Secure the Scene — ruling 1

If the target nonland permanent is an illegal target by the time Secure the Scene tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. No player will create a Soldier token.

Secure the Scene : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Secure the Scene 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

Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

How it works : Secure the Scene

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1June 23, 2020· Wizards of the Coast
If the target nonland permanent is an illegal target by the time Secure the Scene tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. No player will create a Soldier token.
Card named in this ruling
Soldier