Hostage Taker
Double Masters 2022 505 • rare
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Collector number
- 505
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Finish
- Etched
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 was originally introduced in the 2017 set Ixalan, designed as a rare blue-black creature that reflects the piratical theme of the plane by exiling an opponent's creature or artifact and allowing its controller to cast it. The card functions as a strategic tempo play, forcing opponents to react while turning their own resources against them.
This specific version originates from the Double Masters 2022 set, a compilation intended to highlight powerful and popular cards from across Magic: The Gathering's history. The illustration by Wayne Reynolds leans into his signature high-energy, action-oriented style, emphasizing the chaotic and opportunistic nature of the character as they seize an enemy's goods during the heat of a skirmish.
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