Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget

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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Krang, the All-Powerful
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
TCRI Building
3.8%inclusion3 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Spectacle Summit
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vision Skeins
69%inclusion329 decks476 decks
68%synergy
Fevered Visions
65%inclusion311 decks476 decks
63%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
63%inclusion299 decks476 decks
61%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
63%inclusion299 decks476 decks
61%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
61%inclusion290 decks476 decks
60%synergy
Humble Defector
60%inclusion285 decks476 decks
59%synergy
Memory Worm
59%inclusion279 decks476 decks
58%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
59%inclusion281 decks476 decks
57%synergy
Lore Broker
57%inclusion273 decks476 decks
57%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
55%inclusion262 decks476 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion294 decks476 decks
20%synergy
Howling Mine
51%inclusion245 decks476 decks
48%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
48%inclusion229 decks476 decks
47%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
47%inclusion226 decks476 decks
47%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
45%inclusion212 decks476 decks
43%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
43%inclusion207 decks476 decks
40%synergy
Forced Fruition
43%inclusion204 decks476 decks
42%synergy
Howling Golem
43%inclusion204 decks476 decks
43%synergy
Powerbalance
43%inclusion198 decks465 decks
39%synergy
Aetherize
42%inclusion202 decks476 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Neera, Wild Mage
42%inclusion200 decks476 decks
40%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
38%inclusion179 decks476 decks
30%synergy
Homunculus Horde
37%inclusion151 decks409 decks
35%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
34%inclusion160 decks476 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion158 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Dakra Mystic
33%inclusion156 decks476 decks
32%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion150 decks476 decks
30%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
31%inclusion140 decks456 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
29%inclusion138 decks476 decks
28%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
29%inclusion138 decks476 decks
26%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
29%inclusion136 decks476 decks
28%synergy
Cephalid Broker
28%inclusion135 decks476 decks
28%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
26%inclusion124 decks476 decks
24%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion115 decks476 decks
21%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
23%inclusion108 decks476 decks
22%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion101 decks476 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion100 decks476 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion81 decks409 decks
18%synergy
Party Thrasher
20%inclusion91 decks463 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion72 decks409 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
17%inclusion83 decks476 decks
17%synergy
Reckless Scholar
15%inclusion72 decks476 decks
15%synergy
Lavaleaper
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
15%inclusion70 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion70 decks476 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Devils
14%inclusion67 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion62 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Falcon
13%inclusion60 decks476 decks
12%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12%inclusion56 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
12%inclusion55 decks476 decks
11%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
12%inclusion55 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion54 decks476 decks
11%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
11%inclusion54 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
11%inclusion52 decks476 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion50 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
10%inclusion48 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Academy Loremaster
9.5%inclusion45 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
9.3%inclusion42 decks453 decks
5%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
9.2%inclusion40 decks435 decks
4%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
9.2%inclusion20 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Runed Servitor
8.8%inclusion42 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.8%inclusion42 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
8.6%inclusion41 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Looter
8.6%inclusion41 decks476 decks
9%synergy
River Song
8.0%inclusion38 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
8.0%inclusion38 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.9%inclusion36 decks453 decks
-14%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
7.8%inclusion37 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.8%inclusion37 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Runehorn Hellkite
6.3%inclusion30 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
41%inclusion197 decks476 decks
40%synergy
Words of Wisdom
38%inclusion179 decks476 decks
37%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
35%inclusion162 decks463 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Mutation
34%inclusion163 decks476 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion156 decks476 decks
-19%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion152 decks464 decks
21%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion152 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Wrong Turn
32%inclusion150 decks476 decks
31%synergy
Brand
32%inclusion150 decks476 decks
31%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
27%inclusion130 decks476 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion118 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion116 decks476 decks
-5%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion109 decks452 decks
22%synergy
Chef's Kiss
22%inclusion103 decks476 decks
21%synergy
Wash Away
18%inclusion85 decks476 decks
16%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
17%inclusion81 decks476 decks
15%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
15%inclusion72 decks476 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
15%inclusion70 decks476 decks
-4%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion68 decks476 decks
12%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion67 decks476 decks
-22%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
14%inclusion66 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion64 decks476 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion62 decks476 decks
-29%synergy
Wild Ricochet
12%inclusion56 decks476 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion54 decks476 decks
-32%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion51 decks476 decks
-3%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion51 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion50 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
9.2%inclusion44 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.0%inclusion43 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.8%inclusion42 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Filter Out
8.6%inclusion41 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Genius
8.4%inclusion40 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
7.1%inclusion34 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.6%inclusion22 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.5%inclusion31 decks476 decks
-22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.3%inclusion30 decks476 decks
-30%synergy
Remand
5.9%inclusion28 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.3%inclusion25 decks476 decks
-22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion25 decks476 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
42%inclusion200 decks476 decks
41%synergy
Burning Inquiry
28%inclusion135 decks476 decks
26%synergy
Role Reversal
27%inclusion128 decks476 decks
26%synergy
Skyscribing
26%inclusion126 decks476 decks
26%synergy
Fascination
26%inclusion122 decks476 decks
25%synergy
Warp World
25%inclusion119 decks476 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion116 decks476 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion110 decks476 decks
-15%synergy
Scrambleverse
22%inclusion106 decks476 decks
21%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion106 decks476 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion95 decks476 decks
19%synergy
Prosperity
18%inclusion85 decks476 decks
17%synergy
Whims of the Fates
17%inclusion79 decks476 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion76 decks476 decks
14%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
14%inclusion68 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
13%inclusion64 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Thieves' Auction
13%inclusion62 decks476 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion62 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion60 decks476 decks
-20%synergy
Stitch in Time
12%inclusion59 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
11%inclusion53 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Order of Succession
11%inclusion50 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Game Plan
9.2%inclusion44 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion43 decks476 decks
-29%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.0%inclusion43 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.8%inclusion42 decks476 decks
-14%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.6%inclusion36 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.6%inclusion36 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Cascade
7.6%inclusion36 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.1%inclusion34 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.9%inclusion33 decks476 decks
-15%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
-20%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
6.5%inclusion31 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Over the Top
6.1%inclusion29 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.9%inclusion28 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.5%inclusion26 decks476 decks
-29%synergy
Goblin Game
5.3%inclusion25 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.2%inclusion14 decks267 decks
3%synergy
Modify Memory
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
32%inclusion152 decks476 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Wand
31%inclusion149 decks476 decks
30%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
24%inclusion116 decks476 decks
24%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion109 decks476 decks
22%synergy
River Song's Diary
21%inclusion98 decks476 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion94 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Knowledge Pool
18%inclusion86 decks476 decks
17%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion79 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Helm of Awakening
16%inclusion78 decks476 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion69 decks476 decks
-14%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
11%inclusion52 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Memory Vessel
11%inclusion50 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion49 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Boompile
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Flare
25%inclusion121 decks476 decks
24%synergy
Share the Spoils
25%inclusion118 decks476 decks
24%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
22%inclusion106 decks476 decks
21%synergy
Possibility Storm
22%inclusion103 decks476 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
20%inclusion89 decks451 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion91 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion86 decks476 decks
18%synergy
Stolen Strategy
15%inclusion72 decks476 decks
15%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
15%inclusion64 decks433 decks
14%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
15%inclusion70 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Wild Evocation
14%inclusion66 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion55 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
11%inclusion54 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Triple Triad
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
9.5%inclusion18 decks190 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.0%inclusion43 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Eye of the Storm
8.6%inclusion41 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
8.6%inclusion41 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.4%inclusion40 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.2%inclusion39 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.2%inclusion39 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.8%inclusion37 decks476 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.8%inclusion37 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.3%inclusion12 decks190 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Grip of Chaos
6.1%inclusion29 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.7%inclusion27 decks476 decks
-19%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.3%inclusion25 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Hive Mind
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
41%inclusion193 decks476 decks
40%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.5%inclusion26 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion225 decks476 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
36%inclusion172 decks476 decks
33%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion88 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion55 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion51 decks476 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion50 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.8%inclusion37 decks476 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion36 decks476 decks
-6%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.1%inclusion34 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion27 decks476 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion365 decks476 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion363 decks476 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion302 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion221 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion206 decks476 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion158 decks476 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion155 decks476 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion133 decks476 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
24%inclusion115 decks476 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion113 decks476 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion100 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion93 decks476 decks
12%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion68 decks476 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion47 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion47 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion46 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
9.5%inclusion18 decks190 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.8%inclusion42 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.6%inclusion41 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.6%inclusion36 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.9%inclusion28 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion28 decks476 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.0%inclusion24 decks476 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion475 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Island
100%inclusion474 decks476 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion382 decks476 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion259 decks476 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion250 decks476 decks
-14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion247 decks476 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion240 decks476 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion223 decks476 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
43%inclusion206 decks476 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion202 decks476 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion176 decks476 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion153 decks476 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion133 decks476 decks
16%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion108 decks476 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22%inclusion106 decks476 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion95 decks476 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion90 decks476 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion63 decks476 decks
-28%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion53 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion52 decks476 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion48 decks476 decks
-4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.0%inclusion38 decks476 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion38 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
7.4%inclusion35 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.7%inclusion32 decks476 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
6.5%inclusion31 decks476 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.1%inclusion29 decks476 decks
4%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.0%inclusion26 decks435 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.9%inclusion28 decks476 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.7%inclusion27 decks476 decks
3%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
3%synergy