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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #231
Hostage Taker
otc·#231·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Wayne Reynolds
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Apr '24
2 yr ago
Value
$0.35+$0 (+29.6%)
30 days high $0.35 · low $0.27
Volatility · high
EUR€0.25USD$0.35TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #1,784 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
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.
2/3
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 8
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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.
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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.
Context
Last observed at $0.35, up from $0.27 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.35 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.35.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from OTC — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander* (released April 2024).
Card #231 in Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Human Pirate. Color identity: black/blue. Mana cost: {2}{U}{B} (4 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #1,784 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds. Rarix tracks 802 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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