Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Chaos

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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
Mirrorform
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lavaleaper
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
3.8%inclusion3 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Mathemagics
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
85%inclusion551 decks649 decks
82%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
77%inclusion502 decks649 decks
76%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
77%inclusion497 decks649 decks
75%synergy
Fevered Visions
71%inclusion459 decks649 decks
68%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
60%inclusion388 decks649 decks
58%synergy
Possibility Storm
59%inclusion383 decks649 decks
57%synergy
Burning Inquiry
58%inclusion377 decks649 decks
56%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
57%inclusion367 decks649 decks
55%synergy
Vision Skeins
56%inclusion362 decks649 decks
55%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
54%inclusion349 decks649 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
84%inclusion544 decks649 decks
42%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
55%inclusion354 decks649 decks
52%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
53%inclusion344 decks649 decks
48%synergy
Humble Defector
53%inclusion342 decks649 decks
51%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
52%inclusion338 decks649 decks
49%synergy
Temple Bell
52%inclusion338 decks649 decks
51%synergy
Windfall
51%inclusion333 decks649 decks
25%synergy
Share the Spoils
51%inclusion333 decks649 decks
50%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
50%inclusion327 decks649 decks
49%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
50%inclusion326 decks649 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion130 decks649 decks
-5%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion121 decks649 decks
-11%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion94 decks649 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion72 decks649 decks
-14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion52 decks649 decks
-14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.4%inclusion35 decks649 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Memory Worm
47%inclusion305 decks649 decks
46%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
46%inclusion301 decks649 decks
44%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
44%inclusion285 decks649 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
43%inclusion175 decks404 decks
41%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
42%inclusion274 decks649 decks
41%synergy
Nalfeshnee
40%inclusion257 decks649 decks
38%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
35%inclusion227 decks649 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
34%inclusion218 decks649 decks
32%synergy
Homunculus Horde
32%inclusion128 decks404 decks
29%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
31%inclusion202 decks649 decks
30%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
29%inclusion158 decks552 decks
27%synergy
Lore Broker
26%inclusion170 decks649 decks
26%synergy
The Locust God
26%inclusion167 decks649 decks
17%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion121 decks471 decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
25%inclusion162 decks649 decks
21%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
25%inclusion162 decks649 decks
24%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
24%inclusion158 decks649 decks
24%synergy
Party Thrasher
24%inclusion138 decks580 decks
22%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion146 decks649 decks
-6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
22%inclusion146 decks649 decks
20%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
22%inclusion140 decks649 decks
20%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
20%inclusion132 decks649 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
20%inclusion127 decks649 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
19%inclusion126 decks649 decks
16%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
19%inclusion124 decks649 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Nabber
18%inclusion120 decks649 decks
17%synergy
Wildfire Devils
18%inclusion116 decks649 decks
17%synergy
Dakra Mystic
16%inclusion103 decks649 decks
16%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
16%inclusion101 decks649 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion96 decks649 decks
-14%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
15%inclusion96 decks649 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
15%inclusion95 decks649 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion94 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion51 decks404 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion81 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Wandering Archaic
12%inclusion75 decks649 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
12%inclusion75 decks649 decks
11%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
11%inclusion74 decks649 decks
11%synergy
River Song
9.4%inclusion61 decks649 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Broker
9.1%inclusion59 decks649 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.5%inclusion55 decks649 decks
-2%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.3%inclusion54 decks649 decks
8%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.2%inclusion53 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
8.0%inclusion52 decks649 decks
3%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
8.0%inclusion52 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Balor
7.9%inclusion51 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
7.7%inclusion50 decks649 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Falcon
6.6%inclusion43 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Fatespinner
6.6%inclusion43 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion317 decks649 decks
20%synergy
Brand
48%inclusion313 decks649 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Mutation
47%inclusion306 decks649 decks
45%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
43%inclusion251 decks578 decks
42%synergy
Invert Polarity
43%inclusion251 decks581 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion225 decks649 decks
-18%synergy
Wrong Turn
33%inclusion213 decks649 decks
32%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
32%inclusion209 decks649 decks
30%synergy
Chef's Kiss
23%inclusion150 decks649 decks
22%synergy
Words of Wisdom
20%inclusion130 decks649 decks
19%synergy
Dream Fracture
18%inclusion118 decks649 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion116 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
18%inclusion115 decks649 decks
17%synergy
Reins of Power
18%inclusion114 decks649 decks
16%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion84 decks525 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion96 decks649 decks
-21%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion94 decks649 decks
-13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion94 decks649 decks
-6%synergy
Sudden Substitution
13%inclusion87 decks649 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion84 decks649 decks
-3%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
12%inclusion81 decks649 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion79 decks649 decks
-32%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion76 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion74 decks649 decks
10%synergy
Wash Away
11%inclusion73 decks649 decks
9%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion71 decks649 decks
-22%synergy
Mages' Contest
8.6%inclusion56 decks649 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion53 decks649 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion51 decks649 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion43 decks582 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
7.2%inclusion47 decks649 decks
-9%synergy
Evacuation
6.9%inclusion45 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
6.7%inclusion42 decks631 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
6.6%inclusion43 decks649 decks
-12%synergy
Transforming Flourish
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Wheel and Deal
5.7%inclusion37 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Remand
5.5%inclusion36 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Scrambleverse
47%inclusion303 decks649 decks
46%synergy
Warp World
45%inclusion293 decks649 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion261 decks649 decks
2%synergy
Thieves' Auction
40%inclusion260 decks649 decks
39%synergy
Minds Aglow
40%inclusion257 decks649 decks
39%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
38%inclusion249 decks649 decks
37%synergy
Role Reversal
30%inclusion197 decks649 decks
29%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
29%inclusion185 decks649 decks
27%synergy
Winds of Change
26%inclusion166 decks649 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion147 decks649 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
22%inclusion145 decks649 decks
18%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
20%inclusion129 decks649 decks
19%synergy
Whims of the Fates
20%inclusion128 decks649 decks
19%synergy
Game of Chaos
19%inclusion126 decks649 decks
17%synergy
Prosperity
19%inclusion126 decks649 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Grift
18%inclusion112 decks629 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion109 decks649 decks
-4%synergy
Stitch in Time
14%inclusion92 decks649 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion86 decks649 decks
-14%synergy
Order of Succession
12%inclusion78 decks649 decks
12%synergy
Over the Top
12%inclusion77 decks649 decks
12%synergy
Molten Psyche
12%inclusion76 decks649 decks
10%synergy
Illicit Auction
12%inclusion76 decks649 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Game
10%inclusion64 decks649 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion64 decks649 decks
2%synergy
Insurrection
8.8%inclusion57 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
8.6%inclusion56 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.3%inclusion54 decks649 decks
8%synergy
Reality Scramble
7.7%inclusion50 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Mana Clash
7.6%inclusion49 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
6.6%inclusion43 decks649 decks
-31%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.6%inclusion43 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Gambit
6.6%inclusion43 decks649 decks
3%synergy
Creative Technique
6.6%inclusion43 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fate
6.5%inclusion42 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
6.3%inclusion41 decks649 decks
3%synergy
Time Reversal
6.3%inclusion41 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Collision of Realms
6.0%inclusion39 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
5.9%inclusion38 decks649 decks
3%synergy
Game Plan
5.7%inclusion37 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.4%inclusion35 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Skyscribing
5.1%inclusion33 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
49%inclusion315 decks649 decks
46%synergy
Knowledge Pool
37%inclusion242 decks649 decks
37%synergy
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion227 decks649 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Wand
34%inclusion222 decks649 decks
33%synergy
River Song's Diary
28%inclusion180 decks649 decks
26%synergy
Wand of Wonder
27%inclusion178 decks649 decks
24%synergy
Font of Mythos
23%inclusion152 decks649 decks
23%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion140 decks649 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion108 decks649 decks
-7%synergy
Horn of Greed
16%inclusion102 decks649 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion87 decks649 decks
-16%synergy
Memory Vessel
13%inclusion78 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
12%inclusion80 decks649 decks
12%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11%inclusion69 decks649 decks
9%synergy
Timesifter
9.4%inclusion61 decks649 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.8%inclusion57 decks649 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion56 decks649 decks
-2%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
8.3%inclusion54 decks649 decks
8%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
8.3%inclusion54 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.2%inclusion47 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Gate to the Aether
7.2%inclusion47 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Boompile
7.2%inclusion47 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.1%inclusion46 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
6.6%inclusion43 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.5%inclusion42 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Krark's Thumb
5.5%inclusion36 decks649 decks
0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.2%inclusion34 decks649 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Hive Mind
48%inclusion313 decks649 decks
47%synergy
Powerbalance
42%inclusion246 decks583 decks
39%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
37%inclusion240 decks649 decks
36%synergy
Forced Fruition
35%inclusion225 decks649 decks
34%synergy
Wild Evocation
34%inclusion219 decks649 decks
33%synergy
Mana Flare
33%inclusion217 decks649 decks
32%synergy
Grip of Chaos
32%inclusion210 decks649 decks
32%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
28%inclusion181 decks649 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion181 decks649 decks
13%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
27%inclusion139 decks520 decks
25%synergy
Eye of the Storm
25%inclusion164 decks649 decks
24%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion110 decks460 decks
23%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
23%inclusion148 decks649 decks
21%synergy
Mind's Dilation
18%inclusion118 decks649 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion111 decks649 decks
15%synergy
Planar Chaos
14%inclusion89 decks649 decks
11%synergy
Shared Fate
12%inclusion78 decks649 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion76 decks649 decks
11%synergy
Risky Move
11%inclusion74 decks649 decks
10%synergy
Stolen Strategy
11%inclusion72 decks649 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Battle
10%inclusion62 decks649 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
9.1%inclusion59 decks649 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.6%inclusion56 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.6%inclusion49 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Triple Triad
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Weftwalking
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.5%inclusion42 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.3%inclusion41 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Impulsive Maneuvers
6.2%inclusion40 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Conjured Currency
6.2%inclusion40 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Custody Battle
5.9%inclusion38 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Tide of War
5.1%inclusion33 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
17%inclusion109 decks649 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion469 decks649 decks
23%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
48%inclusion310 decks649 decks
45%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
47%inclusion305 decks649 decks
45%synergy
Homeward Path
29%inclusion190 decks649 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion139 decks649 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion100 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion99 decks649 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion93 decks649 decks
13%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion62 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion59 decks649 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Volcano
8.0%inclusion52 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.9%inclusion51 decks649 decks
-6%synergy
Rivendell
7.4%inclusion48 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.4%inclusion48 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion592 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion550 decks649 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion417 decks649 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion374 decks649 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion358 decks649 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion189 decks649 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion185 decks649 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion161 decks649 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion111 decks649 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion100 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion85 decks649 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion66 decks649 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion62 decks649 decks
1%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.4%inclusion48 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.0%inclusion39 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion37 decks649 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion638 decks649 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion636 decks649 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion588 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion482 decks649 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
56%inclusion366 decks649 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
55%inclusion359 decks649 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion335 decks649 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
49%inclusion318 decks649 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion315 decks649 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion310 decks649 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion305 decks649 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion298 decks649 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion286 decks649 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion175 decks649 decks
10%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
26%inclusion168 decks649 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion168 decks649 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion165 decks649 decks
-5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
22%inclusion144 decks649 decks
-2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion62 decks303 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion116 decks649 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion116 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion114 decks649 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion114 decks649 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion99 decks649 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion97 decks649 decks
6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
14%inclusion91 decks649 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion71 decks649 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.5%inclusion55 decks649 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion43 decks582 decks
-10%synergy
Volatile Fjord
6.8%inclusion44 decks649 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
6.6%inclusion42 decks633 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion43 decks649 decks
-7%synergy