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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Nico Minoru, Runaway
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Atlantean Cavalry
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
88%inclusion526 decks600 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
83%inclusion498 decks600 decks
81%synergy
Fevered Visions
77%inclusion463 decks600 decks
75%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
75%inclusion451 decks600 decks
74%synergy
Vision Skeins
71%inclusion423 decks600 decks
69%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
62%inclusion371 decks600 decks
61%synergy
Temple Bell
58%inclusion349 decks600 decks
57%synergy
Memory Worm
56%inclusion337 decks600 decks
55%synergy
Brand
54%inclusion322 decks600 decks
53%synergy
Burning Inquiry
55%inclusion331 decks600 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
74%inclusion441 decks600 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion329 decks600 decks
30%synergy
Humble Defector
53%inclusion317 decks600 decks
52%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion314 decks600 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion312 decks600 decks
23%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
52%inclusion310 decks600 decks
50%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
51%inclusion308 decks600 decks
51%synergy
Share the Spoils
51%inclusion307 decks600 decks
50%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
48%inclusion287 decks600 decks
46%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
46%inclusion276 decks600 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.3%inclusion32 decks600 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Etali, Primal Storm
46%inclusion274 decks600 decks
41%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
45%inclusion235 decks519 decks
43%synergy
Lore Broker
42%inclusion252 decks600 decks
41%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
42%inclusion251 decks600 decks
41%synergy
Homunculus Horde
40%inclusion206 decks519 decks
38%synergy
Nalfeshnee
38%inclusion225 decks600 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
36%inclusion217 decks600 decks
35%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
33%inclusion195 decks600 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
32%inclusion193 decks600 decks
27%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
32%inclusion192 decks600 decks
31%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
30%inclusion179 decks600 decks
29%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
30%inclusion178 decks600 decks
26%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
28%inclusion171 decks600 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion160 decks562 decks
24%synergy
The Locust God
28%inclusion165 decks600 decks
20%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
27%inclusion163 decks600 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Archivist
26%inclusion158 decks600 decks
24%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
24%inclusion144 decks600 decks
23%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
24%inclusion30 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Party Thrasher
23%inclusion140 decks600 decks
22%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
23%inclusion140 decks600 decks
-3%synergy
Dakra Mystic
23%inclusion136 decks600 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
23%inclusion135 decks600 decks
19%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion127 decks600 decks
18%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
19%inclusion101 decks519 decks
18%synergy
Howling Golem
19%inclusion116 decks600 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion112 decks600 decks
9%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
18%inclusion108 decks600 decks
17%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
17%inclusion104 decks600 decks
16%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
16%inclusion98 decks600 decks
15%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
16%inclusion93 decks600 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
15%inclusion92 decks600 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Broker
15%inclusion92 decks600 decks
15%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion90 decks600 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion86 decks600 decks
-14%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
14%inclusion83 decks600 decks
13%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
14%inclusion82 decks600 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
12%inclusion73 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion71 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Balor
12%inclusion69 decks600 decks
11%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion68 decks600 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion67 decks600 decks
10%synergy
Lavaleaper
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion59 decks600 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Falcon
10%inclusion57 decks600 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.8%inclusion53 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.8%inclusion47 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Scholar
7.5%inclusion45 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.5%inclusion45 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
44%inclusion262 decks600 decks
41%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
44%inclusion262 decks600 decks
42%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
40%inclusion242 decks600 decks
39%synergy
Invert Polarity
39%inclusion233 decks600 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion224 decks600 decks
-14%synergy
Chaos Mutation
36%inclusion217 decks600 decks
35%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion172 decks600 decks
17%synergy
Wrong Turn
27%inclusion163 decks600 decks
27%synergy
Dream Fracture
27%inclusion162 decks600 decks
26%synergy
Words of Wisdom
25%inclusion152 decks600 decks
25%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion122 decks600 decks
18%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion114 decks591 decks
17%synergy
Chef's Kiss
18%inclusion108 decks600 decks
17%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion106 decks600 decks
-0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion103 decks600 decks
-20%synergy
Wash Away
16%inclusion97 decks600 decks
15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
16%inclusion97 decks600 decks
15%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion96 decks600 decks
-16%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion92 decks600 decks
-12%synergy
Reins of Power
15%inclusion88 decks600 decks
13%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
13%inclusion77 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion72 decks600 decks
-31%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion62 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion61 decks600 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion61 decks600 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion57 decks600 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.2%inclusion55 decks600 decks
-8%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.3%inclusion50 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion48 decks600 decks
-34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.5%inclusion45 decks600 decks
-10%synergy
Mirrorform
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Remand
7.2%inclusion43 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Opt
7.0%inclusion42 decks600 decks
-28%synergy
Return the Favor
6.5%inclusion39 decks600 decks
-0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.0%inclusion36 decks600 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.5%inclusion33 decks600 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
44%inclusion265 decks600 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion253 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
34%inclusion202 decks600 decks
32%synergy
Prosperity
31%inclusion183 decks600 decks
30%synergy
Scrambleverse
30%inclusion181 decks600 decks
29%synergy
Warp World
29%inclusion176 decks600 decks
28%synergy
Winds of Change
28%inclusion167 decks600 decks
25%synergy
Role Reversal
25%inclusion152 decks600 decks
24%synergy
Thieves' Auction
25%inclusion149 decks600 decks
24%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
24%inclusion142 decks600 decks
22%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion119 decks600 decks
17%synergy
Molten Psyche
18%inclusion110 decks600 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion104 decks600 decks
-6%synergy
Shifting Grift
17%inclusion99 decks600 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion95 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Skyscribing
12%inclusion74 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Fascination
12%inclusion69 decks600 decks
11%synergy
Whims of the Fates
10%inclusion59 decks600 decks
9%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
10%inclusion58 decks600 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion57 decks600 decks
-16%synergy
Game of Chaos
8.8%inclusion53 decks600 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.5%inclusion51 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion50 decks600 decks
-29%synergy
Order of Succession
8.0%inclusion48 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Insurrection
7.8%inclusion47 decks600 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.8%inclusion47 decks600 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
7.7%inclusion46 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Over the Top
7.5%inclusion45 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.0%inclusion42 decks600 decks
-25%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.5%inclusion39 decks600 decks
-0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.3%inclusion38 decks600 decks
-1%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.2%inclusion37 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.8%inclusion35 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.8%inclusion35 decks600 decks
-18%synergy
Illicit Auction
5.8%inclusion35 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.7%inclusion34 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.3%inclusion32 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.2%inclusion31 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.2%inclusion31 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.0%inclusion30 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
39%inclusion232 decks600 decks
36%synergy
Folio of Fancies
39%inclusion231 decks600 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Wand
30%inclusion177 decks600 decks
28%synergy
Knowledge Pool
27%inclusion161 decks600 decks
26%synergy
Font of Mythos
26%inclusion154 decks600 decks
25%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
24%inclusion141 decks600 decks
23%synergy
Helm of Awakening
23%inclusion140 decks600 decks
21%synergy
River Song's Diary
23%inclusion136 decks600 decks
21%synergy
Wand of Wonder
23%inclusion136 decks600 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion97 decks600 decks
-9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion93 decks600 decks
-13%synergy
Horn of Greed
15%inclusion89 decks600 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion87 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
13%inclusion76 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
8.7%inclusion52 decks600 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
8.3%inclusion50 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.7%inclusion46 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.3%inclusion44 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.8%inclusion41 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
38%inclusion230 decks600 decks
37%synergy
Forced Fruition
38%inclusion227 decks600 decks
37%synergy
Powerbalance
33%inclusion195 decks600 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion185 decks600 decks
16%synergy
Hive Mind
30%inclusion179 decks600 decks
29%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
29%inclusion176 decks600 decks
28%synergy
Mana Flare
27%inclusion162 decks600 decks
26%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
27%inclusion159 decks600 decks
25%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion132 decks557 decks
23%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
23%inclusion136 decks588 decks
22%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
22%inclusion129 decks600 decks
21%synergy
Wild Evocation
19%inclusion115 decks600 decks
19%synergy
Grip of Chaos
18%inclusion110 decks600 decks
18%synergy
Well of Ideas
17%inclusion103 decks600 decks
17%synergy
Eye of the Storm
16%inclusion98 decks600 decks
16%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion87 decks600 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion86 decks600 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion76 decks600 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion68 decks600 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion62 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion60 decks600 decks
3%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion58 decks600 decks
9%synergy
Shared Fate
8.7%inclusion52 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Triple Triad
8.6%inclusion27 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Weftwalking
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Echoes
6.8%inclusion41 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.0%inclusion36 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Planar Chaos
6.0%inclusion36 decks600 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Verse
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.7%inclusion34 decks600 decks
6%synergy
Risky Move
5.2%inclusion31 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Battle
5.2%inclusion31 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion150 decks600 decks
24%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.0%inclusion54 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion38 decks600 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion426 decks600 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
55%inclusion332 decks600 decks
52%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
51%inclusion304 decks600 decks
49%synergy
Homeward Path
23%inclusion140 decks600 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion135 decks600 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion111 decks600 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion74 decks600 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion63 decks600 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
9.2%inclusion55 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion50 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.5%inclusion45 decks600 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion44 decks600 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.8%inclusion35 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.2%inclusion31 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion510 decks600 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion504 decks600 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion411 decks600 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion376 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion338 decks600 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion223 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion212 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion187 decks600 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion114 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion106 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion85 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion80 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion63 decks600 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion48 decks600 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.8%inclusion47 decks600 decks
1%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.2%inclusion37 decks600 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.0%inclusion36 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.2%inclusion31 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion30 decks600 decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.0%inclusion30 decks600 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion594 decks600 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion593 decks600 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion537 decks600 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion445 decks600 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion352 decks600 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
56%inclusion339 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion323 decks600 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
51%inclusion306 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion306 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion266 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion262 decks600 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
37%inclusion224 decks600 decks
-12%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion221 decks600 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion199 decks600 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion183 decks600 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion150 decks600 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion136 decks600 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion134 decks600 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion128 decks600 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion103 decks600 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion102 decks600 decks
-14%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion89 decks600 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion88 decks600 decks
-7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion61 decks423 decks
-8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion78 decks600 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion74 decks600 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion59 decks600 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.2%inclusion49 decks600 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion48 decks600 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.5%inclusion45 decks600 decks
-10%synergy
Turbulent Springs
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion38 decks600 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.8%inclusion35 decks600 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.5%inclusion33 decks600 decks
-1%synergy
Scorched Geyser
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.0%inclusion30 decks600 decks
-0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.0%inclusion30 decks600 decks
2%synergy