Eagle's Rescue — ruling 1

If you activate the last ability of Eagle's Rescue and the target creature becomes an illegal target in response, the ability doesn't resolve and Eagle's Rescue remains in your graveyard.

Eagle's Rescue : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Eagle's Rescue 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

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying. : Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to target creature you control with power 1 or less. Activate only as a sorcery.

How it works : Eagle's Rescue

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1June 29, 2026· Wizards of the Coast
If you activate the last ability of Eagle's Rescue and the target creature becomes an illegal target in response, the ability doesn't resolve and Eagle's Rescue remains in your graveyard.
No other card is named in this ruling.