Hostage Taker

10 printings · from $0.21 to $3.92 · pictured: Mystery Booster 2 #137

Market history and store offers below are for Mystery Booster 2 #137; the range above covers the listed printings.

$0.49

cheapest of 7 store offers · see all

market $0.46

Mana cost: {2}{U}{B}

Type: Creature — Human Pirate

Commonly played as: Removal

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.

Artist: Wayne Reynolds

Released: 2024-08-02

Market price

TCGplayer: $0.46
Cardmarket: €0.51
MTGO tix: 0.40

232 days tracked · $0.69 → $0.46 (-33%) · low $0.46 · high $0.74
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Mystery Booster 2 #137) in 10 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown.

Store	Condition	Finish	Price	Checked
Card KingdomNM · 4 days ago	NM	regular	$0.49	4 days ago
CardmarketNM · today	NM	regular	€0.51	today
CardTraderNM · 3 days ago	NM	regular	€0.61	3 days ago
CardTraderSP · 3 days ago	SP	regular	€0.61	3 days ago

Truncated: 3 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 7 in total.

Format legality

standard: not legal
pioneer: legal
modern: legal
legacy: legal
vintage: legal
commander: legal
pauper: not legal
brawl: legal

In Gestic collections

Held in 75 lists
Played in 12 decks

Decks that play this card

Pirates {B}{R}{U}3 copies · 61 cards
A New Power Rises {B}{R}{U}1 copy · 100 cards
AFC Missing {B}{G}{R}{U}{W}1 copy · 331 cards
z - EDH - LTC - Sauron - Precon {B}{R}{U}1 copy · 100 cards
z - EDH - LTC - Sauron - Upgraded {B}{R}{U}1 copy · 100 cards

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All printings

Set	#	Rarity	USD
Mystery Booster 2#137 · rare	137	rare	$0.46
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander#231 · rare	231	rare	$0.29
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander#271 · rare	271	rare	$0.27
Tales of Middle-earth Commander#268 · rare	268	rare	$0.38
Double Masters 2022#505 · rare	505	rare	$3.76 etched
Double Masters 2022#227 · rare	227	rare	$0.37
Forgotten Realms Commander#186 · rare	186	rare	$0.21
Magic Online Promos#69987 · rare	69987	rare	—
Ixalan#223 · rare	223	rare	$0.31
Ixalan Promos#223s · rare	223s	rare	$3.92 foil

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