UW 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

5 of 6

Complete lists to vote

A card copy enters the core when at least 50.0% of lists for at least 5 of 6 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

46 cards

Rank	Card	Core copies	Archetype support
1	Ancient Tomb	1	1st copy 6/6
2	Arcane Signet	1	1st copy 6/6
3	Chrome Mox	1	1st copy 6/6
4	Command Tower	1	1st copy 6/6
5	Cyclonic Rift	1	1st copy 6/6
6	Enlightened Tutor	1	1st copy 6/6
7	Esper Sentinel	1	1st copy 6/6
8	Fierce Guardianship	1	1st copy 6/6
9	Flooded Strand	1	1st copy 6/6
10	Flusterstorm	1	1st copy 6/6
11	Force of Negation	1	1st copy 6/6
12	Force of Will	1	1st copy 6/6
13	Gemstone Caverns	1	1st copy 6/6
14	Hallowed Fountain	1	1st copy 6/6
15	Island	1	1st copy 6/6
16	Lotus Petal	1	1st copy 6/6
17	Mana Vault	1	1st copy 6/6
18	Marsh Flats	1	1st copy 6/6
19	Mental Misstep	1	1st copy 6/6
20	Mindbreak Trap	1	1st copy 6/6
21	Misty Rainforest	1	1st copy 6/6
22	Mox Diamond	1	1st copy 6/6
23	Mox Opal	1	1st copy 6/6
24	Mystic Remora	1	1st copy 6/6
25	Otawara, Soaring City	1	1st copy 6/6
26	Plains	1	1st copy 6/6
27	Polluted Delta	1	1st copy 6/6
28	Ranger-Captain of Eos	1	1st copy 6/6
29	Rhystic Study	1	1st copy 6/6
30	Scalding Tarn	1	1st copy 6/6
31	Silence	1	1st copy 6/6
32	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	1	1st copy 6/6
33	Smothering Tithe	1	1st copy 6/6
34	Sol Ring	1	1st copy 6/6
35	Swan Song	1	1st copy 6/6
36	Talisman of Progress	1	1st copy 6/6
37	Tundra	1	1st copy 6/6
38	Urza's Saga	1	1st copy 6/6
39	Adarkar Wastes	1	1st copy 5/6
40	Arid Mesa	1	1st copy 5/6
41	Faerie Mastermind	1	1st copy 5/6
42	Mystical Tutor	1	1st copy 5/6
43	Pact of Negation	1	1st copy 5/6
44	Sea of Clouds	1	1st copy 5/6
45	Teferi, Time Raveler	1	1st copy 5/6
46	The One Ring	1	1st copy 5/6

Commander scores

61 commanders

Rank	Commander	Same-ness	Core slots	Lists	Status
1	Bard, King of Dale	45.5%	45.0	1	Low sample
2	Lyse Hext	41.4%	41.0	2	Low sample
3	SP//dr, Piloted by Peni	41.4%	41.0	1	Low sample
4	Tameshi, Reality Architect	41.2%	40.8	20	\u2014
5	King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring	41.0%	40.6	20	\u2014
6	Plagon, Lord of the Beach	40.7%	40.3	15	Low sample
7	Rasputin Dreamweaver	40.4%	40.0	2	Low sample
8	Urza, Lord Protector	40.4%	40.0	1	Low sample
9	Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse	40.3%	39.9	55	\u2014
10	Shorikai, Genesis Engine	37.2%	36.8	35	\u2014
11	Lavinia, Azorius Renegade	35.9%	35.5	17	Low sample
12	Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior	34.8%	34.5	2	Low sample
13	Stenn, Paranoid Partisan	27.3%	27.0	2	Low sample
14	Grand Arbiter Augustin IV	26.8%	26.5	8	Low sample
15	Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward, Candlekeep Sage	25.9%	25.3	3	Low sample
16	Kwain, Itinerant Meddler	13.1%	13.0	1	Low sample
17	Brago, King Eternal	12.8%	12.6	11	Low sample
18	Hanna, Ship's Navigator	10.1%	10.0	2	Low sample
19	Niko, Light of Hope	9.1%	9.0	3	Low sample
20	Hylda of the Icy Crown	8.1%	8.0	1	Low sample
21	Mendicant Core, Guidelight	7.1%	7.0	1	Low sample
22	Taigam, Ojutai Master	7.1%	7.0	2	Low sample
23	Isperia, Supreme Judge	6.1%	6.0	2	Low sample
24	Kangee, Sky Warden	6.1%	6.0	2	Low sample
25	Tidus, Blitzball Star	6.1%	6.0	2	Low sample
26	Kastral, the Windcrested	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
27	Kotori, Pilot Prodigy	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
28	Millicent, Restless Revenant	5.1%	5.0	2	Low sample
29	Ranar the Ever-Watchful	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
30	Toby, Beastie Befriender, Toothy, Imaginary Friend	4.1%	4.0	1	Low sample
31	Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury	—	—	0	Low sample
32	Alisaie Leveilleur, Alphinaud Leveilleur	—	—	0	Low sample
33	Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist, Esior, Wardwing Familiar	—	—	0	Low sample
34	Belisarius Cawl	—	—	0	Low sample
35	Cid, Timeless Artificer	—	—	0	Low sample
36	Dragonlord Ojutai	—	—	0	Low sample
37	Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis	—	—	0	Low sample
38	Elminster	—	—	0	Low sample
39	Ephara, God of the Polis	—	—	0	Low sample
40	Errant and Giada	—	—	0	Low sample
41	Far Traveler, Imoen, Mystic Trickster	—	—	0	Low sample
42	Faramir, Prince of Ithilien	—	—	0	Low sample
43	Folk Hero, Volo, Itinerant Scholar	—	—	0	Low sample
44	Hama Pashar, Ruin Seeker	—	—	0	Low sample
45	Harbin, Vanguard Aviator	—	—	0	Low sample
46	Hope Estheim	—	—	0	Low sample
47	Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight, Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	—	—	0	Low sample
48	K-9, Mark I, The Second Doctor	—	—	0	Low sample
49	Kykar, Zephyr Awakener	—	—	0	Low sample
50	Medomai the Ageless	—	—	0	Low sample
51	Noble Heritage, Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher	—	—	0	Low sample
52	Noble Heritage, Volo, Itinerant Scholar	—	—	0	Low sample
53	Oji, the Exquisite Blade	—	—	0	Low sample
54	Pippin, Guard of the Citadel	—	—	0	Low sample
55	Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage	—	—	0	Low sample
56	Rex, Cyber-Hound	—	—	0	Low sample
57	Sokrates, Athenian Teacher	—	—	0	Low sample
58	Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom // Sygg, Wanderbrine Shield	—	—	0	Low sample
59	Urianger Augurelt	—	—	0	Low sample
60	Wraith, Vicious Vigilante	—	—	0	Low sample
61	Yorion, Sky Nomad	—	—	0	Low sample

Same-ness rebuilt Aug 28, 2026