Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Rank #537
23decks
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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Noggle Ransacker
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Vision Skeins
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Fevered Visions
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Memory Worm
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Howling Mine
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
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Chaos Warp
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Humble Defector
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Words of Wisdom
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Howling Golem
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Brand
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Minds Aglow
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Forced Fruition
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Zenith Chronicler
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Chasm Skulker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Homunculus Horde
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Lore Broker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
The Locust God
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Party Thrasher
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Coveted Falcon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Broker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Nin, the Pain Artist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Oblivion Sower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Edgar, King of Figaro
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Earth-Cult Elemental
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Territorial Hellkite
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Nabber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Test Pilot
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Crystalline Giant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Knight Rampager
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Nadir Kraken
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Cerebral Vortex
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Aetherize
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-22%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-22%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wrong Turn
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Long River's Pull
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Mutation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Invert Polarity
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-29%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Genius
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Diviner's Portent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-28%synergy
Electrodominance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Gale's Redirection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Contact Other Plane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Unsubstantiate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Remand
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Evacuation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Archmage's Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Get Out
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fists of Flame
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Abandon Attachments
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Burning Inquiry
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Skyscribing
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Prosperity
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Whims of the Fates
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Combat Tutorial
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Thieves' Auction
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Fiery Gambit
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Fascination
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Warp World
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Scrambleverse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Explosion of Riches
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Modify Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Collision of Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Cone of Cold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Truth or Consequences
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Power of Persuasion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ignite Memories
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Grift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Cascade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ravenform
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Insights
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Slight Malfunction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
River Song's Diary
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Wand
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Temple Bell
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The Deck of Many Things
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Helm of Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Knowledge Pool
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Chest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Boompile
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
The Key to the Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Elixir
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Powerbalance
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Possibility Storm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Share the Spoils
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mana Flare
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Improbable Alliance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Zur's Weirding
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Hive Mind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
One with the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Grip of Chaos
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Dilation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Witch Hunt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
The Legend of Roku
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalker's Fury
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Conjured Currency
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Omniscience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Netherese Puzzle-Ward
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Weftwalking
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Triple Triad
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Restless Spire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Agna Qel'a
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Volcano
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Ferrous Lake
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Molten Tributary
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Campus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Highland Lake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy