Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Core

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
Krang, the All-Powerful
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
3.4%inclusion3 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
88%inclusion522 decks592 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
83%inclusion489 decks592 decks
81%synergy
Fevered Visions
78%inclusion463 decks592 decks
76%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
75%inclusion446 decks592 decks
74%synergy
Vision Skeins
71%inclusion420 decks592 decks
70%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
62%inclusion368 decks592 decks
61%synergy
Temple Bell
59%inclusion348 decks592 decks
58%synergy
Memory Worm
57%inclusion339 decks592 decks
56%synergy
Brand
53%inclusion316 decks592 decks
53%synergy
Burning Inquiry
55%inclusion323 decks592 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion429 decks592 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion327 decks592 decks
29%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
53%inclusion311 decks592 decks
50%synergy
Humble Defector
52%inclusion309 decks592 decks
51%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
52%inclusion309 decks592 decks
52%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
52%inclusion308 decks592 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion306 decks592 decks
23%synergy
Share the Spoils
51%inclusion301 decks592 decks
50%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
48%inclusion287 decks592 decks
47%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
47%inclusion279 decks592 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.4%inclusion32 decks592 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
46%inclusion224 decks484 decks
44%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
45%inclusion268 decks592 decks
40%synergy
Lore Broker
42%inclusion250 decks592 decks
42%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
41%inclusion244 decks592 decks
40%synergy
Homunculus Horde
41%inclusion197 decks484 decks
38%synergy
Nalfeshnee
38%inclusion226 decks592 decks
37%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
37%inclusion218 decks592 decks
35%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
33%inclusion197 decks592 decks
31%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
33%inclusion195 decks592 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
31%inclusion184 decks592 decks
26%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
30%inclusion179 decks592 decks
29%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
30%inclusion176 decks592 decks
26%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
28%inclusion150 decks529 decks
23%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
28%inclusion166 decks592 decks
28%synergy
The Locust God
28%inclusion165 decks592 decks
20%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
28%inclusion163 decks592 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Archivist
27%inclusion161 decks592 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion150 decks592 decks
-3%synergy
Party Thrasher
24%inclusion137 decks581 decks
22%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
23%inclusion133 decks570 decks
22%synergy
Dakra Mystic
23%inclusion134 decks592 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
23%inclusion134 decks592 decks
20%synergy
Chasm Skulker
22%inclusion128 decks592 decks
18%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20%inclusion97 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion115 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
19%inclusion114 decks592 decks
19%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
19%inclusion112 decks592 decks
18%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
18%inclusion108 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
16%inclusion97 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
16%inclusion95 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Broker
15%inclusion91 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
15%inclusion89 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Nabber
15%inclusion86 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion85 decks592 decks
-14%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
14%inclusion83 decks592 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
14%inclusion82 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
12%inclusion72 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Balor
12%inclusion71 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion70 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
11%inclusion66 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion65 decks592 decks
10%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion60 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Falcon
9.3%inclusion55 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.8%inclusion52 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Scholar
7.9%inclusion47 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Sower
7.8%inclusion46 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.8%inclusion46 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.8%inclusion46 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Lavaleaper
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Guff Rewrites History
43%inclusion255 decks592 decks
42%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
43%inclusion253 decks592 decks
40%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
39%inclusion226 decks578 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion230 decks592 decks
-13%synergy
Invert Polarity
38%inclusion220 decks581 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Mutation
35%inclusion209 decks592 decks
34%synergy
Dream Fracture
29%inclusion173 decks592 decks
28%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion169 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Wrong Turn
27%inclusion161 decks592 decks
27%synergy
Words of Wisdom
27%inclusion157 decks592 decks
26%synergy
Long River's Pull
20%inclusion113 decks559 decks
18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion119 decks592 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion108 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion107 decks592 decks
-15%synergy
Chef's Kiss
18%inclusion106 decks592 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion104 decks592 decks
-19%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion102 decks592 decks
16%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
17%inclusion100 decks592 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion95 decks592 decks
-12%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion85 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
13%inclusion78 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion73 decks592 decks
-31%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion61 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion59 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion57 decks592 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
9.5%inclusion56 decks592 decks
-4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.5%inclusion56 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.3%inclusion49 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.8%inclusion46 decks592 decks
-34%synergy
Mirrorform
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Opt
7.3%inclusion43 decks592 decks
-28%synergy
Remand
7.1%inclusion42 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.9%inclusion40 decks582 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
6.1%inclusion36 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.9%inclusion35 decks592 decks
-13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.6%inclusion33 decks592 decks
-15%synergy
Seething Song
5.4%inclusion32 decks592 decks
-14%synergy
Abrade
5.4%inclusion32 decks592 decks
-14%synergy
Resculpt
5.2%inclusion31 decks592 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.1%inclusion30 decks592 decks
-24%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
45%inclusion267 decks592 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion252 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
34%inclusion202 decks592 decks
33%synergy
Prosperity
31%inclusion183 decks592 decks
30%synergy
Scrambleverse
29%inclusion173 decks592 decks
28%synergy
Warp World
29%inclusion169 decks592 decks
27%synergy
Winds of Change
27%inclusion157 decks592 decks
24%synergy
Role Reversal
24%inclusion145 decks592 decks
23%synergy
Thieves' Auction
23%inclusion139 decks592 decks
23%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
23%inclusion139 decks592 decks
22%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
19%inclusion113 decks592 decks
16%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion112 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion104 decks592 decks
-4%synergy
Shifting Grift
16%inclusion95 decks592 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion89 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Skyscribing
13%inclusion76 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Fascination
12%inclusion71 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Whims of the Fates
10%inclusion59 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
9.5%inclusion56 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
8.8%inclusion52 decks592 decks
-17%synergy
Ponder
8.4%inclusion50 decks592 decks
-29%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.4%inclusion50 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Game of Chaos
8.1%inclusion48 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Game Plan
7.9%inclusion47 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.9%inclusion47 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Order of Succession
7.3%inclusion43 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
7.3%inclusion43 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Over the Top
7.3%inclusion43 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.9%inclusion41 decks592 decks
-26%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.8%inclusion40 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.6%inclusion39 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.4%inclusion38 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.1%inclusion36 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.1%inclusion36 decks592 decks
-17%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.4%inclusion32 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.1%inclusion30 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.1%inclusion30 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
38%inclusion227 decks592 decks
36%synergy
Folio of Fancies
38%inclusion225 decks592 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Wand
31%inclusion182 decks592 decks
29%synergy
Knowledge Pool
27%inclusion160 decks592 decks
26%synergy
Font of Mythos
25%inclusion149 decks592 decks
24%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
24%inclusion144 decks592 decks
24%synergy
Wand of Wonder
24%inclusion142 decks592 decks
21%synergy
River Song's Diary
23%inclusion139 decks592 decks
22%synergy
Helm of Awakening
22%inclusion133 decks592 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion98 decks592 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion88 decks592 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion86 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Greed
14%inclusion84 decks592 decks
14%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
12%inclusion73 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Memory Vessel
9.0%inclusion53 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.9%inclusion47 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.6%inclusion45 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.6%inclusion45 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
5.7%inclusion34 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
38%inclusion226 decks592 decks
37%synergy
Possibility Storm
37%inclusion218 decks592 decks
35%synergy
Powerbalance
32%inclusion187 decks582 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion187 decks592 decks
16%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
31%inclusion183 decks592 decks
30%synergy
Hive Mind
30%inclusion177 decks592 decks
29%synergy
Mana Flare
27%inclusion162 decks592 decks
26%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
26%inclusion154 decks592 decks
24%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
24%inclusion124 decks523 decks
23%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
23%inclusion127 decks556 decks
21%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
20%inclusion120 decks592 decks
20%synergy
Wild Evocation
20%inclusion116 decks592 decks
19%synergy
Grip of Chaos
18%inclusion108 decks592 decks
18%synergy
Well of Ideas
18%inclusion105 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Eye of the Storm
16%inclusion93 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Ominous Seas
16%inclusion92 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Dilation
15%inclusion86 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion75 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion72 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion65 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion59 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion57 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Triple Triad
9.1%inclusion25 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
8.1%inclusion48 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Weftwalking
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.2%inclusion14 decks194 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Echoes
7.1%inclusion42 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.4%inclusion38 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Planar Chaos
6.3%inclusion37 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Extraordinary Journey
5.7%inclusion34 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion148 decks592 decks
24%synergy
Dack Fayden
8.3%inclusion49 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion37 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion425 decks592 decks
23%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
55%inclusion325 decks592 decks
52%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
50%inclusion296 decks592 decks
49%synergy
Homeward Path
23%inclusion135 decks592 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion133 decks592 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion113 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion75 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion60 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
9.1%inclusion54 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
8.4%inclusion50 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.3%inclusion43 decks592 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion40 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.7%inclusion34 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.4%inclusion32 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion506 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion504 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion411 decks592 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion375 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion331 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion217 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion214 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion180 decks592 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion118 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion103 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion84 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion81 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion58 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.8%inclusion52 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.4%inclusion50 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
7.7%inclusion15 decks194 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.1%inclusion36 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.7%inclusion34 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion30 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.1%inclusion30 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.1%inclusion30 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion586 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion585 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion531 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion441 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion346 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
55%inclusion327 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion314 decks592 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion304 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
51%inclusion302 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion261 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion256 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion217 decks592 decks
-6%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion211 decks592 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion202 decks592 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion180 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion145 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion136 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion136 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion127 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion99 decks592 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion91 decks592 decks
-16%synergy
Molten Tributary
15%inclusion90 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion82 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion53 decks388 decks
-8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion76 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion70 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.5%inclusion56 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.8%inclusion46 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.6%inclusion45 decks592 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.9%inclusion40 decks582 decks
-10%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.8%inclusion40 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.7%inclusion34 decks592 decks
-10%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.2%inclusion31 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion30 decks592 decks
2%synergy