Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Rank #526
446decks
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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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Scryfall
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Mirrorform
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Lavaleaper
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Donnie & April, Adorkable Duo
0.8%inclusion1 decks121 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
89%inclusion396 decks446 decks
86%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
87%inclusion389 decks446 decks
85%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
82%inclusion364 decks446 decks
80%synergy
Fevered Visions
76%inclusion337 decks446 decks
73%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
68%inclusion303 decks446 decks
63%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
63%inclusion281 decks446 decks
60%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
62%inclusion276 decks446 decks
60%synergy
Burning Inquiry
62%inclusion276 decks446 decks
59%synergy
Vision Skeins
60%inclusion267 decks446 decks
59%synergy
Temple Bell
58%inclusion260 decks446 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
74%inclusion328 decks446 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
72%inclusion323 decks446 decks
45%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
61%inclusion274 decks446 decks
54%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion263 decks446 decks
30%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
57%inclusion256 decks446 decks
55%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
55%inclusion200 decks361 decks
53%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
54%inclusion243 decks446 decks
53%synergy
Blasphemous Act
51%inclusion227 decks446 decks
12%synergy
Brand
50%inclusion225 decks446 decks
50%synergy
Share the Spoils
50%inclusion221 decks446 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
54%inclusion242 decks446 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion226 decks446 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
41%inclusion183 decks446 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion147 decks446 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion147 decks446 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion97 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion62 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion59 decks446 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion54 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion52 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Plargg and Nassari
45%inclusion200 decks446 decks
43%synergy
Humble Defector
45%inclusion199 decks446 decks
43%synergy
Memory Worm
45%inclusion199 decks446 decks
43%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
44%inclusion193 decks435 decks
43%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
44%inclusion195 decks446 decks
39%synergy
Nalfeshnee
43%inclusion190 decks446 decks
41%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
39%inclusion175 decks446 decks
38%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
38%inclusion170 decks446 decks
37%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
37%inclusion163 decks446 decks
35%synergy
Jace's Archivist
37%inclusion163 decks446 decks
34%synergy
The Locust God
33%inclusion146 decks446 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
32%inclusion143 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Lore Broker
29%inclusion131 decks446 decks
29%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
28%inclusion125 decks446 decks
27%synergy
Homunculus Horde
28%inclusion100 decks361 decks
25%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
27%inclusion102 decks375 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
26%inclusion114 decks446 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
22%inclusion100 decks446 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
22%inclusion98 decks446 decks
18%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
22%inclusion97 decks446 decks
20%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
21%inclusion95 decks446 decks
19%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
19%inclusion83 decks446 decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
19%inclusion83 decks446 decks
15%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
18%inclusion71 decks395 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion71 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
16%inclusion71 decks446 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
16%inclusion70 decks446 decks
15%synergy
Dakra Mystic
13%inclusion59 decks446 decks
13%synergy
Party Thrasher
13%inclusion53 decks403 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion58 decks446 decks
4%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion53 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
12%inclusion52 decks446 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion52 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion45 decks446 decks
0%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion44 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Nabber
10%inclusion43 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
9.4%inclusion42 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
9.4%inclusion42 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
9.1%inclusion33 decks361 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
9.0%inclusion40 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
River Song
7.6%inclusion34 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.6%inclusion34 decks446 decks
-2%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
7.6%inclusion34 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Cutthroat Negotiator
7.6%inclusion34 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
7.2%inclusion32 decks446 decks
-22%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
7.2%inclusion32 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Balor
7.2%inclusion32 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
7.0%inclusion31 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Guff Rewrites History
47%inclusion210 decks446 decks
45%synergy
Deflecting Swat
47%inclusion209 decks446 decks
27%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
40%inclusion178 decks446 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion160 decks446 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion157 decks446 decks
19%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
35%inclusion156 decks446 decks
33%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
34%inclusion137 decks400 decks
33%synergy
Invert Polarity
31%inclusion126 decks403 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Mutation
25%inclusion113 decks446 decks
24%synergy
Words of Wisdom
22%inclusion98 decks446 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion97 decks446 decks
-14%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion95 decks446 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion80 decks446 decks
-26%synergy
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion78 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Wrong Turn
17%inclusion74 decks446 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion67 decks405 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion63 decks446 decks
-7%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion58 decks446 decks
11%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion58 decks446 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion53 decks446 decks
0%synergy
Wheel and Deal
12%inclusion52 decks446 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion51 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion43 decks390 decks
8%synergy
Dream Fracture
11%inclusion49 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion47 decks446 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion45 decks446 decks
-8%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
10%inclusion45 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion43 decks446 decks
-6%synergy
Chef's Kiss
9.4%inclusion42 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.0%inclusion40 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
8.7%inclusion39 decks446 decks
-33%synergy
Negate
7.8%inclusion35 decks446 decks
-26%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
7.6%inclusion34 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.4%inclusion33 decks446 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
7.0%inclusion31 decks446 decks
-12%synergy
Reality Shift
7.0%inclusion31 decks446 decks
-7%synergy
Remand
7.0%inclusion31 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Substitution
6.7%inclusion30 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
-23%synergy
Evacuation
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
-3%synergy
Unsubstantiate
5.6%inclusion25 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Winds of Change
44%inclusion198 decks446 decks
41%synergy
Minds Aglow
33%inclusion146 decks446 decks
32%synergy
Warp World
33%inclusion145 decks446 decks
31%synergy
Scrambleverse
30%inclusion134 decks446 decks
29%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
29%inclusion131 decks446 decks
28%synergy
Thieves' Auction
28%inclusion125 decks446 decks
27%synergy
Prosperity
27%inclusion120 decks446 decks
26%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
25%inclusion111 decks446 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion95 decks446 decks
-6%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion81 decks445 decks
17%synergy
Molten Psyche
18%inclusion79 decks446 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion74 decks446 decks
-4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
15%inclusion66 decks446 decks
11%synergy
Role Reversal
14%inclusion62 decks446 decks
13%synergy
Timetwister
12%inclusion55 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Game of Chaos
12%inclusion54 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Insurrection
11%inclusion49 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Whims of the Fates
10%inclusion43 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Echo of Eons
9.4%inclusion42 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
9.2%inclusion41 decks446 decks
-29%synergy
Wheel of Fate
9.2%inclusion41 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.0%inclusion40 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.9%inclusion33 decks420 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion29 decks446 decks
-2%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
6.3%inclusion28 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Over the Top
6.3%inclusion28 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Illicit Auction
6.3%inclusion28 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Stitch in Time
6.1%inclusion27 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.1%inclusion27 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Game
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Order of Succession
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Skyscribing
5.6%inclusion25 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Game Plan
5.2%inclusion23 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
5.2%inclusion23 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
49%inclusion217 decks446 decks
48%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
41%inclusion185 decks446 decks
41%synergy
Folio of Fancies
36%inclusion162 decks446 decks
35%synergy
Knowledge Pool
28%inclusion123 decks446 decks
27%synergy
Horn of Greed
26%inclusion114 decks446 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion108 decks446 decks
0%synergy
Helm of Awakening
21%inclusion92 decks446 decks
18%synergy
River Song's Diary
15%inclusion67 decks446 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Wand
14%inclusion62 decks446 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion59 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion59 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
13%inclusion58 decks446 decks
13%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
12%inclusion55 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion53 decks446 decks
-17%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion49 decks446 decks
1%synergy
Crawlspace
9.4%inclusion42 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Timesifter
7.6%inclusion34 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
7.6%inclusion34 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Gate to the Aether
6.1%inclusion27 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.2%inclusion23 decks446 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Hive Mind
46%inclusion205 decks446 decks
45%synergy
Possibility Storm
45%inclusion199 decks446 decks
43%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
43%inclusion194 decks446 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion176 decks446 decks
24%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion144 decks446 decks
31%synergy
Powerbalance
29%inclusion119 decks405 decks
26%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
28%inclusion127 decks446 decks
28%synergy
Mana Flare
26%inclusion115 decks446 decks
25%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
23%inclusion103 decks446 decks
22%synergy
Grip of Chaos
23%inclusion101 decks446 decks
22%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
21%inclusion80 decks386 decks
19%synergy
Wild Evocation
19%inclusion86 decks446 decks
19%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
18%inclusion68 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Eye of the Storm
18%inclusion79 decks446 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion75 decks446 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion72 decks446 decks
-4%synergy
Mind's Dilation
15%inclusion68 decks446 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
11%inclusion47 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
10%inclusion46 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Verse
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
9.2%inclusion41 decks446 decks
1%synergy
Planar Chaos
9.0%inclusion40 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.9%inclusion39 decks437 decks
8%synergy
Shared Fate
8.5%inclusion38 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Strategy
8.1%inclusion36 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.8%inclusion35 decks446 decks
6%synergy
Triple Triad
7.6%inclusion18 decks238 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.2%inclusion32 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
7.0%inclusion31 decks446 decks
-18%synergy
Improbable Alliance
6.3%inclusion28 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Weftwalking
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Risky Move
5.4%inclusion24 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Blood Moon
5.4%inclusion24 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.4%inclusion24 decks446 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
22%inclusion97 decks446 decks
21%synergy
Dack Fayden
10%inclusion43 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.5%inclusion38 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion338 decks446 decks
26%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
58%inclusion258 decks446 decks
55%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion244 decks446 decks
36%synergy
Homeward Path
49%inclusion218 decks446 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion130 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
22%inclusion97 decks446 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion71 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion41 decks283 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion54 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
9.0%inclusion40 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.2%inclusion32 decks446 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion23 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.2%inclusion23 decks446 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion419 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion390 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion297 decks446 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion291 decks446 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion263 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion178 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion131 decks446 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion89 decks446 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion64 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion52 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion49 decks446 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion45 decks446 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion44 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion43 decks446 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.8%inclusion35 decks446 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.8%inclusion35 decks446 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.8%inclusion35 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.8%inclusion35 decks446 decks
1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.6%inclusion34 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion432 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion431 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion411 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
89%inclusion398 decks446 decks
74%synergy
Steam Vents
87%inclusion390 decks446 decks
40%synergy
Training Center
83%inclusion371 decks446 decks
40%synergy
Scalding Tarn
77%inclusion344 decks446 decks
46%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion313 decks446 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
64%inclusion285 decks446 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion258 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
51%inclusion226 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
50%inclusion221 decks446 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion191 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
37%inclusion164 decks446 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
35%inclusion154 decks446 decks
-5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
34%inclusion110 decks322 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Islet
30%inclusion132 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion123 decks446 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23%inclusion104 decks446 decks
-18%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion93 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion92 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion91 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion85 decks437 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion80 decks446 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion77 decks446 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion76 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion76 decks446 decks
8%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
17%inclusion75 decks446 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion67 decks405 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion73 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion72 decks446 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion62 decks446 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion52 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion44 decks446 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.4%inclusion42 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.2%inclusion41 decks446 decks
-8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.0%inclusion40 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.3%inclusion37 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion29 decks446 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
6.1%inclusion27 decks446 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
-6%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.6%inclusion25 decks446 decks
1%synergy