Stolen Grain — ruling 1

If the targeted opponent is an illegal target by the time Stolen Grain resolves, the ability doesn’t resolve. You won’t gain life.

Stolen Grain : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Stolen Grain 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

Stolen Grain deals 5 damage to target opponent or planeswalker. You gain 5 life.

How it works : Stolen Grain

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 1, 2009· Wizards of the Coast
If the targeted opponent is an illegal target by the time Stolen Grain resolves, the ability doesn’t resolve. You won’t gain life.
No other card is named in this ruling.