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

23 cards

Rank	Card	Core copies	Archetype support
1	Command Tower	1	1st copy 11/11
2	Birds of Paradise	1	1st copy 10/11
3	Breeding Pool	1	1st copy 10/11
4	Chrome Mox	1	1st copy 10/11
5	Gemstone Caverns	1	1st copy 10/11
6	Misty Rainforest	1	1st copy 10/11
7	Scalding Tarn	1	1st copy 10/11
8	Sol Ring	1	1st copy 10/11
9	Stomping Ground	1	1st copy 10/11
10	Taiga	1	1st copy 10/11
11	Tropical Island	1	1st copy 10/11
12	Volcanic Island	1	1st copy 10/11
13	Wooded Foothills	1	1st copy 10/11
14	Boseiju, Who Endures	1	1st copy 9/11
15	City of Brass	1	1st copy 9/11
16	Flooded Strand	1	1st copy 9/11
17	Lotus Petal	1	1st copy 9/11
18	Mana Confluence	1	1st copy 9/11
19	Mana Vault	1	1st copy 9/11
20	Mox Diamond	1	1st copy 9/11
21	Mystic Remora	1	1st copy 9/11
22	Otawara, Soaring City	1	1st copy 9/11
23	Verdant Catacombs	1	1st copy 9/11

Commander scores

48 commanders

Rank	Commander	Same-ness	Core slots	Lists	Status
1	Jeska, Thrice Reborn, Thrasios, Triton Hero	23.5%	23.0	2	Low sample
2	Loot, the Key to Everything	23.2%	23.0	1	Low sample
3	Dargo, the Shipwrecker, Thrasios, Triton Hero	22.2%	21.8	8	Low sample
4	Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator, Tana, the Bloodsower	22.0%	21.5	75	—
5	Magus Lucea Kane	21.9%	21.7	12	Low sample
6	Krark, the Thumbless, Thrasios, Triton Hero	21.7%	21.2	41	—
7	Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix, Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	21.4%	21.0	1	Low sample
8	Thrasios, Triton Hero, Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith	21.4%	21.0	1	Low sample
9	Tana, the Bloodsower, Thrasios, Triton Hero	20.4%	20.0	1	Low sample
10	Loot, the Pathfinder	20.3%	20.1	11	Low sample
11	Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh, Thrasios, Triton Hero	20.0%	19.6	1,180	—
12	Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Pako, Arcane Retriever	20.0%	19.6	13	Low sample
13	Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk	19.6%	19.4	26	—
14	Animar, Soul of Elements	18.8%	18.6	32	—
15	Maelstrom Wanderer	18.2%	18.1	16	Low sample
16	Xyris, the Writhing Storm	18.2%	18.0	19	Low sample
17	Flubs, the Fool	17.1%	17.0	33	—
18	Iroh, Grand Lotus	12.3%	12.1	7	Low sample
19	Riku of Two Reflections	11.1%	11.0	1	Low sample
20	Eshki, Temur's Roar	9.1%	9.0	8	Low sample
21	Kalamax, the Stormsire	7.1%	7.0	1	Low sample
22	Saheeli, Radiant Creator	6.4%	6.3	6	Low sample
23	Ureni of the Unwritten	5.4%	5.3	20	—
24	Eshki Dragonclaw	4.7%	4.7	3	Low sample
25	Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm	3.4%	3.4	5	Low sample
26	Illuna, Apex of Wishes	3.0%	3.0	2	Low sample
27	Storm, Force of Nature	3.0%	3.0	1	Low sample
28	Ureni, the Song Unending	3.0%	3.0	1	Low sample
29	Saheeli, Radiant Creator, Sai, Master Thopterist	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
30	The Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
31	Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
32	Me, the Immortal	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
33	Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic	2.0%	2.0	1	Low sample
34	Averna, the Chaos Bloom	—	—	0	Low sample
35	Borborygmos and Fblthp	—	—	0	Low sample
36	Cait, Cage Brawler, Piper Wright, Publick Reporter	—	—	0	Low sample
37	Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness, Vivi Ornitier	—	—	0	Low sample
38	Godo, Bandit Warlord, Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	—	—	0	Low sample
39	Intet, the Dreamer	—	—	0	Low sample
40	Jenny Flint, Madame Vastra	—	—	0	Low sample
41	Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	—	—	0	Low sample
42	Kraum, Ludevic's Opus, Thrasios, Triton Hero	—	—	0	Low sample
43	Lara Croft, Tomb Raider	—	—	0	Low sample
44	Maelstrom Wanderer, Saheeli, Radiant Creator	—	—	0	Low sample
45	Riku of Many Paths	—	—	0	Low sample
46	Ryan Sinclair, The Thirteenth Doctor	—	—	0	Low sample
47	Susan Foreman, The Tenth Doctor	—	—	0	Low sample
48	The Swarmlord	—	—	0	Low sample

Same-ness rebuilt Nov 2, 2026