Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive 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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Resonating Lute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kami of the Crescent Moon
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
90%synergy
Howling Mine
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
84%synergy
Fevered Visions
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
80%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
77%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
71%synergy
Vision Skeins
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Windfall
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Arcane Denial
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Deflecting Swat
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Propaganda
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
50%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Winds of Change
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Temple Bell
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Humble Defector
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
The Locust God
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Memory Worm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Lore Broker
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Jace's Archivist
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Homunculus Horde
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Don & Raph, Hard Science
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Casey Jones, Vigilante
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nalfeshnee
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
River Song
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dakra Mystic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Balor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Party Thrasher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Broker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Archaic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chasm Skulker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Invert Polarity
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Brand
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-22%synergy
Chaos Mutation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Remand
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-25%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Unsubstantiate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Words of Wisdom
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chef's Kiss
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Capsize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Song
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Wrong Turn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Long River's Pull
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Suspend
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Burning Inquiry
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Scrambleverse
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Warp World
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Thieves' Auction
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Molten Psyche
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Prosperity
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Timetwister
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Day's Undoing
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Insurrection
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Minds Aglow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Role Reversal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bribery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Illicit Auction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Expropriate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Knowledge Pool
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Font of Mythos
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Horn of Greed
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Wand of Wonder
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Helm of Awakening
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
River Song's Diary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Timesifter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Scroll Rack
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Memory Vessel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Wand
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Dino DNA
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tempting Contract
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Passionate Archaeologist
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Possibility Storm
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Share the Spoils
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Powerbalance
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Hive Mind
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Forced Fruition
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Eye of the Storm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mana Flare
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Grip of Chaos
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Wild Evocation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Well of Ideas
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Triple Triad
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Counterbalance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Strategy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Battle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
The Flux
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Dilation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Shared Fate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
As Foretold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Standstill
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Dack Fayden
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Homeward Path
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Maze of Ith
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Halimar Depths
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Volcanic Island
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
80%synergy
Training Center
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Sulfur Falls
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Thundering Falls
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy