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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #697
Path to Exile
pip·#697·uncommon·foil
Illus. Stephen Stark
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Mar '24
2 yr ago
Value
$35.86+$0 (+0.2%)
30 days high $35 · low $35
Volatility · stable
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
USD$34.86EUR€26.62
NM
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15 · Format staple
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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.
In the end, he marched into the desert sands, leaving the Vault behind him.
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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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Stephen Stark
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