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Professor Hojo

Professor Hojo

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist

Professor Hojo wants a deck that plays lots of enchantments and draws a card for each one. It also works in a deck built around Humans or Scientists.

  • Mana cost1 genericgreen
  • Green ()
  • Power / toughness2 / 2
  • RarityRare

The first activated ability you activate during your turn that targets a creature you control costs 2 generic 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.

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  • Humans
  • Scientists
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Cards That Fit Professor Hojo

Picked for what they do in Professor Hojo's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Professor Hojo's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Professor Hojo

explain how Professor Hojo works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 6 Jun 2025

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.

Wizards of the Coast 6 Jun 2025

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 {G}.

Wizards of the Coast 6 Jun 2025

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.

3 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

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Commanders that share the most with Professor Hojo, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryGPlayers write colors as letters: G for green.Aura/EnchantressEnchantress decks fill the battlefield with enchantments and use cards that draw you an extra card every time you cast one. An Aura is an enchantment that attaches to something, usually a creature, and changes it.Open the Aura/Enchantress pageDrawDraws you extra cards. More cards means more choices every turn, and in a 100-card deck it is the main way to find the pieces you need. Rhystic Study, SkullclampOpen the Draw page