EDH Optimizer
Professor Hojo
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist · 1G
Color identity: Green
Professor Hojo is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
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.
Reference price of the card: €0.26
Comes in the precon Limit Break
Average lands in decks for Professor Hojo: 35
Equipment+1/+1 CountersVoltronArtifactsActivated AbilitiesAggroRampCard Draw
Build your Professor Hojo deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Professor Hojo 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Professor Hojo deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (74/100)
- Consistency63
- Speed55
- Interaction82
- Resilience81
- Closing90
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (16 nonbasic, 19 Forest)
Seeker of Skybreak · Sol Ring · Elvish Herder · Beast Within · Swiftfoot Boots · Sword of the Animist · Heroic Intervention · Ulvenwald Tracker · Weatherseed Elf · Collective Resistance · Llanowar Elves · Commander's Plate · Greenbelt Guardian · Saryth, the Viper's Fang · Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks · Pip-Boy 3000 · Shadowspear · Elvish Mystic · Staff of Titania · Archdruid's Charm · Buster Sword · Drillworks Mole · Rhonas the Indomitable · Herd Heirloom · Nature's Lore · Spike Weaver · Blackblade Reforged · Hardened Scales · Legolas's Quick Reflexes · Power Fist · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Fyndhorn Elves · Kenrith's Transformation · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Nature's Claim · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Song of the Dryads · Spike Feeder · Tanuki Transplanter · Asceticism · Basilisk Collar · Liquimetal Torque · Lost Jitte · Sword of Fire and Ice · The Earth Crystal · Three Visits · Umezawa's Jitte · Birds of Paradise · Emerald Medallion · Eternal Witness · Spike Rogue · Wild Growth · Crop Rotation · Cultivate · Force of Vigor · Lavaspur Boots · Adaptive Omnitool · Forgotten Ancient · Obscuring Haze · Summoning Materia · Sword of Feast and Famine · Thran Power Suit · Tyrite Sanctum · Rogue's Passage · Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers · Reliquary Tower · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Boseiju, Who Endures · Witch's Clinic · Pendelhaven · Yavimaya Hollow · Plaza of Heroes · Talon Gates of Madara · Shifting Woodland · Tower of the Magistrate · Urza's Saga · War Room · Amonkhet Raceway
🃏 Recommended cards for Professor Hojo
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Professor Hojo, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Seeker of Skybreak | 73% | +70% |
| Elvish Herder | 68% | +68% |
| Tyrite Sanctum | 62% | +59% |
| Sword of the Animist | 61% | +55% |
| Ulvenwald Tracker | 58% | +54% |
| Weatherseed Elf | 54% | +54% |
| Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers | 53% | +51% |
| Greenbelt Guardian | 47% | +47% |
| Pip-Boy 3000 | 46% | +46% |
| Shadowspear | 46% | +43% |
| Drillworks Mole | 42% | +42% |
| Commander's Plate | 48% | +42% |
| Buster Sword | 42% | +41% |
| Spike Weaver | 39% | +39% |
| Collective Resistance | 52% | +38% |
| Witch's Clinic | 41% | +38% |
| Saryth, the Viper's Fang | 47% | +38% |
| Rhonas the Indomitable | 40% | +37% |
| Staff of Titania | 44% | +36% |
| Pendelhaven | 38% | +36% |
| Spike Feeder | 33% | +33% |
| Yavimaya Hollow | 38% | +33% |
| Bloodforged Battle-Axe | 33% | +32% |
| Power Fist | 36% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Professor Hojo deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Seeker of Skybreak
- Elvish Herder
- Tyrite Sanctum
- Weatherseed Elf
- Greenbelt Guardian
- Drillworks Mole
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sword of the Animist
- Ulvenwald Tracker
- Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
- Pip-Boy 3000
- Witch's Clinic
- Saryth, the Viper's Fang
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Shadowspear
- Commander's Plate
- Buster Sword
- Yavimaya Hollow
- Power Fist
- Sword of Fire and Ice
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Professor Hojo
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Staff of Domination + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Umbral Mantle + Marwyn, the Nurturer → Infinite green mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Umbral Mantle + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Infinite colored mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Vigor + Hardened Scales + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Professor Hojo's color identity?
Professor Hojo is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Professor Hojo come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Professor Hojo deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Professor Hojo deck run?
Real Professor Hojo decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Professor Hojo?
The three highest-synergy cards are Seeker of Skybreak, Elvish Herder, Tyrite Sanctum. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Professor Hojo decks.
What combos does Professor Hojo have?
Professor Hojo has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Professor Hojo deck cost?
You can start cheap: Seeker of Skybreak, Elvish Herder, Tyrite Sanctum are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.