Hostage Taker (MB2 #137)
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Hostage Taker is a rare printing from Mystery Booster 2 (MB2 #137), a Creature — Human Pirate. Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds.
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.
Details
| Mana cost | {2}{U}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — Human Pirate |
| Power / Toughness | 2 / 3 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) |
| Collector number | 137 |
| Artist | Wayne Reynolds |
| Released | 2024-08-02 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.45 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- September 29, 2017 — Hostage Taker has received errata to prevent it from targeting itself. The correct Oracle wording appears above.
- September 29, 2017 — If Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled.
- September 29, 2017 — Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist.
- September 29, 2017 — If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield. You can't cast it.
- September 29, 2017 — Once you begin to cast the exiled card, it's considered a new object. You'll control that spell and the permanent that spell becomes even if Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield.
- September 29, 2017 — If it's still in exile, the exiled card returns to the battlefield immediately after Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions.
- September 29, 2017 — In a multiplayer game, if Hostage Taker's owner leaves the game while the card is still exiled and another player owns that card, the exiled card will return to the battlefield under its owner's control. Because the one-shot effect that returns the card isn't an ability that goes on the stack, it won't cease to exist along with the leaving player's spells and abilities on the stack.
- September 29, 2017 — In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, any spell or permanent cards you control from Hostage Taker's ability are exiled.
Other printings of Hostage Taker
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Hostage Taker:
- Hostage Taker (2X2 #227)
- Hostage Taker (2X2 #505)
- Hostage Taker (AFC #186)
- Hostage Taker (LCC #271)
- Hostage Taker (LTC #268)
- Hostage Taker (OTC #231)
- Hostage Taker (PRM #69987)
- Hostage Taker (PXLN #223s)
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