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Hostage Taker

Creature — Human Pirate·2/3

Card text

When this creature enters, exile another target creature or artifact until this creature leaves the battlefield. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.

Card details

Rarity
rare
Mana value
4
Artist
Wayne Reynolds
EDHREC rank
#1870
Printings
10

Hostage Taker format legality

  • standardnot legal
  • futurenot legal
  • historiclegal
  • timelesslegal
  • gladiatorlegal
  • pioneerlegal
  • modernlegal
  • legacylegal
  • paupernot legal
  • vintagelegal
  • pennylegal
  • commanderlegal
  • oathbreakerlegal
  • standardbrawlnot legal
  • brawllegal
  • competitivebrawllegal
  • alchemynot legal
  • paupercommandernot legal
  • duellegal
  • oldschoolnot legal
  • premodernnot legal
  • predhnot legal
  • tlrnot legal
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All printings of Hostage Taker

SetNumberRarityArtistPrice
Mystery Booster 2137rareWayne Reynolds0.47 $
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander231rareWayne Reynolds0.36 $
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander271rareWayne Reynolds0.19 $
Tales of Middle-earth Commander268rareTorgeir Fjereide0.32 $
Double Masters 2022505rareWayne Reynolds—
Double Masters 2022227rareWayne Reynolds0.36 $
Forgotten Realms Commander186rareWayne Reynolds0.20 $
Magic Online Promos69987rareWayne Reynolds—
Ixalan Promos223srareWayne Reynolds—
Ixalan223rareWayne Reynolds0.31 $

Printed in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander,Tales of Middle-earth Commander,Mystery Booster 2,Ixalan Promos,Magic Online Promos,Double Masters 2022,Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander,Forgotten Realms Commander,Ixalan

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