The Frogkin Kidnapper is a rare creature card from the 2021 Magic: The Gathering Mystery Booster Playtest Cards set, featuring distinct ransom mechanics and artist Mark Heggen.
Frogkin Kidnapper
2021 • Magic: The Gathering • Mystery Booster Playtest Cards
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The Frogkin Kidnapper, designated as card number 42, is a notable entry within the 2021 Magic: The Gathering Mystery Booster Playtest Cards series. Produced by Wizards of the Coast, this release served as a testing ground for new mechanics and card designs before their potential inclusion in standard expansions. As a rare card, it holds significant interest for TCG enthusiasts who track the evolution of game balance and thematic flavor. This card features a mana cost of one black mana and one generic mana, resulting in a mana value of two. It is classified as a Creature — Frog Rogue with a power and toughness of 2/1. The card’s unique ability allows the controller, upon entering the battlefield, to force a target opponent to reveal their hand. The controller then chooses a nonland card from that hand and applies the Ransom mechanic, exiling it so its owner may pay {3} to return it to their hand later. Illustrated by Mark Heggen, the card bears the set code CMB2, marking it as part of this exclusive playtest collection. Collectors value this piece for its role in the Mystery Booster lineage, representing a specific moment in the design history of Magic: The Gathering.
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Frogkin Kidnapper
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Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Mark Heggen
Card Stock
English
{1}{B}
Creature — Frog Rogue
2 / 1
B
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When Frogkin Kidnapper enters, target opponent reveals their hand. Choose a nonland card from it. Ransom that card. (Exile it. Its owner may pay {3} at any time to return it to their hand.)