---
name: "Hostage Taker"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Pirate"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "268"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Torgeir Fjereide"
oracle_id: "c5c2d209-e3ef-4b0d-85f5-e7402dcf09eb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hostage-taker-ltc"
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.

> *Umbar was a refuge for all the enemies of Gondor—a threat to its coastlands and to all traffic on the sea.*

## 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:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #268
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Torgeir Fjereide
- **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`