Falling star to a might 3 unit with zhonya
Yes — the unit dies. Zhonya's only saves it from the first of Falling Star's two damage triggers; the second trigger kills it afterward.
Sequence: Falling Star resolves and creates two separate "deal 3" triggers on the Chain. The first trigger deals 3 damage to the Might 3 unit. In Cleanup, it would die, so Zhonya's is killed instead — the unit is healed to full, exhausted, and recalled to base. The second trigger then resolves, dealing 3 damage to the unit at base, which is lethal (3 damage ≥ 3 Might), and it dies.
Note this only works because Falling Star has no "at a battlefield" restriction, so the unit at base is still a legal target. If Zhonya's is face-up it saves the first death automatically; if it's Hidden, you can choose when to reveal it, but it still won't stop the second trigger.
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Zhonya's Hourglass saves the unit. Sequence: Falling Star resolves and creates a single chain item that says: 'Deal 3 to a unit. Deal 3 to a unit.' This single chain item fully resolves (dealing 3 damage twice) before a Cleanup is executed. In this Cleanup, the unit would die, so Zhonya's is killed instead — the unit is healed to full, exhausted, and recalled to base.
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