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Hostage Taker MB2

Other printings of "Hostage Taker": MB2 #137 AFC #186 PXLN #223s XLN #223 2X2 #227 OTC #231 LTC #268 LCC #271 2X2 #505 PRM #69987

Card

id51498
artistWayne Reynolds
artistIdsafc47cec-3ccc-404e-a8c6-4d83dd504271
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitymtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityB, U
colorIndicator
colorsB, U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank1490
edhrecSaltiness0.69
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersionfuture
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil0
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted1
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{2}{U}{B}
manaValue4
nameHostage Taker
number137
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextWhen Hostage Taker enters the battlefield, exile another target creature or artifact until Hostage Taker 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.
otherFaceIds
power2
printings2X2, AFC, LCC, LTC, MB2, OTC, PRM, PXLN, XLN
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCodeMB2
side
signature
sourceProducts
subsets
subtypesHuman, Pirate
supertypes
textWhen 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.
toughness3
typeCreature — Human Pirate
typesCreature
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variations
watermark
setNameMystery Booster 2

Identifiers

id51498
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId
cardKingdomId300954
cardsphereFoilId
cardsphereId127299
deckboxId95198
mcmId790858
mcmMetaId226782
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Ida8409085-f665-5a72-b3ba-a38efd837190
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId134168
multiverseId677550
scryfallCardBackId0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId468f63f2-d783-43e4-9e33-3d9d81dd8642
scryfallIllustrationId9d29c618-85f0-4ed6-8501-952c3b35c862
scryfallOracleIdc5c2d209-e3ef-4b0d-85f5-e7402dcf09eb
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId563265
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Legalities

id51498
alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneerLegal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
uuid72202ec3-2398-5481-8827-3e803e8eacb5
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id51498
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/d11ae5ea1dbef713
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarkethttps://mtgjson.com/links/7b88406113a23796
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/bd674af66ef2ac46
tcgplayerEtched
uuid72202ec3-2398-5481-8827-3e803e8eacb5

Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2017-09-29Auras 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.
2017-09-29Hostage Taker has received errata to prevent it from targeting itself. The correct Oracle wording appears above.
2017-09-29If Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled.
2017-09-29If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield. You can't cast it.
2017-09-29If 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.
2017-09-29In 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.
2017-09-29In 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.
2017-09-29Once 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.

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