B 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

26 cards

Rank	Card	Core copies	Archetype support
1	Culling the Weak	1	1st copy 5/5
2	Dark Ritual	1	1st copy 5/5
3	Phyrexian Tower	1	1st copy 5/5
4	Sol Ring	1	1st copy 5/5
5	Swamp	1	1st copy 5/5
6	Ancient Tomb	1	1st copy 4/5
7	Arcane Signet	1	1st copy 4/5
8	Bolas's Citadel	1	1st copy 4/5
9	Cabal Ritual	1	1st copy 4/5
10	Cavern of Souls	1	1st copy 4/5
11	Chrome Mox	1	1st copy 4/5
12	City of Traitors	1	1st copy 4/5
13	Demonic Tutor	1	1st copy 4/5
14	Entomb	1	1st copy 4/5
15	Gemstone Caverns	1	1st copy 4/5
16	Imperial Seal	1	1st copy 4/5
17	Jet Medallion	1	1st copy 4/5
18	Lion's Eye Diamond	1	1st copy 4/5
19	Lotus Petal	1	1st copy 4/5
20	Mana Vault	1	1st copy 4/5
21	Mox Diamond	1	1st copy 4/5
22	Orcish Bowmasters	1	1st copy 4/5
23	Reanimate	1	1st copy 4/5
24	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	1	1st copy 4/5
25	Urza's Saga	1	1st copy 4/5
26	Vampiric Tutor	1	1st copy 4/5

Commander scores

85 commanders

Rank	Commander	Same-ness	Core slots	Lists	Status
1	Vilis, Broker of Blood	24.2%	24.0	1	Low sample
2	Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed	24.2%	24.0	1	Low sample
3	K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth	23.5%	23.3	191	\u2014
4	Doctor Doom, Unrivaled	23.2%	22.9	16	Low sample
5	Braids, Arisen Nightmare	22.6%	22.3	3	Low sample
6	Gwenom, Remorseless	21.5%	21.3	83	\u2014
7	M.O.D.O.K.	21.2%	21.0	1	Low sample
8	Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	20.8%	20.6	27	\u2014
9	Baron Helmut Zemo	20.8%	20.6	7	Low sample
10	Razaketh, the Foulblooded	20.2%	20.0	1	Low sample
11	Trazyn the Infinite	19.5%	19.3	7	Low sample
12	Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer	18.2%	18.0	2	Low sample
13	The Ghoul, Gunslinger	17.5%	17.3	3	Low sample
14	Tinybones, Trinket Thief	17.2%	17.0	4	Low sample
15	Rev, Tithe Extractor	15.2%	15.0	2	Low sample
16	Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	13.5%	13.3	6	Low sample
17	Imotekh the Stormlord	13.1%	13.0	1	Low sample
18	Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel	12.0%	11.9	21	\u2014
19	Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern	11.3%	11.2	5	Low sample
20	Marrow-Gnawer	10.4%	10.3	3	Low sample
21	Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker	9.4%	9.3	3	Low sample
22	Ayara, First of Locthwain	9.1%	9.0	1	Low sample
23	The Master of Lake-town	8.6%	8.5	2	Low sample
24	Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire	8.1%	8.0	1	Low sample
25	Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor	7.1%	7.0	1	Low sample
26	Maralen of the Mornsong	7.1%	7.0	3	Low sample
27	Rat King, Verminister	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
28	Sauron, the Necromancer	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
29	Tinybones, Bauble Burglar	5.1%	5.0	2	Low sample
30	Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm	4.0%	4.0	1	Low sample
31	Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia	4.0%	4.0	1	Low sample
32	The Speed Demon	4.0%	4.0	1	Low sample
33	Anrakyr the Traveller	3.0%	3.0	1	Low sample
34	Szarekh, the Silent King	3.0%	3.0	2	Low sample
35	The Raven Man	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
36	Kain, Traitorous Dragoon	1.0%	1.0	1	Low sample
37	Sidisi, Undead Vizier	1.0%	1.0	1	Low sample
38	Acererak the Archlich	—	—	0	Low sample
39	Ardyn, the Usurper	—	—	0	Low sample
40	Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist	—	—	0	Low sample
41	Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm, Karumonix, the Rat King	—	—	0	Low sample
42	Balthor the Defiled	—	—	0	Low sample
43	Black Cat, Cunning Thief	—	—	0	Low sample
44	Braids, Cabal Minion	—	—	0	Low sample
45	Demonlord Belzenlok	—	—	0	Low sample
46	Drivnod, Carnage Dominus	—	—	0	Low sample
47	Ebondeath, Dracolich	—	—	0	Low sample
48	Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder	—	—	0	Low sample
49	Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian	—	—	0	Low sample
50	Fumulus, the Infestation	—	—	0	Low sample
51	Ghoulcaller Gisa	—	—	0	Low sample
52	Gisa, Glorious Resurrector	—	—	0	Low sample
53	Gisa, the Hellraiser	—	—	0	Low sample
54	Gollum, Patient Plotter	—	—	0	Low sample
55	Gollum, Scheming Guide	—	—	0	Low sample
56	Gonti, Lord of Luxury	—	—	0	Low sample
57	Gonti, Night Minister	—	—	0	Low sample
58	Illuminor Szeras	—	—	0	Low sample
59	Kaervek, the Punisher	—	—	0	Low sample
60	Kagemaro, First to Suffer	—	—	0	Low sample
61	Karumonix, the Rat King	—	—	0	Low sample
62	King Macar, the Gold-Cursed	—	—	0	Low sample
63	Maha, Its Feathers Night	—	—	0	Low sample
64	Mari, the Killing Quill	—	—	0	Low sample
65	Massacre Girl	—	—	0	Low sample
66	Massacre Girl, Known Killer	—	—	0	Low sample
67	Mikaeus, the Unhallowed	—	—	0	Low sample
68	Mortarion, Daemon Primarch	—	—	0	Low sample
69	Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion	—	—	0	Low sample
70	Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath	—	—	0	Low sample
71	Rankle, Master of Pranks	—	—	0	Low sample
72	Savanti Romero, Time's Exile	—	—	0	Low sample
73	Scion of Halaster, Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker	—	—	0	Low sample
74	Sheoldred, Whispering One	—	—	0	Low sample
75	Shredder, Shadow Master	—	—	0	Low sample
76	Sidisi, Regent of the Mire	—	—	0	Low sample
77	Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader	—	—	0	Low sample
78	Super Shredder	—	—	0	Low sample
79	Syr Konrad, the Grim	—	—	0	Low sample
80	Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools	—	—	0	Low sample
81	Tinybones, the Pickpocket	—	—	0	Low sample
82	Valgavoth, Terror Eater	—	—	0	Low sample
83	Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast	—	—	0	Low sample
84	Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose	—	—	0	Low sample
85	Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival	—	—	0	Low sample

Same-ness rebuilt Sep 6, 2026