---
name: "Hostage Taker"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Pirate"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "LCC"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander"
collector_number: "271"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "c5c2d209-e3ef-4b0d-85f5-e7402dcf09eb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hostage-taker-lcc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hostage Taker
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Magic Bandit](/printing/the-magic-bandit-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
2. [The Master, Formed Anew](/printing/the-master-formed-anew-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Time Lord Rogue
3. [Fear of Abduction](/printing/fear-of-abduction-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
4. [Frogkin Kidnapper](/printing/frogkin-kidnapper-cmb2.md) — Creature — Frog Rogue
5. [Siren's Ruse](/printing/sirens-ruse-xln.md) — Instant
6. [Squidnapper](/printing/squidnapper-cmb2.md) — Creature — Squid Pirate

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #271
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 54 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`