Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Optimized

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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Immortus, Master of Eternity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vision Quest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
89%inclusion59 decks66 decks
86%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
79%inclusion52 decks66 decks
77%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
74%synergy
Fevered Visions
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
68%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
57%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
57%synergy
Temple Bell
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
55%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
55%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
55%synergy
Vision Skeins
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Humble Defector
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Burning Inquiry
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
48%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
48%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Rhystic Study
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Gamble
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Memory Worm
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Jace's Archivist
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
The Locust God
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Lore Broker
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Nalfeshnee
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Lavaleaper
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Dakra Mystic
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Wandering Archaic
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Howling Golem
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-0%synergy
Chasm Skulker
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-19%synergy
River Song
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Wildfire Devils
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Party Thrasher
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Academy Loremaster
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-28%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Brand
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Deflecting Swat
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Invert Polarity
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Mutation
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
Wrong Turn
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Dream Fracture
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Words of Wisdom
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Chef's Kiss
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Wash Away
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Flashback
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Prismari Command
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-34%synergy
Seething Song
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-13%synergy
Opt
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-27%synergy
Wheel and Deal
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Long River's Pull
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Reins of Power
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Refute
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Radiate
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Remand
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Winds of Change
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Minds Aglow
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Warp World
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Thieves' Auction
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Prosperity
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Scrambleverse
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Molten Psyche
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Game Plan
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Stitch in Time
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Day's Undoing
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Expropriate
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Worldfire
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Insurrection
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Time Reversal
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Mathemagics
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-28%synergy
Echo of Eons
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Whims of the Fates
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Role Reversal
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Timetwister
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Order of Succession
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Game of Chaos
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Incendiary Command
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
46%synergy
Folio of Fancies
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Horn of Greed
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Helm of Awakening
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Knowledge Pool
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
18%synergy
River Song's Diary
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Chaos Wand
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-13%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Wonder
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Timesifter
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Pumpkin Bombs
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
46%synergy
Share the Spoils
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Possibility Storm
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Hive Mind
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Mana Flare
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Powerbalance
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Wild Evocation
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Eye of the Storm
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Grip of Chaos
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Dilation
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Omniscience
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Well of Ideas
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Triple Triad
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Zur's Weirding
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Planar Chaos
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Strategy
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Kumena's Awakening
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Blood Moon
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Homeward Path
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-0%synergy
Restless Spire
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-0%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion59 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
-0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Resonating Lute
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion65 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion65 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
-0%synergy
Training Center
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Island
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-0%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Spectacle Summit
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
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