Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Core Group Hug

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Parade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Lavaleaper
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sodden Verdure
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Impact Tremors
59%inclusion65 decks111 decks
52%synergy
Howling Mine
50%inclusion56 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion56 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Shared Animosity
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Forced Fruition
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
36%synergy
The Locust God
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
67%inclusion74 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Rampant Growth
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Farseek
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Growth Spiral
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Beast Within
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Chasm Skulker
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Junk Winder
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
28%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Humble Defector
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Birds of Paradise
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Vitality
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Coiling Oracle
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Archivist
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Trygon Predator
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Dragon Mage
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Deeproot Wayfinder
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Oakhame Adversary
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Catgeist
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Agate Instigator
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Rootweaver Druid
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Ohran Viper
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Giant Growth
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Vision Skeins
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Invigorate
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Dream Fracture
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Gaea's Gift
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Simic Charm
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Shore Up
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Blossoming Defense
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Groundswell
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Brute Force
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Become Immense
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Harrow
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Overprotect
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Temur Charm
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Collision // Colossus
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Decisive Denial
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Titanic Growth
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Might of the Masses
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Heroic Intervention
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Words of Wisdom
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Get a Leg Up
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Perplexing Test
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Siege Smash
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Biomass Mutation
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Titan's Strength
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Collective Resistance
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Khalni Ambush
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Colossal Growth
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Ram Through
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Joint Exploration
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Royal Treatment
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Wheel and Deal
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Fully Grown
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Bulk Up
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Reflection
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Soul's Fire
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Minds Aglow
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Prosperity
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Winds of Change
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Fascination
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Reforge the Soul
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Wear Down
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Commit // Memory
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Explore
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Molten Psyche
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-19%synergy
Skyscribing
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Burning Inquiry
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Overrun
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Time Reversal
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Stump Stomp
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Collective Voyage
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Scale Up
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Whelming Wave
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Roar of Challenge
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Game Plan
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Thrash // Threat
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Charge
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Incendiary Command
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Harvest Season
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Flux
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Temple Bell
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Folio of Fancies
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Skullclamp
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Horn of Greed
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Goldvein Pick
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Fevered Visions
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Season of Growth
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Snake Umbra
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Roar of Resistance
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Combat Research
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Fecundity
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
On the Trail
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Mana Flare
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Rancor
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Rising of the Day
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Parallel Lives
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Heartbeat of Spring
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Sticky Fingers
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Karametra
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Vicious Shadows
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Nerd Rage
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Burgeoning
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Primal Vigor
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Xenagos, the Reveler
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion73 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion79 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion71 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Simic Signet
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Gruul Signet
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion109 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion109 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion109 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion102 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
70%inclusion78 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion71 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Cinder Glade
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Mystery
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Rootbound Crag
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Ketria Triome
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
-15%synergy
Gruul Turf
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
-21%synergy
Rockfall Vale
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Stomping Ground
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
-24%synergy
Breeding Pool
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
-27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Karplusan Forest
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Training Center
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Game Trail
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Mossfire Valley
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Spire Garden
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Tangled Islet
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Rimewood Falls
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-23%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-24%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Highland Forest
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Rugged Highlands
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-23%synergy