GRU 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

9 of 11

Complete lists to vote

A card copy enters the core when at least 50.0% of lists for at least 9 of 11 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

16 cards

Rank	Card	Core copies	Archetype support
1	Command Tower	1	1st copy 11/11
2	Breeding Pool	1	1st copy 10/11
3	Sol Ring	1	1st copy 10/11
4	Birds of Paradise	1	1st copy 9/11
5	Chrome Mox	1	1st copy 9/11
6	Gemstone Caverns	1	1st copy 9/11
7	Lotus Petal	1	1st copy 9/11
8	Mana Confluence	1	1st copy 9/11
9	Misty Rainforest	1	1st copy 9/11
10	Mox Diamond	1	1st copy 9/11
11	Scalding Tarn	1	1st copy 9/11
12	Stomping Ground	1	1st copy 9/11
13	Taiga	1	1st copy 9/11
14	Tropical Island	1	1st copy 9/11
15	Volcanic Island	1	1st copy 9/11
16	Wooded Foothills	1	1st copy 9/11

Commander scores

43 commanders

Rank	Commander	Same-ness	Core slots	Lists	Status
1	Jeska, Thrice Reborn, Thrasios, Triton Hero	16.3%	16.0	3	Low sample
2	Dargo, the Shipwrecker, Thrasios, Triton Hero	16.2%	15.9	7	Low sample
3	Loot, the Key to Everything	16.2%	16.0	2	Low sample
4	Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix, Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	15.8%	15.5	2	Low sample
5	Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator, Tana, the Bloodsower	15.8%	15.5	114	\u2014
6	Storm, Force of Nature	15.7%	15.5	2	Low sample
7	Godo, Bandit Warlord, Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	15.3%	15.0	1	Low sample
8	Kraum, Ludevic's Opus, Thrasios, Triton Hero	15.3%	15.0	2	Low sample
9	Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk	15.1%	14.9	28	\u2014
10	Iroh, Grand Lotus	14.8%	14.6	8	Low sample
11	Animar, Soul of Elements	14.7%	14.5	40	\u2014
12	Loot, the Pathfinder	14.5%	14.4	17	Low sample
13	Krark, the Thumbless, Thrasios, Triton Hero	14.3%	14.1	39	\u2014
14	Xyris, the Writhing Storm	14.1%	14.0	39	\u2014
15	Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh, Thrasios, Triton Hero	14.1%	13.8	1,240	\u2014
16	Flubs, the Fool	13.9%	13.7	26	\u2014
17	Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	13.3%	13.0	1	Low sample
18	Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Pako, Arcane Retriever	13.0%	12.8	12	Low sample
19	Maelstrom Wanderer	12.9%	12.8	5	Low sample
20	Eshki Dragonclaw	11.1%	11.0	1	Low sample
21	Magus Lucea Kane	9.7%	9.6	5	Low sample
22	Eshki, Temur's Roar	7.2%	7.2	13	Low sample
23	Riku of Many Paths	7.1%	7.0	1	Low sample
24	Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm	5.1%	5.0	4	Low sample
25	Ureni of the Unwritten	4.5%	4.5	22	\u2014
26	Saheeli, Radiant Creator	3.2%	3.1	7	Low sample
27	Maelstrom Wanderer, Saheeli, Radiant Creator	3.1%	3.0	1	Low sample
28	Cait, Cage Brawler, Piper Wright, Publick Reporter	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
29	Jenny Flint, Madame Vastra	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
30	Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
31	Me, the Immortal	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
32	The Swarmlord	2.0%	2.0	4	Low sample
33	Kalamax, the Stormsire	1.7%	1.7	3	Low sample
34	Averna, the Chaos Bloom	—	—	0	Low sample
35	Borborygmos and Fblthp	—	—	0	Low sample
36	Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness, Vivi Ornitier	—	—	0	Low sample
37	Intet, the Dreamer	—	—	0	Low sample
38	Lara Croft, Tomb Raider	—	—	0	Low sample
39	Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic	—	—	0	Low sample
40	Ryan Sinclair, The Thirteenth Doctor	—	—	0	Low sample
41	Susan Foreman, The Tenth Doctor	—	—	0	Low sample
42	The Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan	—	—	0	Low sample
43	Ureni, the Song Unending	—	—	0	Low sample

Same-ness rebuilt Aug 28, 2026