Xantcha, Sleeper Agent (Commander) - Expensive Core

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
Heartstone
64%inclusion49 decks76 decks
62%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
66%inclusion50 decks76 decks
57%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
57%synergy
Shiny Impetus
61%inclusion46 decks76 decks
56%synergy
No Mercy
58%inclusion44 decks76 decks
55%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
54%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
58%inclusion44 decks76 decks
54%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
54%synergy
Curse of Opulence
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
53%synergy
Brash Taunter
62%inclusion47 decks76 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion48 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
61%inclusion46 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
61%inclusion46 decks76 decks
43%synergy
Rakdos Charm
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
13%synergy
The Sound of Drums
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
51%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
50%synergy
Death Kiss
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
50%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
49%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
44%synergy
Agitator Ant
46%inclusion35 decks76 decks
44%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
40%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
40%synergy
Life of the Party
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
41%synergy
Humble Defector
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Stuffy Doll
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Geode Rager
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
31%synergy
The Lord of Pain
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Royal Assassin
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Sower of Discord
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Treasure Nabber
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Sleeper Agent
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Spymaster
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Lavaleaper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Vislor Turlough
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Harsh Mentor
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Silent Arbiter
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Shakedown Heavy
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Generous Plunderer
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Master of Cruelties
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Taunting Kobold
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
-7%synergy
Bulk Up
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Delirium
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Fire Covenant
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Undying Evil
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Chef's Kiss
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-13%synergy
Big Score
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Professor's Warning
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Wild Ricochet
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Spectacular Showdown
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
47%synergy
Vandalblast
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Last One Standing
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Insurrection
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Languish
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
-11%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Cannibalize
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-20%synergy
The Nipton Lottery
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Sozin's Comet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Star of Extinction
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Storm's Wrath
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Burning Inquiry
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Assault Suit
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Tome of Legends
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Tempting Contract
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Crown of Doom
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Key to the City
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Unwinding Clock
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Doubling Cube
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Voyager Staff
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Wonder
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Rite of the Raging Storm
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
45%synergy
Vow of Lightning
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
40%synergy
Captive Audience
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Braid of Fire
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Vow of Malice
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
34%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Vow of Torment
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Descent into Avernus
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Treacherous Link
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Maximum Carnage
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
War's Toll
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Mana Flare
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Havoc Festival
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Custody Battle
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Hot Pursuit
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Vigor
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Bedlam
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Repercussion
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Feud
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Share the Spoils
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Firebender Ascension
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
The Legend of Roku
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Powerbalance
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Gift of Doom
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Acquired Mutation
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
62%inclusion47 decks76 decks
43%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
51%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Maze of Ith
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
50%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
50%synergy
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Command Beacon
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Homeward Path
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Mystifying Maze
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
1%synergy
The Black Gate
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
War Room
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion71 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion69 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion51 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
66%inclusion50 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Thran Dynamo
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Thran Turbine
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Victory Chimes
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion75 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion75 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion71 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
87%inclusion66 decks76 decks
49%synergy
Blood Crypt
84%inclusion64 decks76 decks
38%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
76%inclusion58 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
72%inclusion55 decks76 decks
39%synergy
Graven Cairns
66%inclusion50 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Haunted Ridge
64%inclusion49 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Badlands
62%inclusion47 decks76 decks
49%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
62%inclusion47 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Blazemire Verge
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
-12%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Raucous Theater
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
36%inclusion27 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Malice
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Mount Doom
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Opal Palace
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
1%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Horizon of Progress
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy