BG Same-ness

Same-ness describes how much of a commander's average mainboard comes from the shared core for its exact color identity. Each established archetype gets one equal vote, regardless of entry volume.

Reference archetypes

Required support

4 of 5

Complete lists to vote

A card copy enters the core when at least 50.0% of lists for at least 4 of 5 established same-color archetypes contain it. Reference archetypes must represent at least 0.1% of the 90-day field.

Some 90-day samples have fewer than 20 complete lists.

Shared color core

47 cards

Rank	Card	Core copies	Archetype support
1	Command Tower	1	1st copy 5/5
2	Culling Ritual	1	1st copy 5/5
3	Forest	1	1st copy 5/5
4	Sol Ring	1	1st copy 5/5
5	Swamp	1	1st copy 5/5
6	Abrupt Decay	1	1st copy 4/5
7	Allosaurus Shepherd	1	1st copy 4/5
8	Ancient Tomb	1	1st copy 4/5
9	Bayou	1	1st copy 4/5
10	Birds of Paradise	1	1st copy 4/5
11	Bloodstained Mire	1	1st copy 4/5
12	Boseiju, Who Endures	1	1st copy 4/5
13	Cabal Ritual	1	1st copy 4/5
14	Chord of Calling	1	1st copy 4/5
15	Chrome Mox	1	1st copy 4/5
16	Crop Rotation	1	1st copy 4/5
17	Culling the Weak	1	1st copy 4/5
18	Dark Ritual	1	1st copy 4/5
19	Deathrite Shaman	1	1st copy 4/5
20	Delighted Halfling	1	1st copy 4/5
21	Demonic Tutor	1	1st copy 4/5
22	Elves of Deep Shadow	1	1st copy 4/5
23	Elvish Mystic	1	1st copy 4/5
24	Elvish Spirit Guide	1	1st copy 4/5
25	Finale of Devastation	1	1st copy 4/5
26	Fyndhorn Elves	1	1st copy 4/5
27	Gaea's Cradle	1	1st copy 4/5
28	Gemstone Caverns	1	1st copy 4/5
29	Green Sun's Zenith	1	1st copy 4/5
30	Llanowar Wastes	1	1st copy 4/5
31	Lotus Petal	1	1st copy 4/5
32	Mana Vault	1	1st copy 4/5
33	Marsh Flats	1	1st copy 4/5
34	Misty Rainforest	1	1st copy 4/5
35	Mox Diamond	1	1st copy 4/5
36	Nature's Rhythm	1	1st copy 4/5
37	Opposition Agent	1	1st copy 4/5
38	Orcish Bowmasters	1	1st copy 4/5
39	Overgrown Tomb	1	1st copy 4/5
40	Polluted Delta	1	1st copy 4/5
41	Shifting Woodland	1	1st copy 4/5
42	Vampiric Tutor	1	1st copy 4/5
43	Veil of Summer	1	1st copy 4/5
44	Verdant Catacombs	1	1st copy 4/5
45	Windswept Heath	1	1st copy 4/5
46	Wooded Foothills	1	1st copy 4/5
47	Worldly Tutor	1	1st copy 4/5

Commander scores

63 commanders

Rank	Commander	Same-ness	Core slots	Lists	Status
1	The Gitrog Monster	42.3%	41.8	111	\u2014
2	Tom, Bert, and William	40.9%	40.5	2	Low sample
3	Chatterfang, Squirrel General	39.2%	38.8	98	\u2014
4	Sméagol, Helpful Guide	38.4%	38.0	1	Low sample
5	Witherbloom, the Balancer	38.1%	37.8	25	\u2014
6	Dina, Soul Steeper	36.6%	36.2	10	Low sample
7	Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons	36.5%	36.1	9	Low sample
8	Gorma, the Gullet	34.7%	34.4	13	Low sample
9	Grist, the Hunger Tide	32.3%	32.0	4	Low sample
10	Old Stickfingers	28.3%	28.0	2	Low sample
11	The Mycotyrant	27.3%	27.0	1	Low sample
12	Bebop, Skull & Crossbones, Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder	22.4%	22.0	1	Low sample
13	Long Feng, Grand Secretariat	20.2%	20.0	2	Low sample
14	The Serpent Society	18.2%	18.0	1	Low sample
15	High Perfect Morcant	16.2%	16.0	3	Low sample
16	Meren of Clan Nel Toth	14.1%	14.0	6	Low sample
17	Ygra, Eater of All	12.8%	12.7	9	Low sample
18	Selvala, Heart of the Wilds, The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride	12.2%	12.0	1	Low sample
19	Beledros Witherbloom	11.1%	11.0	2	Low sample
20	Lathril, Blade of the Elves	11.0%	10.9	9	Low sample
21	Belbe, Corrupted Observer	10.1%	10.0	1	Low sample
22	Dina, Essence Brewer	9.8%	9.7	22	\u2014
23	Kraven the Hunter	8.1%	8.0	3	Low sample
24	Grismold, the Dreadsower	7.1%	7.0	1	Low sample
25	Winter, Cynical Opportunist	6.5%	6.4	5	Low sample
26	Acererak the Archlich, Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea	6.1%	6.0	1	Low sample
27	Fang, Fearless l'Cie, Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie	6.1%	6.0	1	Low sample
28	Hazel of the Rootbloom	5.3%	5.3	8	Low sample
29	Agent of the Shadow Thieves, Wilson, Refined Grizzly	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
30	Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper, Sengir, the Dark Baron	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
31	Blech, Loafing Pest	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
32	Nath of the Gilt-Leaf	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
33	Shelob, Child of Ungoliant	5.1%	5.0	3	Low sample
34	Slimefoot, the Stowaway	4.0%	4.0	1	Low sample
35	Venom, Deadly Devourer	4.0%	4.0	1	Low sample
36	Agent Frank Horrigan	—	—	0	Low sample
37	Agent of the Iron Throne, Jaheira, Friend of the Forest	—	—	0	Low sample
38	Aphelia, Viper Whisperer	—	—	0	Low sample
39	Baba Lysaga, Night Witch	—	—	0	Low sample
40	Camellia, the Seedmiser	—	—	0	Low sample
41	Camellia, the Seedmiser, Peregrin Took	—	—	0	Low sample
42	Carth the Lion	—	—	0	Low sample
43	Erinis, Gloom Stalker, Scion of Halaster	—	—	0	Low sample
44	Glissa Sunslayer	—	—	0	Low sample
45	Glissa, the Traitor	—	—	0	Low sample
46	Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm	—	—	0	Low sample
47	Gyome, Master Chef	—	—	0	Low sample
48	Harald, King of Skemfar	—	—	0	Low sample
49	Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord	—	—	0	Low sample
50	Jenova, Ancient Calamity	—	—	0	Low sample
51	Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist	—	—	0	Low sample
52	Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest	—	—	0	Low sample
53	Old Rutstein	—	—	0	Low sample
54	Rendmaw, Creaking Nest	—	—	0	Low sample
55	Sarulf, Realm Eater	—	—	0	Low sample
56	Skullbriar, the Walking Grave	—	—	0	Low sample
57	The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride	—	—	0	Low sample
58	The Most Dangerous Gamer	—	—	0	Low sample
59	Tyvar the Bellicose	—	—	0	Low sample
60	Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie	—	—	0	Low sample
61	Varolz, the Scar-Striped	—	—	0	Low sample
62	Willowdusk, Essence Seer	—	—	0	Low sample
63	Yargle and Multani	—	—	0	Low sample

Same-ness rebuilt Aug 28, 2026