Does Supplant Form still copy a creature that sacrifices itself?

Asked by paintballnsk 6 years ago

My opponent is playing black/green with an emphasis on sacrificing. I want to play Supplant Form to return the creature to his hand and get a copy of it.

What happens?

As we're playing now, I cast Supplant Form on target creature, he sacrifices creature, I don't get a copy. Then at the end of his turn he just puts it back on the battlefield for free per his commander's ability. Is that correct, or should I still get a copy?

Thanks

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1

You don't get a token. If all of a spell or ability's targets go missing or otherwise become illegal before it starts to resolve, then the spell/ability gets countered by the rules of the game. None of its effects happen. In your situation Supplant Form didn't have any legal targets when it was time for it to start resolving. It got countered.

June 14, 2017 9:17 p.m.