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I was playing in the All-Access Brawl Modified Metagame Challenge. My opponent cast a Witherbloom Command with the first and third modes, targeting themselves and my Siren Stormtamer. I sacrificed my Siren Stormtamer to counter the spell, but it still resolved, milling them for 3 and returning a land to their hand. Though a minor interaction, this interaction did contribute to me losing the game.
Now, I understand that, by sacrificing my Siren Stormtamer, it was no longer on the battlefield, but afaict the Witherbloom Command was still targeting a creature I controlled, as targets are announced on cast, and therefore the spell should have been countered and not resolved.
I am an incredibly skilled wizard and therefore have no doubt I will still win out the event, but this still feels like an unearned loss—assuming I'm correct on how the rules work.
Should this come up again: Am I just misunderstanding the rules here, or did the client not behave as it should have?
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Rezzahan#77802
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From Siren Stormtamer's gatherer rulings:
"If the creature you control targeted by the target spell or ability leaves the battlefield, that spell or ability is no longer a legal target for Siren Stormtamer's ability. On the other hand, if that targeted creature becomes an illegal target for the target spell but remains on the battlefield under your control, the target spell or ability is still a legal target for Siren Stormtamer's ability."
That also applies to the Stormtamer itself. By sacrificing it to target the Command, the Command became an illegal target for the Stormtamer's ability.