wotc
If you choose a target creature you own and that creature isn't a legal target as the triggered ability tries to resolve, that ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't search for a basic land card.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #136
Sword of Hearth and Home
tmc·#136·mythic·borderless
Illus. Raluca Marinescu
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Mar '26
3 mo ago
Value
$12.08$1 (-4.1%)
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Volatility · moderate
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #878 · Common include
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Gameplay
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from green and from white.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to one target creature you own, then search your library for a basic land card. Put both cards onto the battlefield under your control, then shuffle.
Equip {2}
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
As Sword of Hearth and Home's second ability resolves, the land and the creature will enter the battlefield at the same time.
wotc
If the creature you own is a token, it won't return to the battlefield. It will stay in exile and cease to exist after the ability finishes resolving.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Raluca Marinescu
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