Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
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Jan 23, 2026
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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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67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
14%synergy
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Lavaleaper
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Humble Defector
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Howling Golem
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Academy Loremaster
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cephalid Broker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Chasm Skulker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Body of Knowledge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Reckless Scholar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Dakra Mystic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lore Broker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Memory Worm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
King Crab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Osgood, Operation Double
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Geode Rager
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ox of Agonas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Seeker of Slaanesh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Skyway Robber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
The Mindskinner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Archmage's Charm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Council's Deliberation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Deliberate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chef's Kiss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Hibernation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Perplexing Test
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Failed Inspection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Intellectual Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Brand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Price of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Long River's Pull
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Burning Inquiry
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Deep Analysis
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Minds Aglow
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Fascination
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Whims of the Fates
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Prosperity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Fractured Sanity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Devastating Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Careful Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Order of Succession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
From the Ashes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thieves' Auction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Step Between Worlds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Serum Visions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Commit // Memory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Disorder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Stitch in Time
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Self-Reflection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scrambleverse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shifting Grift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Day's Undoing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Embrace the Unknown
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Warp World
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Ugin's Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Ruination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Anarchy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Flashfires
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Creative Technique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Cascade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Incendiary Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Serpentine Curve
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Throes of Chaos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Finale of Revelation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Reckless Handling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Winter Sky
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Time Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chaotic Transformation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
Skyscribing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pulverize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Harmless Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Howling Mine
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Temple Bell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Memory Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Storage Matrix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Arena of the Ancients
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Totem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Font of Mythos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spellbook
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Wonder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Deck of Many Things
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Torpor Orb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crook of Condemnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Meekstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Horn of Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
River Song's Diary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Knowledge Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tempting Contract
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kormus Bell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ivory Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Damping Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Helm of Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Crown of Doom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Powerbalance
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Well of Ideas
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Fevered Visions
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Possibility Storm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Elkin Lair
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Improbable Alliance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Share the Spoils
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Kumena's Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Shared Fate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Slow Motion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Aether Barrier
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Curiosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Aura Flux
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Maddening Hex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stolen Strategy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Storm the Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Wild Evocation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ominous Seas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mana Maze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Opulence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grip of Chaos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Obsession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mind's Dilation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Swindler's Scheme
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Planeswalker's Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Overburden
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mirror March
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Flare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Echoes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Havoc
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Planar Chaos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Standstill
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Will Kenrith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Rowan Kenrith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Spires
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Contested War Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-33%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-36%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Jewel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-37%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-41%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vulshok Factory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Lens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-33%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-43%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Archway Commons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
Eroded Canyon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Bluff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
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