Broadside Barrage — ruling 1

If the creature or planeswalker isn’t a legal target as this spell tries to resolve, it won’t resolve. You won’t get to draw a card and discard a card.

Broadside Barrage : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Broadside Barrage is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Broadside Barrage deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker. Draw a card, then discard a card.

How it works : Broadside Barrage

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1February 7, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
If the creature or planeswalker isn’t a legal target as this spell tries to resolve, it won’t resolve. You won’t get to draw a card and discard a card.
No other card is named in this ruling.