Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget Core

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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DougY
Jan 23, 2026
DougY
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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72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
71%synergy
Humble Defector
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
68%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
66%synergy
Memory Worm
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
61%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
59%synergy
Lore Broker
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Fevered Visions
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
56%synergy
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53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
53%synergy
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53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
51%synergy
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Chaos Warp
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
48%synergy
Dream Fracture
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Howling Mine
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Aetherize
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Forced Fruition
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
41%synergy
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38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Homunculus Horde
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Howling Golem
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Cephalid Broker
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Dakra Mystic
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Party Thrasher
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Chasm Skulker
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Dragon Mage
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Reckless Scholar
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Wildfire Devils
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Falcon
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Runed Servitor
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Academy Loremaster
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Soaring Show-Off
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
River Song
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mysterious Stranger
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Sower
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Osgood, Operation Double
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
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Chaos Mutation
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Wrong Turn
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Long River's Pull
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Brand
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-23%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Words of Wisdom
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Chef's Kiss
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Invert Polarity
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Wash Away
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-24%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Run Away Together
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Insight
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Genius
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-33%synergy
Surge of Brilliance
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-27%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Filter Out
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
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8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Unstable Experiment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Desculpting Blast
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Divert Disaster
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wild Ricochet
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6%synergy
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6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Remand
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Sweep Away
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Desynchronization
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
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-1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Consider
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Resculpt
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
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Minds Aglow
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Fascination
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Skyscribing
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Role Reversal
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Shifting Grift
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Burning Inquiry
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Warp World
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Scrambleverse
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Order of Succession
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Game Plan
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Commit // Memory
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-26%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Combat Tutorial
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Over the Top
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Prosperity
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Cascade
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Modify Memory
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Whims of the Fates
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Auction
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Command
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Impending Flux
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mind Spiral
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse of Tomorrow
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Devastation Tide
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Game
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Self-Reflection
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mob Rule
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Reality Scramble
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Flux
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Duplicity
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Dance with Calamity
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Stolen Goods
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Act of Treason
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Creative Technique
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
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Wayfarer's Bauble
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Wand
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Knowledge Pool
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Folio of Fancies
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
River Song's Diary
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Helm of Awakening
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Temple Bell
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Memory Vessel
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Wonder
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Unstable Amulet
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Powerbalance
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Mana Flare
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Share the Spoils
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Possibility Storm
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Wild Evocation
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Improbable Alliance
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Eye of the Storm
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Echoes
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Hive Mind
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Double Vision
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Mana Cache
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Shiny Impetus
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Shared Fate
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Restless Spire
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Cataract
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Clock
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Fire Diamond
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Coveted Jewel
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Bounty Board
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-24%synergy
Airship Engine Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Eroded Canyon
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-28%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
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