If the target of Fall of the First Civilization's first chapter ability is an illegal target as the ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen
If only FF8 and FF9 got the same treatment, then I'd truly become a MTG convert." - Rosalie Newcombe, Hardware Editor and Final Fantasy fan of 25 years Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER is the face Commander for the green/red/white deck, Limit Break
Spoiler alert, Owen ends up losing the game
Stroke of Midnight gives a 1/1 and while its good to hit lands, thats a big change on a creatures stats
EDH doesnt have to be about the strongest options all the time
Unless youre talking about something truly rare or hard to obtain, theres not much incentive to try and grade your cards before selling them