Thermo-Alchemist
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Defender
T: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2025-01-24
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Thermo-Alchemist's activated ability deals 1 damage to each of your opponents, resulting in the opposing team losing 2 life.
- 2025-01-24
Thermo-Alchemist's triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered. Players can cast spells and activate abilities (such as Thermo-Alchemist's own activated ability) after the triggered ability resolves but before the spell that caused it to trigger does.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Thermo-Alchemist, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakdos, Lord of Riots | 2 | 0 | — |
| Niv-Mizzet, Parun | 1 | 0 | — |
| Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin | 1 | 0 | — |
| Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Rakdos 4 decks
- Izzet 1 deck
Thermo-Alchemist price history
The Innistrad Remastered #174 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026 | $0.39 | $0.37 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $0.39 | $0.37 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.36 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.37 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $0.39 | $0.37 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $0.38 | $0.37 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.39 | $0.37 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $0.37 | $0.37 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $0.35 | $0.37 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $0.36 | $0.37 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.37 | $0.37 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $0.38 | $0.37 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $0.39 | $0.37 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.40 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $0.39 | $0.40 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.39 | $0.40 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.38 | $0.40 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.37 | $0.40 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Thermo-Alchemist
11 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.
- Normal
- $0.39
- Foil
- $0.37
- Normal
- $0.73
- Foil
- $3.52
- Normal
- $0.19
- Normal
- $0.15
- Normal
- $0.20
- Normal
- $0.28
Inverted
- Normal
- $0.81
- Foil
- $20.02
- Normal
- $0.31
- Foil
- $0.39
- Normal
- $0.34
Ultimate Masters
- Normal
- $0.25
- Foil
- $0.41
- Normal
- $0.20
- Foil
- $0.63
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Thermo-Alchemist. 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.
