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Hostage Taker 
Creature — Human Pirate
Oracle Text
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.
Format Legality
PioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Hostage Taker, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.4 |
Details
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 4
- Collector #
- 137
Non-foil
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Hostage Taker
3
Final: 3 |
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 1 Jetmir's Garden
- 1 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Zagoth Triome
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 2 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 2 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 |
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 2 Fabled Passage
- 2 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 2 Fabled Passage
- 2 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 2 Fabled Passage
- 2 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hushwood Verge
- 1 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (13)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (13)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (13)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (8)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (12)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Watery Grave
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (12)
Lands (35)
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Clifftop Retreat
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Forest
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Rootbound Crag
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 2 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Sunpetal Grove
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Xander's Lounge
- 1 Zagoth Triome
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blood Crypt
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Forest
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sunpetal Grove
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Woodland Cemetery
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blood Crypt
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 3 Fabled Passage
- 1 Fabled Passage
- 1 Forest
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sunpetal Grove
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Woodland Cemetery
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (35)
- 2 Blood Crypt
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Forest
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 3 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sunpetal Grove
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Woodland Cemetery
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
