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When Unchecked Power deals damage to all units and the defending player has Zhonya's Hourglass, who chooses which unit is saved - does the attacker choose the first target hit, or does the defender choose which unit to save?
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Ruling: The controller of Zhonya's Hourglass (the defender) chooses which unit to save.
Sequence:
- Unchecked Power deals damage to all units at all battlefields simultaneously
- All units would die at the same time
- Zhonya's Hourglass is a replacement effect that replaces a damage event that would kill a unit
- Since damage is dealt simultaneously, the Zhonya's controller chooses which kill event to replace
Nuances:
- Unchecked Power doesn't target units or battlefields since it affects all units at all battlefields
- Whether the spell targets or not doesn't matter for this interaction
- Zhonya's Hourglass replaces the event of damage that would kill a unit (not the event of being killed as the card text suggests)
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