Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget Group Hug

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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Jan 23, 2026
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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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33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Red Death, Shipwrecker
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Vision Skeins
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Humble Defector
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
75%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Lore Broker
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
66%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Memory Worm
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Minds Aglow
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
56%synergy
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Chaos Warp
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Fevered Visions
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Dakra Mystic
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Wrong Turn
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Howling Mine
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Invert Polarity
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Howling Golem
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
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Zenith Chronicler
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Broker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Dragon Mage
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Strago and Relm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ice Flan
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Coveted Falcon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Lavaleaper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Keldon Flamesage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Blight Herder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Geode Rager
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Shah of Naar Isle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Scholar
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Murk Strider
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Renegade Silent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sly Instigator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Depth Defiler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
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Chaos Mutation
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Dream Fracture
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Wash Away
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Words of Wisdom
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Brand
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Long River's Pull
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-28%synergy
Evacuation
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Chef's Kiss
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Run Away Together
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-29%synergy
Split Decision
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Mirrorform
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Transforming Flourish
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-32%synergy
Stern Dismissal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Insight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Counterflux
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Reinterpret
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Teach by Example
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ice Magic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Focus the Mind
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Get Out
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Disrupt Decorum
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Shifting Grift
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Skyscribing
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Prosperity
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Fascination
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Role Reversal
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Burning Inquiry
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Order of Succession
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Modify Memory
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Whims of the Fates
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Scrambleverse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Warp World
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Stitch in Time
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Game
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Mob Rule
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
River's Rebuke
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Command
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Reality Scramble
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Throes of Chaos
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Snort
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Combat Tutorial
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Knowledge Pool
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Folio of Fancies
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Helm of Awakening
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
River Song's Diary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Temple Bell
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Memory Vessel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Timesifter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Expert-Level Safe
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Rod of Absorption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Powerbalance
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Forced Fruition
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Mana Flare
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Curse of Echoes
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Share the Spoils
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Possibility Storm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Shiny Impetus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Wild Evocation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Opulence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Shared Fate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Noggle the Mind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hot Pursuit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Court of Ire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Impetus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mana Cache
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Shadow
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Strategy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Chance Encounter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Turf War
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Battle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Nightly Hunt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dress Down
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Inventive Iteration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fool's Demise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Palace
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Restless Spire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Cataract
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Volcano
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Coveted Jewel
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-30%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Cursed Mirror
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Victory Chimes
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-26%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Islet
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-32%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
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