Hostage Taker
Mystery Booster 2 137 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 137
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $0.45
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hostage Taker originally debuted in the 2017 set Ixalan, where it was designed as a rare creature for the pirate-themed factions of the plane. The card embodies the flavor of a cutthroat pirate through its ability to exile an opponent's creature or artifact and then allow the player to cast it, effectively representing the seizure of spoils. Its design centers on the tension of a 'temporary' capture, as the opponent regains their stolen card if the pirate is removed from the battlefield.
This specific iteration appears in the Mystery Booster 2 set, which serves as a curated compilation designed to celebrate various eras of Magic: The Gathering history. By including cards like Hostage Taker, the set highlights the high-impact utility cards that defined the gameplay of their respective blocks. The artwork, consistent with its original release, captures the gritty, adventurous aesthetic of the Ixalan pirates, reflecting the high-fantasy swashbuckling tone favored by the creative team at the time.
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