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

14 of 18

Complete lists to vote

A card copy enters the core when at least 50.0% of lists for at least 14 of 18 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

33 cards

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

Commander scores

70 commanders

Rank	Commander	Same-ness	Core slots	Lists	Status
1	Cecily, Haunted Mage, Othelm, Sigardian Outcast	33.3%	32.7	3	Low sample
2	Scion of the Ur-Dragon	32.1%	31.8	188	\u2014
3	Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra	31.4%	31.1	155	\u2014
4	Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	31.3%	31.0	888	\u2014
5	General Tazri	31.3%	31.0	1	Low sample
6	Tiamat	31.1%	30.8	22	\u2014
7	Super-Skrull	31.0%	30.7	30	\u2014
8	Leonardo, the Balance, Michelangelo, the Heart	30.6%	30.0	104	\u2014
9	Kenrith, the Returned King	30.5%	30.2	145	\u2014
10	Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	30.5%	30.2	319	\u2014
11	Thanos, the Mad Titan	30.3%	30.0	6	Low sample
12	Najeela, the Blade-Blossom	29.6%	29.3	64	\u2014
13	Hei Bai, Forest Guardian	29.3%	29.0	8	Low sample
14	Tazri, Stalwart Survivor	29.3%	29.0	1	Low sample
15	Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge	29.0%	28.8	24	\u2014
16	Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements	27.7%	27.4	17	Low sample
17	The Fourteenth Doctor, Vislor Turlough	27.6%	27.0	1	Low sample
18	Codie, Vociferous Codex	26.0%	25.8	14	Low sample
19	Garth One-Eye	25.3%	25.0	5	Low sample
20	The Wandering Minstrel	24.2%	24.0	103	\u2014
21	Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile	22.2%	22.0	3	Low sample
22	Jodah, Archmage Eternal	22.0%	21.8	4	Low sample
23	Ezio Auditore da Firenze	20.9%	20.6	14	Low sample
24	The First Sliver	20.3%	20.1	9	Low sample
25	Ulalek, Fused Atrocity	20.0%	19.8	33	\u2014
26	Donatello, the Brains, Leonardo, the Balance	19.4%	19.0	2	Low sample
27	Sliver Queen	19.2%	19.0	2	Low sample
28	Atogatog	18.7%	18.5	2	Low sample
29	Cosmic Spider-Man	18.2%	18.0	2	Low sample
30	Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	17.3%	17.0	1	Low sample
31	Omnath, Locus of All	16.7%	16.5	2	Low sample
32	Child of Alara	15.5%	15.3	3	Low sample
33	Go-Shintai of Life's Origin	14.6%	14.5	4	Low sample
34	Sliver Overlord	13.3%	13.2	5	Low sample
35	The Ur-Dragon	11.2%	11.1	17	Low sample
36	Ashling, the Limitless	9.6%	9.5	50	\u2014
37	Morophon, the Boundless	7.7%	7.7	3	Low sample
38	Heroes in a Half Shell	6.6%	6.5	4	Low sample
39	Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa	6.1%	6.0	1	Low sample
40	Rukarumel, Biologist	5.1%	5.0	1	Low sample
41	Leonardo, the Balance	5.0%	4.9	12	Low sample
42	April O'Neil, Live on the Scene, Leonardo, the Balance	4.8%	4.8	4	Low sample
43	Tom Bombadil	4.7%	4.7	3	Low sample
44	Caesar, Legion's Emperor, Tanazir Quandrix	4.1%	4.0	1	Low sample
45	Leonardo, the Balance, Raphael, the Muscle	4.1%	4.0	4	Low sample
46	Sliver Gravemother	4.0%	4.0	3	Low sample
47	Jared Carthalion	3.5%	3.5	2	Low sample
48	Jodah, the Unifier, Kellan, the Kid	1.0%	1.0	1	Low sample
49	Azlask, the Swelling Scourge	—	—	0	Low sample
50	Azlask, the Swelling Scourge, Ulalek, Fused Atrocity	—	—	0	Low sample
51	Cromat	—	—	0	Low sample
52	Derevi, Empyrial Tactician, Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	—	—	0	Low sample
53	Dihada, Binder of Wills, Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	—	—	0	Low sample
54	Horde of Notions	—	—	0	Low sample
55	Infinite Guideline Station	—	—	0	Low sample
56	Jegantha, the Wellspring	—	—	0	Low sample
57	Jodah, the Unifier	—	—	0	Low sample
58	Leonardo, the Balance, Splinter, the Mentor	—	—	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, Guildpact	—	—	0	Low sample
63	Niv-Mizzet, Supreme	—	—	0	Low sample
64	Progenitus	—	—	0	Low sample
65	Ramos, Dragon Engine	—	—	0	Low sample
66	Reaper King	—	—	0	Low sample
67	Sliver Hivelord	—	—	0	Low sample
68	Sliver Hivelord, The First Sliver	—	—	0	Low sample
69	Tazri, Beacon of Unity	—	—	0	Low sample
70	Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch	—	—	0	Low sample

Same-ness rebuilt Sep 6, 2026