Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive

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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Immortus, Master of Eternity
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Vision Quest
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
3.3%inclusion2 decks61 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
90%inclusion454 decks506 decks
87%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
86%inclusion436 decks506 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
82%inclusion415 decks506 decks
80%synergy
Fevered Visions
72%inclusion362 decks506 decks
69%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
65%inclusion329 decks506 decks
63%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
62%inclusion315 decks506 decks
61%synergy
Vision Skeins
61%inclusion307 decks506 decks
60%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
65%inclusion329 decks506 decks
59%synergy
Burning Inquiry
61%inclusion307 decks506 decks
58%synergy
Temple Bell
58%inclusion294 decks506 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion370 decks506 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
72%inclusion364 decks506 decks
47%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
60%inclusion302 decks506 decks
52%synergy
Arcane Denial
58%inclusion295 decks506 decks
29%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
56%inclusion264 decks473 decks
53%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
56%inclusion281 decks506 decks
53%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
55%inclusion277 decks506 decks
53%synergy
Brand
51%inclusion260 decks506 decks
51%synergy
Share the Spoils
51%inclusion257 decks506 decks
50%synergy
Font of Mythos
50%inclusion254 decks506 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
51%inclusion260 decks506 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion225 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion182 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion161 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion152 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
23%inclusion114 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion65 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion62 decks506 decks
-9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion61 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
46%inclusion231 decks506 decks
44%synergy
Humble Defector
44%inclusion225 decks506 decks
43%synergy
Memory Worm
44%inclusion221 decks506 decks
43%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
43%inclusion220 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
43%inclusion219 decks506 decks
39%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
41%inclusion207 decks506 decks
40%synergy
Nalfeshnee
39%inclusion199 decks506 decks
38%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
39%inclusion195 decks506 decks
37%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
38%inclusion190 decks506 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Archivist
36%inclusion182 decks506 decks
33%synergy
The Locust God
33%inclusion165 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
31%inclusion158 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Lore Broker
30%inclusion153 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
29%inclusion139 decks487 decks
24%synergy
Homunculus Horde
28%inclusion134 decks473 decks
26%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
28%inclusion142 decks506 decks
27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
24%inclusion121 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
23%inclusion118 decks506 decks
22%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
22%inclusion109 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
20%inclusion99 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
18%inclusion92 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
18%inclusion90 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
17%inclusion88 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion85 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
16%inclusion83 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
16%inclusion79 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion76 decks506 decks
14%synergy
Party Thrasher
13%inclusion65 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion65 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
13%inclusion64 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Dakra Mystic
12%inclusion63 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
11%inclusion57 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion19 decks178 decks
-2%synergy
Howling Golem
11%inclusion54 decks506 decks
10%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion24 decks235 decks
9%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion49 decks506 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Nabber
9.3%inclusion47 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
9.1%inclusion43 decks473 decks
8%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
9.1%inclusion46 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.7%inclusion44 decks506 decks
-19%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
8.1%inclusion41 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
7.7%inclusion28 decks362 decks
-5%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
7.1%inclusion36 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Balor
7.1%inclusion36 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
7.1%inclusion36 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
6.5%inclusion33 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
48%inclusion242 decks506 decks
27%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
44%inclusion224 decks506 decks
43%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
39%inclusion198 decks506 decks
36%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
36%inclusion181 decks506 decks
34%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
35%inclusion176 decks506 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion175 decks506 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Drain
34%inclusion172 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion169 decks506 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Mutation
25%inclusion126 decks506 decks
23%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion111 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion108 decks506 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion105 decks506 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion89 decks506 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion84 decks506 decks
-26%synergy
Wrong Turn
16%inclusion79 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion75 decks506 decks
-7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
15%inclusion74 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion71 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion67 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Dream Fracture
12%inclusion61 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion60 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Chef's Kiss
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion54 decks506 decks
-2%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion53 decks502 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion53 decks506 decks
-7%synergy
Wheel and Deal
10%inclusion53 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion50 decks506 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.5%inclusion48 decks506 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Command
9.5%inclusion48 decks506 decks
-8%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
9.3%inclusion47 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.9%inclusion45 decks506 decks
-33%synergy
Seething Song
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
-24%synergy
Reality Shift
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
-6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Mirrorform
6.2%inclusion11 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Substitution
6.1%inclusion31 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.1%inclusion31 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Remand
6.1%inclusion31 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
5.7%inclusion29 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
-24%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion235 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Change
45%inclusion227 decks506 decks
42%synergy
Minds Aglow
34%inclusion171 decks506 decks
33%synergy
Warp World
34%inclusion170 decks506 decks
32%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
31%inclusion157 decks506 decks
30%synergy
Scrambleverse
30%inclusion151 decks506 decks
29%synergy
Thieves' Auction
29%inclusion148 decks506 decks
28%synergy
Prosperity
26%inclusion131 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
24%inclusion120 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion105 decks506 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion97 decks506 decks
18%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion93 decks506 decks
-5%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion84 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Timetwister
14%inclusion71 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Role Reversal
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion67 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Game of Chaos
12%inclusion62 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Insurrection
11%inclusion57 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Whims of the Fates
9.3%inclusion47 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.1%inclusion46 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.9%inclusion40 decks506 decks
-29%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.7%inclusion39 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Illicit Auction
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Order of Succession
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion33 decks506 decks
-2%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.9%inclusion30 decks506 decks
-0%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Show and Tell
5.3%inclusion27 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Skyscribing
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Anvil of Bogardan
40%inclusion201 decks506 decks
39%synergy
Folio of Fancies
36%inclusion184 decks506 decks
35%synergy
Knowledge Pool
29%inclusion147 decks506 decks
28%synergy
Horn of Greed
28%inclusion141 decks506 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion110 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Helm of Awakening
21%inclusion105 decks506 decks
18%synergy
River Song's Diary
14%inclusion71 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Wand
13%inclusion66 decks506 decks
12%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion66 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion65 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion58 decks506 decks
-17%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
10%inclusion52 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Timesifter
9.3%inclusion47 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Tempting Contract
8.1%inclusion41 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
5.3%inclusion27 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
46%inclusion234 decks506 decks
45%synergy
Hive Mind
45%inclusion229 decks506 decks
44%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
42%inclusion210 decks506 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion193 decks506 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion163 decks506 decks
31%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
32%inclusion160 decks506 decks
31%synergy
Powerbalance
28%inclusion141 decks506 decks
25%synergy
Mana Flare
25%inclusion127 decks506 decks
24%synergy
Grip of Chaos
24%inclusion122 decks506 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
23%inclusion114 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Eye of the Storm
20%inclusion100 decks506 decks
19%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion94 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
17%inclusion87 decks498 decks
16%synergy
Wild Evocation
17%inclusion87 decks506 decks
17%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
17%inclusion82 decks485 decks
16%synergy
Mind's Dilation
16%inclusion81 decks506 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion69 decks506 decks
-6%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion58 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Well of Ideas
9.5%inclusion48 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Strategy
9.3%inclusion47 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Planar Chaos
9.1%inclusion46 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
8.4%inclusion24 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.9%inclusion40 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.3%inclusion37 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Triple Triad
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion33 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Curiosity
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
-18%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.9%inclusion30 decks506 decks
-7%synergy
Zur's Weirding
5.7%inclusion29 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Battle
5.5%inclusion28 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.3%inclusion27 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Counterbalance
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
21%inclusion108 decks506 decks
21%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.5%inclusion48 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.7%inclusion44 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion382 decks506 decks
26%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
58%inclusion291 decks506 decks
55%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion268 decks506 decks
35%synergy
Homeward Path
47%inclusion239 decks506 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion133 decks506 decks
-0%synergy
Maze of Ith
21%inclusion106 decks506 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion81 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion61 decks398 decks
-0%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion59 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
8.5%inclusion43 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion475 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion447 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion342 decks506 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion327 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
60%inclusion302 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion219 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion155 decks506 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion107 decks506 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion65 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion63 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion54 decks506 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion53 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion52 decks506 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion42 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
-7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.9%inclusion35 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion20 decks299 decks
1%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.2%inclusion15 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion489 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion488 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion466 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
89%inclusion449 decks506 decks
73%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion445 decks506 decks
38%synergy
Training Center
84%inclusion423 decks506 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
77%inclusion392 decks506 decks
46%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion350 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
62%inclusion313 decks506 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion299 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion253 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
48%inclusion244 decks506 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion214 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
40%inclusion203 decks506 decks
19%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
36%inclusion158 decks435 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion160 decks506 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Islet
29%inclusion149 decks506 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion142 decks506 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion110 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion109 decks506 decks
-17%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion109 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion107 decks506 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion98 decks506 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion96 decks506 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion96 decks506 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion93 decks506 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion90 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion89 decks506 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion88 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
17%inclusion84 decks506 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion79 decks506 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion75 decks506 decks
-0%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion68 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion57 decks506 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion54 decks506 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.5%inclusion48 decks506 decks
0%synergy
Turbulent Springs
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.1%inclusion41 decks506 decks
-8%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.5%inclusion38 decks506 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion33 decks506 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.1%inclusion31 decks506 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
5.3%inclusion27 decks506 decks
-12%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.3%inclusion27 decks506 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.3%inclusion27 decks506 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.1%inclusion26 decks506 decks
-3%synergy