Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Lavaleaper
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mirrorform
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Fugitive Droid
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Roadkill Rodney
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
68%inclusion311 decks458 decks
67%synergy
Fevered Visions
65%inclusion298 decks458 decks
63%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
62%inclusion284 decks458 decks
61%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
61%inclusion279 decks458 decks
60%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
62%inclusion282 decks458 decks
60%synergy
Humble Defector
59%inclusion268 decks458 decks
57%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
59%inclusion270 decks458 decks
57%synergy
Memory Worm
58%inclusion264 decks458 decks
57%synergy
Lore Broker
55%inclusion252 decks458 decks
54%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
55%inclusion253 decks458 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion289 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Howling Mine
52%inclusion236 decks458 decks
48%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
46%inclusion212 decks458 decks
46%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
46%inclusion210 decks458 decks
45%synergy
Forced Fruition
44%inclusion203 decks458 decks
43%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
44%inclusion201 decks458 decks
40%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
44%inclusion201 decks458 decks
43%synergy
Powerbalance
44%inclusion188 decks432 decks
40%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
42%inclusion194 decks458 decks
40%synergy
Dream Fracture
42%inclusion192 decks458 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Howling Golem
41%inclusion186 decks458 decks
40%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion173 decks458 decks
30%synergy
Homunculus Horde
36%inclusion136 decks374 decks
34%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
33%inclusion153 decks458 decks
32%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
33%inclusion151 decks458 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
31%inclusion144 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
31%inclusion132 decks423 decks
30%synergy
Dakra Mystic
31%inclusion141 decks458 decks
30%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
30%inclusion138 decks458 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
30%inclusion136 decks458 decks
27%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
29%inclusion133 decks458 decks
27%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
27%inclusion125 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Broker
27%inclusion122 decks458 decks
26%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion110 decks458 decks
20%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
22%inclusion100 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion98 decks458 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion98 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion75 decks374 decks
19%synergy
Party Thrasher
19%inclusion80 decks430 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
17%inclusion80 decks458 decks
17%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion65 decks374 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Nabber
16%inclusion73 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion67 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion64 decks458 decks
13%synergy
Reckless Scholar
14%inclusion64 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Falcon
13%inclusion58 decks458 decks
13%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion57 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
12%inclusion56 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
11%inclusion49 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
11%inclusion49 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion49 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion49 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
10%inclusion48 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion48 decks458 decks
9%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion47 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion47 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion44 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.3%inclusion39 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
9.2%inclusion42 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
9.2%inclusion42 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
9.1%inclusion16 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
8.5%inclusion34 decks402 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Looter
8.1%inclusion37 decks458 decks
8%synergy
River Song
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Runed Servitor
7.6%inclusion35 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.6%inclusion32 decks420 decks
-13%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.2%inclusion33 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
6.6%inclusion30 decks458 decks
6%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
40%inclusion184 decks458 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Mutation
36%inclusion166 decks458 decks
34%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
36%inclusion154 decks430 decks
34%synergy
Words of Wisdom
35%inclusion162 decks458 decks
35%synergy
Invert Polarity
34%inclusion145 decks431 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion150 decks458 decks
-20%synergy
Wrong Turn
33%inclusion150 decks458 decks
32%synergy
Brand
33%inclusion149 decks458 decks
32%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion140 decks458 decks
-3%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
28%inclusion130 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion118 decks458 decks
-3%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion104 decks419 decks
22%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion109 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion100 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
18%inclusion84 decks458 decks
17%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion79 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Evacuation
16%inclusion73 decks458 decks
13%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion66 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
14%inclusion66 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion64 decks458 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion63 decks458 decks
-22%synergy
Wild Ricochet
13%inclusion59 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion58 decks458 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion56 decks458 decks
-29%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion52 decks458 decks
-32%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion52 decks458 decks
-2%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion47 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion45 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
8.3%inclusion38 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Filter Out
8.1%inclusion37 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.1%inclusion37 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Genius
7.2%inclusion33 decks458 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
-29%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
6.6%inclusion30 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Remand
6.3%inclusion29 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.1%inclusion28 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
-23%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.0%inclusion23 decks458 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
42%inclusion191 decks458 decks
41%synergy
Role Reversal
29%inclusion134 decks458 decks
28%synergy
Burning Inquiry
29%inclusion133 decks458 decks
27%synergy
Warp World
27%inclusion123 decks458 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion121 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Skyscribing
26%inclusion117 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Fascination
25%inclusion114 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Scrambleverse
24%inclusion112 decks458 decks
24%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
24%inclusion109 decks458 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion108 decks458 decks
-15%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion90 decks452 decks
19%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion81 decks458 decks
16%synergy
Whims of the Fates
17%inclusion76 decks458 decks
16%synergy
Prosperity
16%inclusion75 decks458 decks
16%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
15%inclusion70 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Thieves' Auction
14%inclusion63 decks458 decks
13%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
13%inclusion61 decks458 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion61 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Stitch in Time
13%inclusion58 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Order of Succession
12%inclusion56 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
12%inclusion56 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion53 decks458 decks
-22%synergy
Game Plan
10%inclusion44 decks458 decks
9%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.7%inclusion40 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.5%inclusion39 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
8.1%inclusion37 decks458 decks
-30%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.6%inclusion35 decks458 decks
-13%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
-15%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Over the Top
6.8%inclusion31 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.8%inclusion31 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.8%inclusion31 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
6.6%inclusion30 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.3%inclusion29 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.1%inclusion28 decks458 decks
-21%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.1%inclusion28 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Command
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.2%inclusion24 decks458 decks
1%synergy
Modify Memory
5.2%inclusion24 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.2%inclusion24 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fate
5.0%inclusion23 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
32%inclusion148 decks458 decks
31%synergy
Folio of Fancies
32%inclusion146 decks458 decks
31%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
25%inclusion113 decks458 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
22%inclusion103 decks458 decks
21%synergy
River Song's Diary
21%inclusion98 decks458 decks
20%synergy
Knowledge Pool
20%inclusion90 decks458 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion85 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Awakening
18%inclusion81 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion79 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion65 decks458 decks
-15%synergy
Memory Vessel
12%inclusion53 decks447 decks
12%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion48 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
10%inclusion46 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Boompile
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Flare
28%inclusion126 decks458 decks
26%synergy
Share the Spoils
27%inclusion123 decks458 decks
26%synergy
Possibility Storm
23%inclusion104 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
19%inclusion88 decks458 decks
18%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
19%inclusion79 decks418 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion84 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion81 decks458 decks
17%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
16%inclusion65 decks400 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Strategy
16%inclusion72 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Wild Evocation
15%inclusion67 decks458 decks
14%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
15%inclusion67 decks458 decks
13%synergy
Triple Triad
11%inclusion28 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion49 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion49 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion48 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.7%inclusion40 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Grip of Chaos
8.1%inclusion37 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.6%inclusion35 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Shared Fate
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.7%inclusion26 decks458 decks
-19%synergy
Weftwalking
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.3%inclusion21 decks397 decks
4%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
5.0%inclusion23 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
39%inclusion180 decks458 decks
39%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion217 decks458 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
37%inclusion170 decks458 decks
34%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion86 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion53 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion52 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion51 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.1%inclusion37 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.2%inclusion33 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion354 decks458 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion349 decks458 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
65%inclusion297 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion221 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion198 decks458 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion164 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion158 decks458 decks
-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion127 decks458 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion114 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion112 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion96 decks458 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion85 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion64 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion51 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion47 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion45 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.5%inclusion39 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion38 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.6%inclusion35 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion33 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.6%inclusion30 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion457 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion456 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion370 decks458 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion248 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion240 decks458 decks
-13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
51%inclusion233 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion228 decks458 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion217 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
42%inclusion194 decks458 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion189 decks458 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion171 decks458 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion153 decks458 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion126 decks458 decks
16%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion101 decks458 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22%inclusion99 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion88 decks458 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion85 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion58 decks458 decks
-28%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion51 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion51 decks458 decks
-3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion50 decks454 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.3%inclusion38 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
-20%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion26 decks402 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.3%inclusion29 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.7%inclusion26 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy