Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive

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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
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lavaleaper
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorform
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
89%inclusion409 decks458 decks
86%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
87%inclusion397 decks458 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
82%inclusion374 decks458 decks
80%synergy
Fevered Visions
74%inclusion339 decks458 decks
72%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
67%inclusion306 decks458 decks
62%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
64%inclusion295 decks458 decks
62%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
63%inclusion288 decks458 decks
61%synergy
Burning Inquiry
62%inclusion286 decks458 decks
60%synergy
Vision Skeins
61%inclusion278 decks458 decks
59%synergy
Temple Bell
60%inclusion275 decks458 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
74%inclusion340 decks458 decks
48%synergy
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion336 decks458 decks
31%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
64%inclusion293 decks458 decks
56%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion270 decks458 decks
30%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion223 decks390 decks
54%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
56%inclusion258 decks458 decks
54%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
55%inclusion252 decks458 decks
54%synergy
Brand
51%inclusion233 decks458 decks
50%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion231 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Share the Spoils
50%inclusion229 decks458 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
55%inclusion250 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion231 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion182 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
34%inclusion155 decks458 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion149 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion102 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion74 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion64 decks458 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion62 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion60 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
46%inclusion210 decks458 decks
44%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
44%inclusion203 decks458 decks
42%synergy
Humble Defector
44%inclusion200 decks458 decks
42%synergy
Memory Worm
43%inclusion198 decks458 decks
42%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
43%inclusion197 decks458 decks
38%synergy
Nalfeshnee
41%inclusion190 decks458 decks
40%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
39%inclusion178 decks458 decks
38%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
38%inclusion176 decks458 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Archivist
38%inclusion172 decks458 decks
35%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
37%inclusion171 decks458 decks
36%synergy
The Locust God
33%inclusion150 decks458 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
32%inclusion147 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Lore Broker
31%inclusion140 decks458 decks
30%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
29%inclusion117 decks403 decks
24%synergy
Homunculus Horde
27%inclusion107 decks390 decks
25%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
27%inclusion122 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
24%inclusion109 decks458 decks
22%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion105 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
23%inclusion104 decks458 decks
19%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
21%inclusion98 decks458 decks
20%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
19%inclusion88 decks458 decks
17%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
18%inclusion84 decks458 decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
18%inclusion81 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
17%inclusion73 decks425 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion74 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Wandering Archaic
16%inclusion71 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
15%inclusion68 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Dakra Mystic
14%inclusion65 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion59 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
12%inclusion57 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion57 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Party Thrasher
12%inclusion53 decks433 decks
11%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
11%inclusion51 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion47 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion47 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
10%inclusion39 decks390 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Nabber
10%inclusion45 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion45 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
8.3%inclusion38 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
8.3%inclusion38 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.0%inclusion22 decks276 decks
-3%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
-21%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
7.6%inclusion35 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
-2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
3%synergy
River Song
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Balor
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
6.8%inclusion31 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
48%inclusion218 decks458 decks
27%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
47%inclusion214 decks458 decks
45%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
40%inclusion182 decks458 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion171 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion158 decks458 decks
-18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
34%inclusion155 decks458 decks
32%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
33%inclusion144 decks430 decks
32%synergy
Invert Polarity
32%inclusion137 decks433 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Mutation
24%inclusion112 decks458 decks
23%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion106 decks458 decks
-4%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion102 decks458 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion93 decks458 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion82 decks458 decks
-26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion74 decks435 decks
0%synergy
Narset's Reversal
16%inclusion72 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Wrong Turn
15%inclusion70 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion63 decks458 decks
-8%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion58 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion56 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion54 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion54 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel and Deal
12%inclusion53 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion48 decks418 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion51 decks458 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion49 decks458 decks
1%synergy
Dream Fracture
10%inclusion47 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion45 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion45 decks458 decks
-6%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
10%inclusion44 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Chef's Kiss
9.2%inclusion42 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
-11%synergy
Frantic Search
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
-34%synergy
Negate
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
-25%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.2%inclusion33 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
6.8%inclusion31 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Remand
6.1%inclusion28 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.1%inclusion28 decks458 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
-23%synergy
Reality Shift
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
-8%synergy
Sudden Substitution
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Evacuation
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Winds of Change
46%inclusion211 decks458 decks
43%synergy
Minds Aglow
32%inclusion147 decks458 decks
31%synergy
Warp World
31%inclusion143 decks458 decks
30%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
29%inclusion134 decks458 decks
28%synergy
Scrambleverse
29%inclusion132 decks458 decks
28%synergy
Thieves' Auction
28%inclusion128 decks458 decks
27%synergy
Prosperity
26%inclusion119 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
26%inclusion118 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion106 decks458 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Psyche
18%inclusion81 decks458 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion78 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion78 decks458 decks
-4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
15%inclusion68 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Role Reversal
13%inclusion59 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Game of Chaos
13%inclusion58 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Timetwister
12%inclusion57 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Insurrection
11%inclusion52 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Echo of Eons
9.4%inclusion43 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.2%inclusion42 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Whims of the Fates
9.2%inclusion42 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fate
8.7%inclusion40 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion39 decks458 decks
-30%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Illicit Auction
7.2%inclusion33 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
6.9%inclusion31 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
6.3%inclusion29 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Order of Succession
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Stitch in Time
5.7%inclusion26 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Time Reversal
5.7%inclusion26 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Over the Top
5.7%inclusion26 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Skyscribing
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Game Plan
5.2%inclusion24 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
49%inclusion226 decks458 decks
49%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
42%inclusion192 decks458 decks
42%synergy
Folio of Fancies
36%inclusion164 decks458 decks
35%synergy
Horn of Greed
27%inclusion124 decks458 decks
27%synergy
Knowledge Pool
26%inclusion119 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion104 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of Awakening
20%inclusion91 decks458 decks
17%synergy
River Song's Diary
14%inclusion65 decks458 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion64 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
14%inclusion64 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Wand
13%inclusion60 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Wand of Wonder
12%inclusion57 decks458 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion54 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion53 decks458 decks
-18%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
12%inclusion53 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
8.5%inclusion39 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Timesifter
7.6%inclusion35 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Gate to the Aether
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Possibility Storm
45%inclusion204 decks458 decks
43%synergy
Hive Mind
44%inclusion203 decks458 decks
43%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
43%inclusion197 decks458 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion176 decks458 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion152 decks458 decks
32%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
30%inclusion136 decks458 decks
29%synergy
Powerbalance
29%inclusion126 decks435 decks
26%synergy
Mana Flare
24%inclusion112 decks458 decks
23%synergy
Grip of Chaos
22%inclusion102 decks458 decks
22%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
22%inclusion99 decks458 decks
20%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
19%inclusion77 decks414 decks
17%synergy
Wild Evocation
18%inclusion84 decks458 decks
18%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion80 decks458 decks
15%synergy
Eye of the Storm
17%inclusion79 decks458 decks
16%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
17%inclusion67 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion73 decks458 decks
-4%synergy
Mind's Dilation
15%inclusion69 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Ominous Seas
11%inclusion50 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion48 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion46 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Planar Chaos
10%inclusion44 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Shared Fate
8.7%inclusion40 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.5%inclusion39 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Verse
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Stolen Strategy
7.9%inclusion36 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
-18%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Triple Triad
7.4%inclusion20 decks272 decks
6%synergy
Improbable Alliance
6.6%inclusion30 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.7%inclusion26 decks458 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
22%inclusion102 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.2%inclusion42 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.5%inclusion39 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion347 decks458 decks
27%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
58%inclusion264 decks458 decks
55%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion253 decks458 decks
37%synergy
Homeward Path
50%inclusion227 decks458 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion124 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
22%inclusion100 decks458 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion83 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion49 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion57 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
9.0%inclusion41 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion23 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion432 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion404 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion306 decks458 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion300 decks458 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion272 decks458 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion188 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion136 decks458 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion96 decks458 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion60 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion57 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion57 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion54 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion53 decks458 decks
-2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion45 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.5%inclusion39 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion38 decks458 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.2%inclusion33 decks458 decks
-8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.0%inclusion32 decks458 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.9%inclusion27 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion24 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion441 decks458 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion441 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion423 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion402 decks458 decks
40%synergy
Volcanic Island
88%inclusion401 decks458 decks
72%synergy
Training Center
84%inclusion384 decks458 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
78%inclusion359 decks458 decks
48%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion319 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
63%inclusion287 decks458 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
60%inclusion273 decks458 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion231 decks458 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
49%inclusion225 decks458 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion194 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
39%inclusion177 decks458 decks
18%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
35%inclusion123 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion148 decks458 decks
-6%synergy
Fiery Islet
30%inclusion139 decks458 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion120 decks458 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23%inclusion104 decks458 decks
-18%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion94 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion93 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion91 decks458 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion86 decks458 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion83 decks458 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion82 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion80 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion79 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion78 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion74 decks435 decks
0%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion73 decks458 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion69 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion68 decks458 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion60 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion47 decks458 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion47 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion45 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion40 decks458 decks
-9%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.1%inclusion37 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.4%inclusion34 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.7%inclusion26 decks458 decks
-6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.5%inclusion24 decks433 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
5.2%inclusion24 decks458 decks
-13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.2%inclusion24 decks458 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.0%inclusion23 decks458 decks
0%synergy