If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Chain Assassination tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen
Note: Your creature doesn't have to survive the fight to get the artifact removal, you just have to deal excess damage
Heres a bit of a left field deck suggestion: Nine-Fingers Keene wants to get as many different Gates onto the battlefield as possible, so having an instant to assist in that mission will be a sneaky inclusion
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Uril, the Miststalker (Commander) Uril, the Miststalker Rank #472 5,804decks Sep 25, 2025 What if Commander Had Sideboards
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest turns all of your tokens into mana dorks Treasure tokens included allowing you access to large amounts of green mana, pretty much how a strong druid in Dungeons & Dragons would in a similar context