If a permanent is no longer on the battlefield as an effect instructs it to connive, its last known information is used to determine which object connived and who controlled it.
June 6, 2025 · Final Fantasy
A permanent “connives” after the process described in rule 701.50a is complete, even if some or all of those actions were impossible.
November 18, 2022 · The Brothers’ War
Although converting a permanent uses the same physical action as turning a permanent face up or face down, they are different game actions. Abilities that trigger when a permanent is turned face down won’t trigger when that permanent converts, and so on.