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Hostage Taker

223/289 • rare • illus. Wayne Reynolds

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About Hostage Taker

Hostage Taker (card #223) is a rare card from the Ixalan set in the Magic: The Gathering Trading Card Game. It is the 223rd of 289 cards in the base set. It carries a rarity of rare, which determines how often it appears in booster packs. The Ixalan set was released in 2017. Its artwork was illustrated by Wayne Reynolds. Track its full price history, compare raw and graded values, browse other printings, and find live listings below.

Card details

Set: Ixalan
Number: #223 of 289
Rarity: rare
Artist: Wayne Reynolds
Year: 2017
Game: Magic: The Gathering

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Card details

Type: Creature — Human Pirate
Mana cost: {2}{U}{B}
Mana value: 4
Power / Toughness: 2 / 3
Colours: B, U
Rarity: rare
Artist: Wayne Reynolds
Released: 29 Sept 2017

Oracle 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.