When it phases back in, it will still be able to target those opponents with its upkeep-triggered ability
Mark Rosewater (November 4, 2024)
It's a simple card, giving Deathtouch and Lifelink to the Creature you choose
Since the wording is up to though, you dont need legal targets to trigger it, a saving grace
Due to planeswalkers being so great almost all of these will have some Duress targets but the problem is that you don't have good odds on getting a hit, even on turn one, making Duress a bit dodgy
Iconic Cards: Counterspell, Ponder, Damnation, Jace, the Mind Sculptor Popular Decks: UW Control, Jeskai Control, Taking Turns, Esper Control 3 Midrange Midrange decks are popularly said to solve problems, not create them. In other words, these decks are sort of designed to be able to win against every archetype, although they wont bulldoze over anything (the way aggro often wrecks control, for example)