BGRUW 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

13 of 17

Complete lists to vote

A card copy enters the core when at least 50.0% of lists for at least 13 of 17 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

40 cards

Rank	Card	Core copies	Archetype support
1	Command Tower	1	1st copy 17/17
2	Sol Ring	1	1st copy 17/17
3	City of Brass	1	1st copy 16/17
4	Demonic Tutor	1	1st copy 16/17
5	Lotus Petal	1	1st copy 16/17
6	Flusterstorm	1	1st copy 15/17
7	Gemstone Caverns	1	1st copy 15/17
8	Mana Confluence	1	1st copy 15/17
9	Mana Vault	1	1st copy 15/17
10	Mental Misstep	1	1st copy 15/17
11	Mox Diamond	1	1st copy 15/17
12	Mystic Remora	1	1st copy 15/17
13	Silence	1	1st copy 15/17
14	Vampiric Tutor	1	1st copy 15/17
15	Ancient Tomb	1	1st copy 14/17
16	Arcane Signet	1	1st copy 14/17
17	Bayou	1	1st copy 14/17
18	Birds of Paradise	1	1st copy 14/17
19	Boseiju, Who Endures	1	1st copy 14/17
20	Chrome Mox	1	1st copy 14/17
21	Enlightened Tutor	1	1st copy 14/17
22	Esper Sentinel	1	1st copy 14/17
23	Exotic Orchard	1	1st copy 14/17
24	Force of Will	1	1st copy 14/17
25	Misty Rainforest	1	1st copy 14/17
26	Pact of Negation	1	1st copy 14/17
27	Polluted Delta	1	1st copy 14/17
28	Rhystic Study	1	1st copy 14/17
29	Scalding Tarn	1	1st copy 14/17
30	Swan Song	1	1st copy 14/17
31	Tropical Island	1	1st copy 14/17
32	Underground Sea	1	1st copy 14/17
33	Verdant Catacombs	1	1st copy 14/17
34	Dark Ritual	1	1st copy 13/17
35	Flooded Strand	1	1st copy 13/17
36	Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	1	1st copy 13/17
37	Marsh Flats	1	1st copy 13/17
38	Mindbreak Trap	1	1st copy 13/17
39	Tundra	1	1st copy 13/17
40	Volcanic Island	1	1st copy 13/17

Commander scores

70 commanders

Rank	Commander	Same-ness	Core slots	Lists	Status
1	Cecily, Haunted Mage, Othelm, Sigardian Outcast	40.5%	39.7	3	Low sample
2	Cosmic Spider-Man	39.4%	39.0	1	Low sample
3	Scion of the Ur-Dragon	38.7%	38.3	195	\u2014
4	General Tazri	38.4%	38.0	1	Low sample
5	Omnath, Locus of All	38.4%	38.0	2	Low sample
6	Super-Skrull	38.2%	37.8	23	\u2014
7	Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra	37.8%	37.4	168	\u2014
8	Thanos, the Mad Titan	37.4%	37.0	4	Low sample
9	Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	37.0%	36.6	263	\u2014
10	Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	37.0%	36.6	895	\u2014
11	Kenrith, the Returned King	36.8%	36.4	172	\u2014
12	Tiamat	35.9%	35.5	21	\u2014
13	Leonardo, the Balance, Michelangelo, the Heart	35.7%	35.0	115	\u2014
14	Najeela, the Blade-Blossom	35.6%	35.3	77	\u2014
15	Hei Bai, Forest Guardian	35.6%	35.3	8	Low sample
16	Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge	35.4%	35.1	26	\u2014
17	Tazri, Stalwart Survivor	34.3%	34.0	1	Low sample
18	The Fourteenth Doctor, Vislor Turlough	33.7%	33.0	1	Low sample
19	Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements	32.1%	31.8	18	Low sample
20	Garth One-Eye	31.3%	31.0	6	Low sample
21	Codie, Vociferous Codex	30.1%	29.8	16	Low sample
22	Ezio Auditore da Firenze	29.0%	28.7	18	Low sample
23	Jodah, Archmage Eternal	28.5%	28.3	4	Low sample
24	The Wandering Minstrel	27.3%	27.1	118	\u2014
25	The First Sliver	25.9%	25.6	8	Low sample
26	Leonardo, the Balance, Splinter, the Mentor	25.5%	25.0	2	Low sample
27	Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile	24.8%	24.6	5	Low sample
28	Ulalek, Fused Atrocity	22.8%	22.6	32	\u2014
29	Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	22.4%	22.0	1	Low sample
30	Donatello, the Brains, Leonardo, the Balance	21.9%	21.5	2	Low sample
31	Sliver Overlord	19.7%	19.5	4	Low sample
32	Go-Shintai of Life's Origin	17.7%	17.5	2	Low sample
33	Ashling, the Limitless	14.1%	14.0	48	\u2014
34	Child of Alara	14.1%	14.0	4	Low sample
35	The Ur-Dragon	13.3%	13.2	16	Low sample
36	April O'Neil, Live on the Scene, Leonardo, the Balance	10.2%	10.0	6	Low sample
37	Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact	8.1%	8.0	1	Low sample
38	Heroes in a Half Shell	7.7%	7.7	3	Low sample
39	Morophon, the Boundless	7.6%	7.5	4	Low sample
40	Atogatog	7.1%	7.0	1	Low sample
41	Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa	6.1%	6.0	1	Low sample
42	Rukarumel, Biologist	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
43	Leonardo, the Balance	4.9%	4.9	9	Low sample
44	Tom Bombadil	4.7%	4.7	3	Low sample
45	Caesar, Legion's Emperor, Tanazir Quandrix	4.1%	4.0	1	Low sample
46	Leonardo, the Balance, Raphael, the Muscle	4.1%	4.0	4	Low sample
47	Sliver Gravemother	4.0%	4.0	5	Low sample
48	Jared Carthalion	3.0%	3.0	1	Low sample
49	Jodah, the Unifier, Kellan, the Kid	1.0%	1.0	1	Low sample
50	Azlask, the Swelling Scourge	—	—	0	Low sample
51	Azlask, the Swelling Scourge, Ulalek, Fused Atrocity	—	—	0	Low sample
52	Cromat	—	—	0	Low sample
53	Derevi, Empyrial Tactician, Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	—	—	0	Low sample
54	Dihada, Binder of Wills, Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	—	—	0	Low sample
55	Horde of Notions	—	—	0	Low sample
56	Infinite Guideline Station	—	—	0	Low sample
57	Jegantha, the Wellspring	—	—	0	Low sample
58	Jodah, the Unifier	—	—	0	Low sample
59	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods, The Wandering Minstrel	—	—	0	Low sample
60	Marina Vendrell	—	—	0	Low sample
61	Niv-Mizzet Reborn	—	—	0	Low sample
62	Niv-Mizzet, Supreme	—	—	0	Low sample
63	Progenitus	—	—	0	Low sample
64	Ramos, Dragon Engine	—	—	0	Low sample
65	Reaper King	—	—	0	Low sample
66	Sliver Hivelord	—	—	0	Low sample
67	Sliver Hivelord, The First Sliver	—	—	0	Low sample
68	Sliver Queen	—	—	0	Low sample
69	Tazri, Beacon of Unity	—	—	0	Low sample
70	Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch	—	—	0	Low sample

Same-ness rebuilt Aug 28, 2026