Xantcha, Sleeper Agent (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Forced Combat

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Maze of Ith
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Rogue's Passage
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Assault Suit
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
No Mercy
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Shiny Impetus
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Curse of Opulence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Bedevil
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Bothersome Quasit
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Humble Defector
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Brash Taunter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Treasure Nabber
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Stuffy Doll
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Sleeper Agent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Agitator Ant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Sower of Discord
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Life of the Party
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Firebending Student
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Azula, On the Hunt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fire Sages
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Zuko, Exiled Prince
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Mishra, Claimed by Gix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Dragon Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Tectonic Giant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Harsh Mentor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Geode Rager
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Death Kiss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Azra Oddsmaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Plague Spitter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Warmonger Hellkite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Burnished Hart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Akroan Horse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Royal Assassin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
The Lord of Pain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Valakut Awakening
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Undying Evil
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Withering Boon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Feign Death
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Offer Immortality
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Empty the Pits
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Fork
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crash
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Wild Ricochet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Strike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Magnetic Theft
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Mages' Contest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pyroblast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Opera Love Song
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sozin's Comet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Reckless Blaze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Chain Reaction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Threaten
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mark of Mutiny
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reckless Impulse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Insurrection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Molten Duplication
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Pelakka Predation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Heartless Conscription
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kari Zev's Expertise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Winds of Change
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hijack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brotherhood's End
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Heartstone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Unwinding Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vorpal Sword
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Portcullis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Helm of the Host
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blade of Selves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
The Stasis Coffin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Key to the City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tome of Legends
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crown of Doom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
The Sound of Drums
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Vow of Malice
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Descent into Avernus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Braid of Fire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Vow of Lightning
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Curse of the Nightly Hunt
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Captive Audience
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
The Legend of Roku
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Firebender Ascension
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Court of Ire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Vow of Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
War Cadence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Court of Ambition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Popular Entertainer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Day of the Moon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Possibility Storm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mana Flare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Call of the Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Treacherous Link
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bedlam
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Pestilence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Oppression
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Mystifying Maze
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Homeward Path
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Flamekin Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Forgotten Cave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Vein
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Great Furnace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Worn Powerstone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Thran Turbine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Victory Chimes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
87%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Luxury Suite
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Grand Coliseum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Graven Cairns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Mount Doom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy