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If you don't control two or more other legendary creatures at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen

It doesn't copy whether Ran and Shaw are tapped or untapped, whether they have any counters on them or Auras or Equipment attached to them, or any non-copy effects that have changed their power, toughness, types, color, or so on

Tifa is not so lucky, but Darksteel Plate makes Tifa Indestructible so she cant be destroyed unless the equipment is first

A blue mage is usually more than happy to stall and when stalling you are far more able to blow your mana on things like Impulse

It is, after all, practically an auto-include within any Dragon-themed MTG deck