Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Humble Defector
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
69%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
68%synergy
Vision Skeins
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
64%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
64%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
62%synergy
Fevered Visions
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
62%synergy
Lore Broker
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
58%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
58%synergy
Howling Mine
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
58%synergy
Memory Worm
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
53%synergy
Wrong Turn
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Minds Aglow
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Powerbalance
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Chaos Mutation
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Perplexing Chimera
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Dakra Mystic
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Howling Golem
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Cephalid Broker
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Party Thrasher
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Nabber
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Lavaleaper
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Coveted Falcon
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
River Song
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Chasm Skulker
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Mage
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Reckless Scholar
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-18%synergy
Nalfeshnee
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
The Locust God
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
PuPu UFO
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Brand
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Invert Polarity
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
-22%synergy
Words of Wisdom
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Evacuation
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Chef's Kiss
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-16%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Long River's Pull
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-30%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Transforming Flourish
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Remand
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Stroke of Genius
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Run Away Together
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-36%synergy
Split Decision
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-0%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Mirrorform
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Burning Inquiry
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
39%synergy
Scrambleverse
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Shifting Grift
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Role Reversal
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Thieves' Auction
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Warp World
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Prosperity
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Fascination
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Whims of the Fates
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Skyscribing
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-22%synergy
Chain Reaction
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Order of Succession
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-19%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Flow State
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Winds of Change
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Combat Tutorial
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-17%synergy
Modify Memory
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Over the Top
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse of Tomorrow
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Molten Psyche
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Throes of Chaos
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Chaos Wand
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Knowledge Pool
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
River Song's Diary
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Helm of Awakening
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Temple Bell
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Wand of Wonder
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Rope
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Synthesis Pod
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Boompile
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Unstable Amulet
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Possibility Storm
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Share the Spoils
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Mana Flare
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Well of Ideas
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Wild Evocation
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Echoes
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Shared Fate
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Triple Triad
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Grip of Chaos
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Eye of the Storm
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Noggle the Mind
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Cataract
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
-21%synergy
Midnight Clock
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Coveted Jewel
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Victory Chimes
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion51 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
-19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-28%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-18%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy