Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive 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
Improvisation Capstone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kami of the Crescent Moon
90%inclusion56 decks62 decks
89%synergy
Howling Mine
89%inclusion55 decks62 decks
86%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
82%inclusion51 decks62 decks
80%synergy
Fevered Visions
76%inclusion47 decks62 decks
74%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
67%synergy
Hive Mind
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
65%synergy
Possibility Storm
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
61%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
61%synergy
Burning Inquiry
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
61%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
87%inclusion54 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
55%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
58%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
53%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
52%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
53%synergy
Temple Bell
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Nalfeshnee
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
45%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
42%synergy
Humble Defector
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
42%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
35%synergy
The Locust God
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Jace's Archivist
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Memory Worm
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Homunculus Horde
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Lore Broker
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Dakra Mystic
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Party Thrasher
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Nabber
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Chasm Skulker
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Fatespinner
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Moon
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Academy Loremaster
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Deflecting Swat
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Vision Skeins
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Brand
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
-23%synergy
Invert Polarity
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Wrong Turn
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Reins of Power
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-29%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Mirrorform
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Chef's Kiss
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Words of Wisdom
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Substitution
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-25%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Wash Away
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Dream Fracture
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Remand
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Seething Song
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-24%synergy
Aetherize
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Wheel and Deal
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Mages' Contest
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Will
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Warp World
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Scrambleverse
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Thieves' Auction
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Winds of Change
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Role Reversal
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Minds Aglow
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Whims of the Fates
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Insurrection
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Game of Chaos
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Timetwister
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Order of Succession
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Game
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Show and Tell
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Stitch in Time
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Over the Top
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-30%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Dance with Calamity
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Mana Clash
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Creative Technique
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Cultural Exchange
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Illicit Auction
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Knowledge Pool
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Font of Mythos
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Folio of Fancies
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
31%synergy
River Song's Diary
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Horn of Greed
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Helm of Awakening
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Wand of Wonder
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Wand
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Timesifter
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Tempting Contract
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Gate to the Aether
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-20%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Share the Spoils
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
47%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Grip of Chaos
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Wild Evocation
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Eye of the Storm
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Mana Flare
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Powerbalance
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
22%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Descent into Avernus
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Mind's Dilation
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Planar Chaos
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Forced Fruition
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Battle
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Shared Fate
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Risky Move
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Cool but Rude
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Blood Moon
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-18%synergy
Impulsive Maneuvers
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Echoes
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Soothsaying
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Standstill
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion44 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
53%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Homeward Path
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Maze of Ith
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Northampton Farm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Restless Spire
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion52 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion61 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
80%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion58 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
90%inclusion56 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Training Center
90%inclusion56 decks62 decks
48%synergy
Scalding Tarn
76%inclusion47 decks62 decks
45%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion44 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Shivan Reef
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Thundering Falls
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Islet
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Starting Town
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-1%synergy