If I attack with a unit, then use Action: Challenge, but the opponent reacts with Hidden Blade and kills my unit, what happens to Challenge?
Ruling: Challenge will resolve to no effect because it cannot find the unit you controlled that was originally chosen as a target.
Sequence:
- You attack with a unit
- You activate Challenge and choose units when adding it to the chain
- Opponent responds with Hidden Blade, killing your unit
- Challenge resolves but does nothing because its target is missing
Nuances:
- Cards do not change targets if the targets are missing on resolution
- Challenge cannot choose a new target when the original target is gone
- "Finalizing" a spell prevents the choices from being modified after that point