Hideous End — ruling 1

If the targeted creature is an illegal target by the time Hideous End resolves, the entire spell doesn’t resolve. No one loses life.

Hideous End : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Hideous End 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

Destroy target nonblack creature. Its controller loses 2 life.

How it works : Hideous End

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 1, 2009· Wizards of the Coast
If the targeted creature is an illegal target by the time Hideous End resolves, the entire spell doesn’t resolve. No one loses life.
No other card is named in this ruling.