So there was a card spoiled I think today in for the new commander set: Assault Suit. What I'm wondering is this: What if you use Sarkhan the Mad's -2 effect and target something wearing this equipment? Does the effect fizzle entirely or does the creature's controller still get a 5/5? Can the creature not be targeted at all by the -2 ability if it is wearing the Assault Suit?
Well, the creature is still legal target for the ability and creating the Dragon is not contingent on the sacrifice, so yes, this works.
The official rulings from Gatherer:
6/15/2010: If the targeted creature is a legal target by the time the second ability resolves but its controller can't sacrifice it (due to Tajuru Preserver, perhaps), the ability continues to resolve. That player gets a Dragon token.
Thanks for any insight on this conundrum.
The official rulings from Gatherer:
6/15/2010: If the targeted creature is a legal target by the time the second ability resolves but its controller can't sacrifice it (due to Tajuru Preserver, perhaps), the ability continues to resolve. That player gets a Dragon token.