U 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 all-time field.

Shared color core

38 cards

Rank	Card	Core copies	Archetype support
1	Ancient Tomb	1	1st copy 6/6
2	Chrome Mox	1	1st copy 6/6
3	Gemstone Caverns	1	1st copy 6/6
4	Grim Monolith	1	1st copy 6/6
5	Island	7	1st copy 6/6 · 2nd copy 6/6 · 3rd copy 6/6 · 4th copy 6/6 · 5th copy 6/6 · 6th copy 5/6 · 7th copy 5/6
6	Lotus Petal	1	1st copy 6/6
7	Mana Vault	1	1st copy 6/6
8	Mox Diamond	1	1st copy 6/6
9	Mox Opal	1	1st copy 6/6
10	Otawara, Soaring City	1	1st copy 6/6
11	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	1	1st copy 6/6
12	Sol Ring	1	1st copy 6/6
13	Urza's Saga	1	1st copy 6/6
14	Arcane Signet	1	1st copy 5/6
15	City of Traitors	1	1st copy 5/6
16	Dramatic Reversal	1	1st copy 5/6
17	Fierce Guardianship	1	1st copy 5/6
18	Flooded Strand	1	1st copy 5/6
19	Flusterstorm	1	1st copy 5/6
20	Force of Negation	1	1st copy 5/6
21	Force of Will	1	1st copy 5/6
22	Inventors' Fair	1	1st copy 5/6
23	Manifold Key	1	1st copy 5/6
24	Mental Misstep	1	1st copy 5/6
25	Minamo, School at Water's Edge	1	1st copy 5/6
26	Mindbreak Trap	1	1st copy 5/6
27	Mystic Remora	1	1st copy 5/6
28	Pact of Negation	1	1st copy 5/6
29	Phyrexian Metamorph	1	1st copy 5/6
30	Polluted Delta	1	1st copy 5/6
31	Rhystic Study	1	1st copy 5/6
32	Scalding Tarn	1	1st copy 5/6
33	Sensei's Divining Top	1	1st copy 5/6
34	Swan Song	1	1st copy 5/6
35	Tezzeret, Cruel Captain	1	1st copy 5/6
36	The One Ring	1	1st copy 5/6
37	Transmute Artifact	1	1st copy 5/6
38	Voltaic Key	1	1st copy 5/6

Commander scores

79 commanders

Rank	Commander	Same-ness	Core slots	Lists	Status
1	Shuri, Wakandan Inventor	42.4%	42.0	1	\u2014
2	Edgar, King of Figaro	41.4%	41.0	1	\u2014
3	Arcum Dagsson, Marvin, Murderous Mimic	39.8%	39.0	1	\u2014
4	Iron Man, Bleeding Edge	39.4%	39.0	1	\u2014
5	Katara, Bending Prodigy	39.4%	39.0	1	\u2014
6	Teferi, Temporal Archmage	38.4%	38.0	57	\u2014
7	Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam	37.1%	36.8	4	\u2014
8	Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant	36.9%	36.5	2	\u2014
9	Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor	36.6%	36.2	73	\u2014
10	Arcum Dagsson	36.6%	36.2	627	\u2014
11	Gran-Gran	36.0%	35.7	6	\u2014
12	The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan	35.9%	35.5	2	\u2014
13	Urza, Lord High Artificer	35.7%	35.4	543	\u2014
14	Sai, Master Thopterist	35.4%	35.0	13	\u2014
15	Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight	35.1%	34.7	43	\u2014
16	Wan Shi Tong, Librarian	34.4%	34.1	42	\u2014
17	Danny Pink	34.3%	34.0	1	\u2014
18	Memnarch	34.3%	34.0	4	\u2014
19	Padeem, Consul of Innovation	34.2%	33.9	16	\u2014
20	Emry, Lurker of the Loch	34.2%	33.8	89	\u2014
21	Thada Adel, Acquisitor	34.2%	33.8	24	\u2014
22	Iron Man, Armored Avenger	33.3%	33.0	4	\u2014
23	Nezahal, Primal Tide	33.0%	32.6	16	\u2014
24	Fblthp, the Lost	32.5%	32.2	5	\u2014
25	Gogo, Master of Mimicry	32.5%	32.2	6	\u2014
26	The Reality Chip	32.3%	32.0	1	\u2014
27	God-Eternal Kefnet	31.8%	31.5	2	\u2014
28	Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan	31.3%	31.0	1	\u2014
29	Ormos, Archive Keeper	31.3%	31.0	1	\u2014
30	Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir	31.3%	31.0	1	\u2014
31	Lyla, Holographic Assistant	31.1%	30.8	5	\u2014
32	Matoya, Archon Elder	31.0%	30.7	3	\u2014
33	Unctus, Grand Metatect	30.7%	30.4	16	\u2014
34	Katara, Waterbending Master	29.8%	29.5	41	\u2014
35	Azami, Lady of Scrolls	29.8%	29.5	37	\u2014
36	Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound	29.1%	28.8	6	\u2014
37	Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign	28.5%	28.2	28	\u2014
38	Ambassador Laquatus	27.8%	27.5	2	\u2014
39	Kitsa, Otterball Elite	27.8%	27.5	4	\u2014
40	Orvar, the All-Form	27.6%	27.3	39	\u2014
41	Taigam, Master Opportunist	27.3%	27.0	1	\u2014
42	Jalira, Master Polymorphist	26.3%	26.0	1	\u2014
43	Lier, Disciple of the Drowned	26.3%	26.0	2	\u2014
44	Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel	25.7%	25.4	5	\u2014
45	The Watcher in the Water	25.3%	25.0	1	\u2014
46	Bruvac the Grandiloquent	24.9%	24.6	16	\u2014
47	Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis	24.9%	24.6	8	\u2014
48	Mm'menon, the Right Hand	23.8%	23.5	75	\u2014
49	Leonardo da Vinci	23.2%	22.9	26	\u2014
50	Braids, Conjurer Adept	21.9%	21.7	3	\u2014
51	Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar	21.5%	21.3	3	\u2014
52	Naru Meha, Master Wizard	21.1%	20.9	11	\u2014
53	Namor the Sub-Mariner	20.5%	20.3	4	\u2014
54	Svyelun of Sea and Sky	19.9%	19.7	3	\u2014
55	Kefnet the Mindful	19.2%	19.0	1	\u2014
56	Sakashima of a Thousand Faces	19.2%	19.0	1	\u2014
57	Loki, God of Mischief	18.9%	18.7	3	\u2014
58	Baral, Chief of Compliance	18.7%	18.5	11	\u2014
59	Eluge, the Shoreless Sea	16.8%	16.7	21	\u2014
60	Empress Galina	16.2%	16.0	1	\u2014
61	Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator, Sakashima of a Thousand Faces	15.3%	15.0	1	\u2014
62	Bilbo, Thief in the Night	13.1%	13.0	1	\u2014
63	Kairi, the Swirling Sky	12.6%	12.5	2	\u2014
64	Vnwxt, Verbose Host	12.3%	12.2	6	\u2014
65	Talrand, Sky Summoner	11.8%	11.7	3	\u2014
66	The Mindskinner	11.1%	11.0	1	\u2014
67	Minn, Wily Illusionist	10.3%	10.2	5	\u2014
68	Alandra, Sky Dreamer	10.3%	10.2	6	\u2014
69	Council of Reeds	10.1%	10.0	2	\u2014
70	Atemsis, All-Seeing	9.1%	9.0	1	\u2014
71	Yue, the Moon Spirit	9.1%	9.0	4	\u2014
72	Octavia, Living Thesis	8.8%	8.7	6	\u2014
73	Thassa, Deep-Dwelling	8.6%	8.5	2	\u2014
74	Eluge, the Shoreless Sea, Kitsa, Otterball Elite	8.2%	8.0	1	\u2014
75	Piper Wright, Publick Reporter	8.1%	8.0	2	\u2014
76	Princess Yue	8.1%	8.0	1	\u2014
77	Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive	8.1%	8.0	1	\u2014
78	Goldberry, River-Daughter	7.1%	7.0	2	\u2014
79	Kami of the Crescent Moon	7.1%	7.0	1	\u2014

Same-ness rebuilt Sep 6, 2026