Sarkhan's Dragonfire — ruling 1

If the chosen target is an illegal target when Sarkhan’s Dragonfire tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t look at the top five cards of your library.

Sarkhan's Dragonfire : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Sarkhan's Dragonfire 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

Sarkhan's Dragonfire deals 3 damage to any target. Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a red card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

How it works : Sarkhan's Dragonfire

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1July 13, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
If the chosen target is an illegal target when Sarkhan’s Dragonfire tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t look at the top five cards of your library.
No other card is named in this ruling.