Dovin's Dismissal — ruling 1

If you choose a target tapped creature and it becomes an illegal target for Dovin’s Dismissal, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t search for Dovin.

Dovin's Dismissal : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Dovin's Dismissal 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

Put up to one target tapped creature on top of its owner's library. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Dovin, Architect of Law, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.

How it works : Dovin's Dismissal

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1January 25, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
If you choose a target tapped creature and it becomes an illegal target for Dovin’s Dismissal, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t search for Dovin.
No other card is named in this ruling.