Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core 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
Turbulent Springs
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Flow State
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Flashback
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
89%inclusion84 decks94 decks
86%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
83%inclusion78 decks94 decks
81%synergy
Fevered Visions
80%inclusion75 decks94 decks
78%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
74%inclusion70 decks94 decks
73%synergy
Vision Skeins
65%inclusion61 decks94 decks
64%synergy
Temple Bell
62%inclusion58 decks94 decks
61%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
61%inclusion57 decks94 decks
58%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
59%inclusion55 decks94 decks
57%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
50%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
77%inclusion72 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
61%inclusion57 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
47%synergy
Burning Inquiry
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Share the Spoils
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Minds Aglow
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
47%synergy
Memory Worm
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
47%synergy
Humble Defector
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
46%synergy
Brand
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
44%synergy
Homunculus Horde
45%inclusion41 decks91 decks
43%synergy
Lore Broker
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
44%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
41%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
39%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
40%inclusion36 decks91 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Archivist
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Dakra Mystic
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Nalfeshnee
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
21%synergy
The Locust God
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Chasm Skulker
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Party Thrasher
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Howling Golem
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Treasure Nabber
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Broker
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Balor
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Lavaleaper
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Scholar
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Wildfire Devils
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Mage
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Wild Magic Surge
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
42%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
39%synergy
Wrong Turn
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Mutation
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Invert Polarity
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
-23%synergy
Dream Fracture
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Words of Wisdom
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-19%synergy
Reins of Power
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Chef's Kiss
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-15%synergy
Wash Away
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Mirrorform
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-35%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Remand
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Wheel and Deal
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Mages' Contest
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Negate
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-26%synergy
High Tide
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Song
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-15%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Transforming Flourish
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Scrambleverse
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Warp World
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Role Reversal
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Winds of Change
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Thieves' Auction
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Prosperity
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Molten Psyche
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Grift
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Time Reversal
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Skyscribing
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Whims of the Fates
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Game of Chaos
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fate
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Fascination
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Commit // Memory
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Order of Succession
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-24%synergy
Insurrection
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Over the Top
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Stitch in Time
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Dance with Calamity
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Illicit Auction
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Mathemagics
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-31%synergy
Game Plan
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Modify Memory
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
37%synergy
Folio of Fancies
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Wand
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Helm of Awakening
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Knowledge Pool
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Wand of Wonder
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Font of Mythos
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
River Song's Diary
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Horn of Greed
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Tempting Contract
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Memory Vessel
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
40%synergy
Possibility Storm
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Mana Flare
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Hive Mind
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
29%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Powerbalance
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Mind's Dilation
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Wild Evocation
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Grip of Chaos
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Eye of the Storm
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Echoes
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Conjured Currency
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Planar Chaos
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Exchange of Words
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Risky Move
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Custody Battle
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Dack Fayden
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion62 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Homeward Path
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion82 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion79 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion58 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion92 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Island
98%inclusion92 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion85 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion68 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Highland Lake
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy