Can bomb tokens deal damage to Baron Nashor?

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FAQ #13124·asked by getmooched·October 29, 2026·Rules v1.5
Answer

No — a Bomb token's Deathknell can't pick Baron Nashor.

The Bomb's death trigger reads "Deal 2 to an enemy unit here," which means the Bomb's controller selects a specific unit, and choosing counts as targeting ( / 355.7). Baron's "I can't be chosen by enemy spells and abilities" () blocks that, and per FAQ #11818/#12919 that protection covers triggered and activated abilities just as much as spells. So the trigger still goes on the chain and resolves normally — it just has to damage a different enemy unit there, or none if he's the only one.

Two side notes: it has to be an enemy unit from the Bomb's controller's perspective, so if you control both Baron and the Bomb it was never a legal pick anyway. And Baron isn't immune to damage in general — effects that hit a battlefield or "all enemy units there" without choosing (e.g. Bullet Time) still hit him; the Bomb simply isn't one of those.

References

Suggested answer — derived from the references below

Rules

Core Rules 2026-10-09 > Section 100: Game Concepts > Rule 187

Core Rules 2026-10-09 > Section 700: Additional Rules > Rule 715

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