wotc
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Path to Exile tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. The creature's controller won't search for a basic land card.
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◇ Catalog #4
Path to Exile
arc·#4·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Todd Lockwood
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Jun '10
16 yr ago
Value
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30 days high $1.27 · low $1.27
Volatility · stable
USD$1.27EUR€1.31
NM$1.27
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15 · Format staple
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
The controller of the exiled creature isn't required to search their library for a basic land. If that player doesn't, the player won't shuffle their library.
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