Hostage Taker
Magic: the Gathering (mtg) Rare Creature - Human Pirate Hostage Taker from Ixalan (XLN) last updated 2025-12-05 16:00:02
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Hostage Taker Selling/Trading Grading Scale
When selling individually or trading singles, use these price ranges as a gauge.
Grade | Multiplier | Regular Price | Foil Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near Mint | 1.0x | $0.35 | $1.64 |
| Lightly Played | 0.9x | $0.32 | $1.48 |
| Moderately Played | 0.8x | $0.26 | $1.23 |
| Heavily Played | 0.7x | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| Damaged | 0.5x | $0.14 | $0.66 |
Buy List Assumptions and Metrics
When selling any card in bulk, to stores, or for cash, these discounted prices are what you should expect as the buyer expects to turn a profit when selling.
Hostage Taker Price Analysis
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Hostage Taker Variations/Printings
There are 9 total variations/printings of Hostage Taker.
Hostage Taker from Ixalan Details
Hostage Taker is a Rare in the set Ixalan.
| Name | Hostage Taker | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Type | Creature - Human Pirate | ||
| Mana Cost | |||
| Calculated Mana Cost (CMC) | 4 | ||
| Types | Creature - Human Pirate | ||
| Oracle Text | When 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 you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to cast that spell. | ||
| Flavor Text | — | ||
| Expansion | Ixalan | ||
| Set Code | XLN | ||
| Collector Set Number | 223 | ||
| Artist | Wayne Reynolds | ||
| TCGPlayer ID | 142031 | ||
| EMID | 104212 | ||
| Added to EchoMTG | Before 2020, last updated on 2021-07-02 05:27:21 | ||