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Path to Exile

Card Name

Path to Exile

Mana Cost

Type

Instant

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(3/19/2021)
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Path to Exile tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. The creature's controller won't search for a basic land card.
(3/19/2021)
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.