Ian Malcolm, Chaotician (Commander) - Expensive Wheels

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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MTGStocks
Krang, the All-Powerful
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Resonating Lute
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
93%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
93%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
83%synergy
Fevered Visions
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
76%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
75%inclusion44 decks59 decks
70%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
71%inclusion42 decks59 decks
70%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
67%synergy
Font of Mythos
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
67%synergy
Temple Bell
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
65%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
71%inclusion42 decks59 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Windfall
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
52%synergy
Burning Inquiry
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
62%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Winds of Change
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
56%synergy
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
20%synergy
The Twelfth Doctor
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
56%synergy
Share the Spoils
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
55%synergy
Brand
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion37 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Rhystic Study
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Gamble
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Jace's Archivist
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Memory Worm
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Nalfeshnee
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
46%synergy
The Locust God
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Humble Defector
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Noggle Ransacker
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Lore Broker
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Wandering Archaic
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Chasm Skulker
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Dakra Mystic
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Howling Golem
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Party Thrasher
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
River Song
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Balor
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Vision Skeins
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Deflecting Swat
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Pongify
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Wheel and Deal
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-21%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Mutation
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Invert Polarity
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-20%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Words of Wisdom
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Wrong Turn
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Remand
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-33%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Negate
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-24%synergy
Chef's Kiss
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-20%synergy
Force of Will
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Reverberate
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Snap
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Dream Fracture
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Abrade
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Evacuation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
45%synergy
Vandalblast
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Thieves' Auction
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Warp World
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Molten Psyche
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fate
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-26%synergy
Scrambleverse
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Timetwister
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Insurrection
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Game of Chaos
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Whims of the Fates
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-27%synergy
Role Reversal
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-28%synergy
Bribery
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Time Reversal
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Grift
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Flux
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Over the Top
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Creative Technique
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-18%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Anvil of Bogardan
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
45%synergy
Folio of Fancies
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Horn of Greed
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Wand of Wonder
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Knowledge Pool
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Fishing Gear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Wand
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
River Song's Diary
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Passionate Archaeologist
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
51%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Forced Fruition
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Hive Mind
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Possibility Storm
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Powerbalance
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Mana Flare
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Curiosity
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Strategy
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Grip of Chaos
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Improbable Alliance
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Shared Fate
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Moon
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Wild Evocation
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Ophidian Eye
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Eye of the Storm
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Counterbalance
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Kumena's Awakening
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Dack Fayden
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
63%inclusion37 decks59 decks
60%synergy
Homeward Path
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion43 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Mana Crypt
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Volcanic Island
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
80%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion54 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Training Center
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Sulfur Falls
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-20%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Starting Town
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy