synergy
Party Thrasher
23%inclusion144 decks613 decks
22%synergy
Jace's Archivist
23%inclusion146 decks627 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
23%inclusion143 decks627 decks
-5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion142 decks627 decks
15%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
21%inclusion132 decks627 decks
20%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
19%inclusion122 decks627 decks
16%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
19%inclusion118 decks627 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
18%inclusion115 decks627 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Nabber
18%inclusion111 decks627 decks
17%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Wildfire Devils
16%inclusion101 decks627 decks
15%synergy
Dakra Mystic
16%inclusion98 decks627 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion95 decks627 decks
-14%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
15%inclusion93 decks627 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
15%inclusion93 decks627 decks
11%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
15%inclusion92 decks627 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion88 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion88 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
12%inclusion54 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion72 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion71 decks627 decks
11%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion68 decks627 decks
11%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
9.1%inclusion57 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Lavaleaper
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Broker
8.5%inclusion53 decks627 decks
8%synergy
River Song
8.5%inclusion53 decks627 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.1%inclusion51 decks627 decks
-1%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
8.0%inclusion50 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.8%inclusion49 decks627 decks
3%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
7.8%inclusion49 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
7.7%inclusion48 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Balor
7.5%inclusion47 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Brand
46%inclusion291 decks627 decks
46%synergy
Chaos Mutation
44%inclusion279 decks627 decks
43%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
44%inclusion267 decks611 decks
42%synergy
Invert Polarity
43%inclusion264 decks614 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion221 decks627 decks
-17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
31%inclusion195 decks627 decks
29%synergy
Wrong Turn
30%inclusion189 decks627 decks
30%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion139 decks627 decks
22%synergy
Words of Wisdom
20%inclusion123 decks627 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion120 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Dream Fracture
19%inclusion119 decks627 decks
18%synergy
Reins of Power
17%inclusion107 decks627 decks
16%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
16%inclusion100 decks627 decks
15%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion88 decks558 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion96 decks627 decks
-21%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion91 decks627 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion89 decks627 decks
-13%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion83 decks627 decks
-4%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
12%inclusion78 decks627 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Substitution
12%inclusion78 decks627 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion77 decks627 decks
-31%synergy
Wash Away
12%inclusion73 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion72 decks627 decks
-21%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion69 decks627 decks
3%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion66 decks627 decks
9%synergy
Mirrorform
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Mages' Contest
8.8%inclusion55 decks627 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.5%inclusion53 decks627 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion47 decks627 decks
-10%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.0%inclusion43 decks615 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
6.9%inclusion43 decks627 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
6.7%inclusion42 decks627 decks
1%synergy
Evacuation
6.2%inclusion39 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
5.7%inclusion36 decks627 decks
-14%synergy
Wheel and Deal
5.4%inclusion34 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Remand
5.4%inclusion34 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Scrambleverse
44%inclusion274 decks627 decks
43%synergy
Warp World
43%inclusion269 decks627 decks
42%synergy
Minds Aglow
40%inclusion248 decks627 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion245 decks627 decks
1%synergy
Thieves' Auction
38%inclusion240 decks627 decks
38%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
38%inclusion236 decks627 decks
36%synergy
Role Reversal
29%inclusion181 decks627 decks
28%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
28%inclusion177 decks627 decks
27%synergy
Winds of Change
27%inclusion171 decks627 decks
24%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion139 decks627 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
22%inclusion137 decks627 decks
18%synergy
Prosperity
20%inclusion126 decks627 decks
19%synergy
Whims of the Fates
20%inclusion123 decks627 decks
19%synergy
Game of Chaos
19%inclusion119 decks627 decks
16%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
19%inclusion118 decks627 decks
18%synergy
Shifting Grift
18%inclusion113 decks627 decks
18%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion112 decks627 decks
-5%synergy
Stitch in Time
15%inclusion94 decks627 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion81 decks627 decks
-13%synergy
Molten Psyche
12%inclusion77 decks627 decks
11%synergy
Order of Succession
11%inclusion71 decks627 decks
11%synergy
Over the Top
11%inclusion69 decks627 decks
11%synergy
Illicit Auction
11%inclusion67 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Game
10%inclusion63 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9.3%inclusion58 decks627 decks
2%synergy
Insurrection
8.8%inclusion55 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.8%inclusion55 decks627 decks
8%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
7.7%inclusion48 decks627 decks
3%synergy
Reality Scramble
7.7%inclusion48 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Mana Clash
7.5%inclusion47 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.3%inclusion46 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.0%inclusion44 decks627 decks
-31%synergy
Fiery Gambit
6.9%inclusion43 decks627 decks
3%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.7%inclusion42 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Time Reversal
6.7%inclusion42 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Creative Technique
6.7%inclusion42 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.2%inclusion39 decks627 decks
3%synergy
Game Plan
5.7%inclusion36 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.7%inclusion36 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Collision of Realms
5.6%inclusion35 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Skyscribing
5.4%inclusion34 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.3%inclusion33 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
5.1%inclusion32 decks627 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.1%inclusion32 decks627 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
48%inclusion303 decks627 decks
46%synergy
Knowledge Pool
37%inclusion229 decks627 decks
36%synergy
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion222 decks627 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Wand
33%inclusion204 decks627 decks
31%synergy
Wand of Wonder
27%inclusion171 decks627 decks
24%synergy
River Song's Diary
26%inclusion166 decks627 decks
25%synergy
Font of Mythos
24%inclusion148 decks627 decks
23%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion136 decks627 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion111 decks627 decks
-7%synergy
Horn of Greed
17%inclusion106 decks627 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion84 decks627 decks
-15%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
12%inclusion78 decks627 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
12%inclusion74 decks627 decks
12%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
10%inclusion60 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Timesifter
10%inclusion60 decks627 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.8%inclusion55 decks627 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion50 decks627 decks
-2%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.7%inclusion48 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Boompile
7.5%inclusion47 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.5%inclusion47 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
7.5%inclusion47 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
7.2%inclusion45 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
6.9%inclusion43 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Krark's Thumb
6.4%inclusion40 decks627 decks
1%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.2%inclusion39 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.7%inclusion36 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.1%inclusion32 decks627 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Share the Spoils
50%inclusion312 decks627 decks
49%synergy
Hive Mind
45%inclusion285 decks627 decks
44%synergy
Powerbalance
42%inclusion256 decks616 decks
38%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
36%inclusion223 decks627 decks
35%synergy
Forced Fruition
35%inclusion220 decks627 decks
34%synergy
Mana Flare
32%inclusion202 decks627 decks
31%synergy
Wild Evocation
31%inclusion196 decks627 decks
31%synergy
Grip of Chaos
30%inclusion188 decks627 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion182 decks627 decks
14%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
27%inclusion169 decks627 decks
25%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
26%inclusion142 decks553 decks
24%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion117 decks494 decks
23%synergy
Eye of the Storm
24%inclusion148 decks627 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion136 decks627 decks
20%synergy
Mind's Dilation
18%inclusion113 decks627 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion106 decks627 decks
15%synergy
Planar Chaos
13%inclusion84 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion79 decks627 decks
12%synergy
Risky Move
11%inclusion69 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Shared Fate
11%inclusion67 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Stolen Strategy
10%inclusion64 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion61 decks627 decks
2%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.3%inclusion58 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Battle
8.5%inclusion53 decks627 decks
8%synergy
Triple Triad
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.2%inclusion45 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.5%inclusion41 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Conjured Currency
6.2%inclusion39 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.2%inclusion39 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Impulsive Maneuvers
5.9%inclusion37 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Chance Encounter
5.6%inclusion35 decks627 decks
1%synergy
Custody Battle
5.6%inclusion35 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.3%inclusion33 decks627 decks
-19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
18%inclusion111 decks627 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.1%inclusion32 decks627 decks
2%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.1%inclusion32 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion457 decks627 decks
24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
50%inclusion313 decks627 decks
47%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
48%inclusion300 decks627 decks
46%synergy
Homeward Path
30%inclusion185 decks627 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion145 decks627 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion98 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion91 decks627 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion89 decks627 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion64 decks627 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
9.1%inclusion57 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.8%inclusion49 decks627 decks
-5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.3%inclusion46 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
7.2%inclusion45 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Cataract
6.9%inclusion43 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion568 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion533 decks627 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion408 decks627 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion360 decks627 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
54%inclusion340 decks627 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion196 decks627 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion183 decks627 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion157 decks627 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion109 decks627 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion102 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion80 decks627 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion66 decks627 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion62 decks627 decks
1%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.2%inclusion45 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.9%inclusion37 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.3%inclusion33 decks627 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion33 decks627 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion620 decks627 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion619 decks627 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion572 decks627 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
76%inclusion476 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion362 decks627 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
57%inclusion355 decks627 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion323 decks627 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
51%inclusion317 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion313 decks627 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion308 decks627 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
48%inclusion298 decks627 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion288 decks627 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion279 decks627 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion169 decks627 decks
11%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion169 decks627 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion168 decks627 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion161 decks627 decks
-5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion154 decks627 decks
-1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
22%inclusion73 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion119 decks627 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion117 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion111 decks627 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion108 decks627 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion93 decks627 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion93 decks627 decks
-1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion90 decks627 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion70 decks627 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.5%inclusion53 decks627 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.5%inclusion47 decks627 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.0%inclusion43 decks615 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
6.2%inclusion39 decks627 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.2%inclusion39 decks627 decks
2%synergy