Hostage Taker 
Creature — Human Pirate2/3
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Human Pirate
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.
Printing details
- Set
- LCC · 271
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Prices
- €0.18 · $0.18
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2026 | €0.19 | €0.24 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.18 | €0.24 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.05 trend €0.19 30-day avg €0.21 | low – trend €0.20 30-day avg €0.20 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.24 with Zero from €0.29 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.24 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
Buy and look up
Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
If Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled.
-
Hostage Taker has received errata to prevent it from targeting itself. The correct Oracle wording appears above.
-
If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield. You can't cast it.
-
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.
-
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.