Professor Hojo
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
The first activated ability you activate during your turn that targets a creature you control costs 2 less to activate.
Whenever one or more creatures you control become the target of an activated ability, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2025-06-06
Professor Hojo's last ability resolves before the activated ability that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that activated ability is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
- 2025-06-06
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have a colon in their reminder text.
- 2025-06-06
Professor Hojo's first ability reduces only the amount of generic mana in the first activated ability you activate during your turn that targets a creature. For example, it will reduce an activation cost of 2 to 0, but it will have no effect on an activation cost of .
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Professor Hojo, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER | 7 | 9 | 22.2% |
Colors it shows up in
- Naya 7 decks
Professor Hojo price history
The Final Fantasy Commander #69 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026 | $0.21 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $0.22 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $0.22 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $0.22 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.28 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $0.24 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $0.23 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $0.24 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $0.28 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.28 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.29 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.27 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Professor Hojo
2 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Extended Art
- Normal
- $0.46
- Foil
- $3.60
- Normal
- $0.21
- Foil
- —
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Professor Hojo. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
