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 all-time field.

Shared color core

27 cards

Rank	Card	Core copies	Archetype support
1	Command Tower	1	1st copy 17/17
2	Sol Ring	1	1st copy 17/17
3	Arcane Signet	1	1st copy 15/17
4	Ancient Tomb	1	1st copy 14/17
5	City of Brass	1	1st copy 14/17
6	Demonic Tutor	1	1st copy 14/17
7	Exotic Orchard	1	1st copy 14/17
8	Gemstone Caverns	1	1st copy 14/17
9	Lotus Petal	1	1st copy 14/17
10	Bayou	1	1st copy 13/17
11	Birds of Paradise	1	1st copy 13/17
12	Chrome Mox	1	1st copy 13/17
13	Enlightened Tutor	1	1st copy 13/17
14	Flooded Strand	1	1st copy 13/17
15	Flusterstorm	1	1st copy 13/17
16	Mana Confluence	1	1st copy 13/17
17	Mana Vault	1	1st copy 13/17
18	Mental Misstep	1	1st copy 13/17
19	Misty Rainforest	1	1st copy 13/17
20	Mox Diamond	1	1st copy 13/17
21	Mystic Remora	1	1st copy 13/17
22	Polluted Delta	1	1st copy 13/17
23	Scalding Tarn	1	1st copy 13/17
24	Silence	1	1st copy 13/17
25	Underground Sea	1	1st copy 13/17
26	Vampiric Tutor	1	1st copy 13/17
27	Verdant Catacombs	1	1st copy 13/17

Commander scores

70 commanders

Rank	Commander	Same-ness	Core slots	Lists	Status
1	Jegantha, the Wellspring	27.3%	27.0	1	\u2014
2	Cecily, Haunted Mage, Othelm, Sigardian Outcast	27.2%	26.7	16	\u2014
3	Derevi, Empyrial Tactician, Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	26.5%	26.0	1	\u2014
4	Scion of the Ur-Dragon	26.0%	25.7	321	\u2014
5	Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra	25.9%	25.7	990	\u2014
6	Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	25.7%	25.5	3,685	\u2014
7	Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	25.6%	25.4	319	\u2014
8	Super-Skrull	25.3%	25.1	30	\u2014
9	Thanos, the Mad Titan	25.3%	25.0	6	\u2014
10	Kenrith, the Returned King	25.1%	24.9	647	\u2014
11	The Fourteenth Doctor, Vislor Turlough	25.0%	24.5	2	\u2014
12	Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge	24.7%	24.5	228	\u2014
13	Najeela, the Blade-Blossom	24.6%	24.4	470	\u2014
14	Tiamat	23.7%	23.4	118	\u2014
15	Tazri, Beacon of Unity	23.5%	23.3	4	\u2014
16	Codie, Vociferous Codex	23.2%	22.9	58	\u2014
17	Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements	23.1%	22.8	85	\u2014
18	Leonardo, the Balance, Michelangelo, the Heart	22.8%	22.4	209	\u2014
19	Hei Bai, Forest Guardian	22.6%	22.4	14	\u2014
20	Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile	22.5%	22.3	12	\u2014
21	Tazri, Stalwart Survivor	22.2%	22.0	6	\u2014
22	Leonardo, the Balance, Splinter, the Mentor	21.7%	21.3	10	\u2014
23	Omnath, Locus of All	21.5%	21.3	36	\u2014
24	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods, The Wandering Minstrel	21.4%	21.0	1	\u2014
25	The Wandering Minstrel	20.7%	20.5	661	\u2014
26	Garth One-Eye	20.3%	20.1	13	\u2014
27	Ezio Auditore da Firenze	20.0%	19.8	83	\u2014
28	Dihada, Binder of Wills, Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	19.4%	19.0	1	\u2014
29	Cromat	17.5%	17.3	3	\u2014
30	Niv-Mizzet Reborn	16.2%	16.0	3	\u2014
31	Jodah, the Unifier	15.3%	15.2	40	\u2014
32	Atogatog	15.2%	15.0	2	\u2014
33	Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	14.3%	14.0	1	\u2014
34	The First Sliver	14.0%	13.9	35	\u2014
35	Sliver Overlord	13.9%	13.7	15	\u2014
36	General Tazri	13.7%	13.6	5	\u2014
37	Ramos, Dragon Engine	13.6%	13.5	4	\u2014
38	Sliver Queen	12.9%	12.8	14	\u2014
39	Jodah, Archmage Eternal	12.9%	12.7	11	\u2014
40	Donatello, the Brains, Leonardo, the Balance	12.6%	12.3	3	\u2014
41	Ulalek, Fused Atrocity	11.0%	10.9	112	\u2014
42	Reaper King	10.7%	10.6	5	\u2014
43	Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa	10.6%	10.5	2	\u2014
44	Ashling, the Limitless	10.5%	10.4	252	\u2014
45	Go-Shintai of Life's Origin	9.6%	9.5	22	\u2014
46	Morophon, the Boundless	9.2%	9.1	9	\u2014
47	Child of Alara	9.0%	8.9	18	\u2014
48	The Ur-Dragon	8.6%	8.5	61	\u2014
49	April O'Neil, Live on the Scene, Leonardo, the Balance	7.8%	7.6	15	\u2014
50	Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact	7.1%	7.0	1	\u2014
51	Infinite Guideline Station	6.6%	6.5	4	\u2014
52	Cosmic Spider-Man	6.3%	6.3	14	\u2014
53	Horde of Notions	6.1%	6.0	1	\u2014
54	Heroes in a Half Shell	5.7%	5.6	10	\u2014
55	Sliver Hivelord	5.4%	5.3	6	\u2014
56	Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch	5.3%	5.2	15	\u2014
57	Leonardo, the Balance	5.1%	5.0	67	\u2014
58	Marina Vendrell	5.1%	5.0	12	\u2014
59	Rukarumel, Biologist	5.1%	5.0	1	\u2014
60	Azlask, the Swelling Scourge	4.7%	4.7	3	\u2014
61	Leonardo, the Balance, Raphael, the Muscle	4.5%	4.4	9	\u2014
62	Azlask, the Swelling Scourge, Ulalek, Fused Atrocity	4.1%	4.0	1	\u2014
63	Caesar, Legion's Emperor, Tanazir Quandrix	4.1%	4.0	1	\u2014
64	Sliver Hivelord, The First Sliver	4.1%	4.0	1	\u2014
65	Sliver Gravemother	4.0%	4.0	10	\u2014
66	Tom Bombadil	3.8%	3.8	15	\u2014
67	Jared Carthalion	3.7%	3.7	12	\u2014
68	Progenitus	3.0%	3.0	2	\u2014
69	Niv-Mizzet, Supreme	2.0%	2.0	1	\u2014
70	Jodah, the Unifier, Kellan, the Kid	1.0%	1.0	1	\u2014

Same-ness rebuilt Sep 6, 2026