Magic · Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan · #271 · Rare
Hostage Taker
Magic card price for Hostage Taker: $0.27 market, from $0.09 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.
Sellers right now
Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.
Where to buy
EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.
One year
Price story
Our price record for Hostage Taker begins in February 2024 at $0.11; the market price today is $0.27, up 145% since then. In the last year the price changed +170% and ranged from $0.08 to $0.47, and it now trades in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $0.47, 74.1% above today. Listings currently start at $0.09; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.30.
Printings
The card in play
- Type line
- Creature — Human Pirate
When Hostage Taker enters the battlefield, exile target creature or artifact until Hostage Taker 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.
