Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core

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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Scryfall
MTGStocks
Resonating Lute
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Turbulent Springs
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Mathemagics
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Flashback
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
88%inclusion525 decks597 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
83%inclusion494 decks597 decks
81%synergy
Fevered Visions
77%inclusion462 decks597 decks
75%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
76%inclusion452 decks597 decks
74%synergy
Vision Skeins
71%inclusion422 decks597 decks
70%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
61%inclusion367 decks597 decks
60%synergy
Temple Bell
58%inclusion349 decks597 decks
57%synergy
Memory Worm
56%inclusion337 decks597 decks
55%synergy
Burning Inquiry
55%inclusion328 decks597 decks
53%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
55%inclusion330 decks597 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion432 decks597 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
56%inclusion332 decks597 decks
30%synergy
Brand
53%inclusion316 decks597 decks
52%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion312 decks597 decks
50%synergy
Humble Defector
52%inclusion312 decks597 decks
51%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
52%inclusion312 decks597 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion310 decks597 decks
23%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
52%inclusion308 decks597 decks
51%synergy
Share the Spoils
51%inclusion302 decks597 decks
50%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
48%inclusion285 decks597 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.0%inclusion30 decks597 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
47%inclusion278 decks597 decks
45%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
46%inclusion227 decks496 decks
43%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
45%inclusion267 decks597 decks
40%synergy
Lore Broker
42%inclusion252 decks597 decks
42%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
40%inclusion241 decks597 decks
39%synergy
Homunculus Horde
40%inclusion198 decks496 decks
38%synergy
Nalfeshnee
38%inclusion227 decks597 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
37%inclusion218 decks597 decks
35%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
34%inclusion200 decks597 decks
32%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
32%inclusion194 decks597 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
31%inclusion186 decks597 decks
26%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
29%inclusion176 decks597 decks
26%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
29%inclusion174 decks597 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
29%inclusion155 decks540 decks
24%synergy
The Locust God
28%inclusion167 decks597 decks
20%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
28%inclusion166 decks597 decks
27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
27%inclusion163 decks597 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Archivist
27%inclusion163 decks597 decks
25%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion146 decks597 decks
-3%synergy
Party Thrasher
23%inclusion138 decks592 decks
22%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
23%inclusion135 decks581 decks
22%synergy
Dakra Mystic
23%inclusion137 decks597 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
22%inclusion134 decks597 decks
19%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion127 decks597 decks
18%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion98 decks496 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion114 decks597 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
19%inclusion114 decks597 decks
19%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
19%inclusion112 decks597 decks
17%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
18%inclusion109 decks597 decks
18%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
16%inclusion96 decks597 decks
15%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
16%inclusion96 decks597 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Broker
15%inclusion90 decks597 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Nabber
15%inclusion87 decks597 decks
13%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion87 decks597 decks
14%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
14%inclusion84 decks597 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
14%inclusion84 decks597 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion83 decks597 decks
-15%synergy
Balor
12%inclusion71 decks597 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion71 decks597 decks
4%synergy
Wildfire Devils
12%inclusion70 decks597 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion67 decks597 decks
10%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion66 decks597 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion60 decks597 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Falcon
9.4%inclusion56 decks597 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.9%inclusion53 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Lavaleaper
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.9%inclusion47 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Scholar
7.7%inclusion46 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Guff Rewrites History
43%inclusion258 decks597 decks
42%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
43%inclusion255 decks597 decks
40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
39%inclusion230 decks589 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion230 decks597 decks
-13%synergy
Invert Polarity
37%inclusion221 decks592 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion209 decks597 decks
33%synergy
Dream Fracture
28%inclusion170 decks597 decks
27%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion170 decks597 decks
17%synergy
Wrong Turn
27%inclusion161 decks597 decks
26%synergy
Words of Wisdom
26%inclusion156 decks597 decks
26%synergy
Long River's Pull
20%inclusion115 decks570 decks
18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion119 decks597 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion109 decks597 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion105 decks597 decks
-19%synergy
Chef's Kiss
18%inclusion105 decks597 decks
17%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion104 decks597 decks
-15%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion102 decks597 decks
15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
17%inclusion99 decks597 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion98 decks597 decks
-11%synergy
Reins of Power
15%inclusion87 decks597 decks
13%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
13%inclusion76 decks597 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion72 decks597 decks
-31%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion63 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion61 decks597 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion60 decks597 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion57 decks597 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion56 decks597 decks
-4%synergy
Wild Ricochet
7.9%inclusion47 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion46 decks597 decks
-34%synergy
Remand
7.5%inclusion45 decks597 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion43 decks593 decks
-10%synergy
Opt
7.2%inclusion43 decks597 decks
-28%synergy
Mirrorform
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
6.2%inclusion37 decks597 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.7%inclusion34 decks597 decks
-13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.7%inclusion34 decks597 decks
-15%synergy
Resculpt
5.4%inclusion32 decks597 decks
-3%synergy
Abrade
5.2%inclusion31 decks597 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.0%inclusion30 decks597 decks
-24%synergy
Seething Song
5.0%inclusion30 decks597 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
44%inclusion265 decks597 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion256 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
34%inclusion202 decks597 decks
33%synergy
Prosperity
31%inclusion187 decks597 decks
31%synergy
Scrambleverse
29%inclusion172 decks597 decks
28%synergy
Warp World
28%inclusion168 decks597 decks
27%synergy
Winds of Change
28%inclusion166 decks597 decks
25%synergy
Role Reversal
25%inclusion149 decks597 decks
24%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
23%inclusion140 decks597 decks
22%synergy
Thieves' Auction
23%inclusion139 decks597 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion117 decks597 decks
16%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion113 decks597 decks
18%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion102 decks597 decks
-5%synergy
Shifting Grift
16%inclusion95 decks597 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion92 decks597 decks
11%synergy
Skyscribing
13%inclusion75 decks597 decks
12%synergy
Fascination
12%inclusion70 decks597 decks
11%synergy
Whims of the Fates
10%inclusion59 decks597 decks
9%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
9.4%inclusion56 decks597 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
9.0%inclusion54 decks597 decks
-17%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.9%inclusion53 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.4%inclusion50 decks597 decks
-29%synergy
Game Plan
8.0%inclusion48 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Game of Chaos
8.0%inclusion48 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.9%inclusion47 decks597 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
7.5%inclusion45 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Order of Succession
7.4%inclusion44 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Over the Top
7.2%inclusion43 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.0%inclusion42 decks597 decks
-25%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.9%inclusion41 decks597 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.4%inclusion38 decks597 decks
-1%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.2%inclusion37 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.2%inclusion37 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.9%inclusion35 decks597 decks
-18%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.5%inclusion33 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.4%inclusion32 decks597 decks
4%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.0%inclusion30 decks597 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
38%inclusion229 decks597 decks
36%synergy
Folio of Fancies
38%inclusion228 decks597 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Wand
30%inclusion180 decks597 decks
29%synergy
Knowledge Pool
27%inclusion159 decks597 decks
26%synergy
Font of Mythos
26%inclusion154 decks597 decks
25%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
24%inclusion142 decks597 decks
23%synergy
Wand of Wonder
23%inclusion139 decks597 decks
20%synergy
River Song's Diary
22%inclusion134 decks597 decks
21%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion132 decks597 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion97 decks597 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion89 decks597 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion86 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Greed
14%inclusion86 decks597 decks
14%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
12%inclusion74 decks597 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
8.7%inclusion52 decks597 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.9%inclusion47 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.7%inclusion46 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.2%inclusion43 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.2%inclusion37 decks597 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
38%inclusion224 decks597 decks
37%synergy
Possibility Storm
37%inclusion220 decks597 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion191 decks597 decks
17%synergy
Powerbalance
32%inclusion188 decks593 decks
28%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
30%inclusion181 decks597 decks
29%synergy
Hive Mind
29%inclusion176 decks597 decks
28%synergy
Mana Flare
27%inclusion161 decks597 decks
26%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
27%inclusion161 decks597 decks
25%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion126 decks535 decks
23%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
23%inclusion130 decks567 decks
21%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
20%inclusion122 decks597 decks
20%synergy
Wild Evocation
19%inclusion116 decks597 decks
19%synergy
Grip of Chaos
18%inclusion107 decks597 decks
17%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion105 decks597 decks
17%synergy
Ominous Seas
16%inclusion93 decks597 decks
12%synergy
Eye of the Storm
15%inclusion92 decks597 decks
15%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion86 decks597 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion75 decks597 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion71 decks597 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion63 decks597 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion61 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion60 decks597 decks
9%synergy
Triple Triad
9.3%inclusion27 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
8.5%inclusion51 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Weftwalking
7.3%inclusion18 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.2%inclusion43 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.2%inclusion37 decks597 decks
6%synergy
Planar Chaos
6.2%inclusion37 decks597 decks
3%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.7%inclusion34 decks597 decks
6%synergy
Risky Move
5.0%inclusion30 decks597 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion148 decks597 decks
24%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.4%inclusion50 decks597 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.2%inclusion37 decks597 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion428 decks597 decks
23%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
51%inclusion304 decks597 decks
49%synergy
Homeward Path
23%inclusion139 decks597 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion136 decks597 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion111 decks597 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion78 decks597 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion62 decks597 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
8.9%inclusion53 decks597 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
8.5%inclusion51 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.4%inclusion44 decks597 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion39 decks597 decks
-7%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.9%inclusion35 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.5%inclusion33 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion510 decks597 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion508 decks597 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion412 decks597 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Signet
64%inclusion380 decks597 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion336 decks597 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion218 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion217 decks597 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion181 decks597 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion116 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion106 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion82 decks597 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion80 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion59 decks597 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion49 decks597 decks
0%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.9%inclusion47 decks597 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.0%inclusion36 decks597 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.7%inclusion34 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion30 decks597 decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.0%inclusion30 decks597 decks
-1%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.0%inclusion30 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion590 decks597 decks
1%synergy
Island
99%inclusion589 decks597 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion533 decks597 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion442 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion350 decks597 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion330 decks597 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion320 decks597 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
51%inclusion307 decks597 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion304 decks597 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
45%inclusion267 decks597 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion258 decks597 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion221 decks597 decks
-6%synergy
Steam Vents
37%inclusion219 decks597 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion201 decks597 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion179 decks597 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion145 decks597 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion137 decks597 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion135 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion126 decks597 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion103 decks597 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion93 decks597 decks
-15%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion90 decks597 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion84 decks597 decks
-7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion55 decks400 decks
-8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion77 decks597 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion73 decks597 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion58 decks597 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.0%inclusion48 decks597 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.5%inclusion45 decks597 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion43 decks593 decks
-10%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion40 decks597 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.7%inclusion34 decks597 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.4%inclusion32 decks597 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.2%inclusion31 decks597 decks
3%synergy