Hold for Ransom
Streets of New Capenna 16 • common
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Collector number
- 16
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Néstor Ossandón Leal
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block and has "7 generic mana: Hold for Ransom's controller sacrifices it and draws a card. Activate only as a sorcery."
"Let's find out how much your friends think you're worth."— Gino, hired kidnapper
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hold for Ransom was released in 2022 as part of the Streets of New Capenna expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set is deeply inspired by the aesthetic of the 1920s Art Deco era and organized crime films, focusing on the five crime families that control the metropolis of New Capenna. Mechanically, the card is an enchantment that reflects the set's themes of leverage, bribery, and conflict resolution through coercion.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who utilized the set's distinct high-contrast, gilded art style to depict a tense scene of extortion. The visual design emphasizes the gritty, noir-influenced tone of the plane, aligning with the narrative arc of the set where power is brokered through illicit deals rather than open warfare. It was received as a functional tool for limited play, valued for its ability to neutralize threats while fitting perfectly into the set's criminal-underworld motif.
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