Hostage Taker
Double Masters 2022 227 • rare
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Collector number
- 227
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $0.36
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 Ixalan expansion in 2017, designed as a rare creature that embodied the piratical flavor of the set by allowing players to exile an opponent's creature or artifact and cast it for themselves. The card became a staple in competitive formats due to its versatility, blending removal and card advantage into a single threat. Its ability to disrupt an opponent's board while simultaneously strengthening the user's hand made it a significant card during its initial standard tenure.
This specific printing hails from the Double Masters 2022 set, a supplemental product designed to provide players with access to powerful and highly desirable cards from Magic: The Gathering history. The illustration is the work of Wayne Reynolds, a veteran artist known for his dynamic, action-oriented style. Reynolds chose to emphasize the predatory nature of the creature, depicting a masked pirate mid-heist, which aligns with the aggressive, opportunistic gameplay mechanics of the card itself.
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