Instead, its trapped on the battlefield, practically useless outside of punting in for a smidgen of damage here and there
This pattern mirrors what happened with the OP-01 Shanks and other flagship cards from early sets
I can imagine just tossing this into any old red deck and being pleased with the results
P/T Number 166 Language English Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Commander, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless, Vintage Rulings (6/23/2020) If the target card is an illegal target when the ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen
When conflicts like this arise, we bring them to our weekly Cardcrafting meeting, where R&D talks about technical issues