Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Hostage Taker
Ixalan · #223 · rare · 2017
Creature — Human Pirate
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Market reference
$0.34
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 223 / 289
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Wayne Reynolds
- Colors
- BU
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2017-09-29
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{U}{B}
Type: 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.
P/T: 2/3
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.34 |
| USD (foil) | $0.48 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.27 |
| EUR (foil) | €1.28 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hostage Taker is real?
Hostage Taker is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Hostage Taker worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hostage Taker is $0.34; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Hostage Taker from?
Hostage Taker is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Ixalan" in the expansion series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Hostage Taker?
Hostage Taker is a rare card in the Ixalan set.
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