When Ahri, Nine-Tailed Fox (legend) and Ahri, Inquisitive are both at a battlefield and a buffed Fiora attacks, do both Ahri abilities trigger Deflect, and what is the timing sequence?

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FAQ #2511·asked by 342808592191324172·January 4, 2026·Rules v1.4·Asked before Vendetta
Answer

Ruling: Ahri, Nine-Tailed Fox does not target and therefore does not trigger Deflect. Ahri, Inquisitive does target and must pay for Deflect. Nine-Tailed Fox triggers alongside the attacker's triggers, while Ahri, Inquisitive triggers after.

Sequence:

  • Fiora attacks
  • Initial chain: Nine-Tailed Fox attack trigger (not paying for Deflect) and attacker's triggers go on chain (attackers' triggers first)
  • Ahri, Inquisitive triggers (paying for Deflect)
  • Resolve chain

Nuances:

  • Nine-Tailed Fox doesn't target because there's no choice involved - it affects all attacking units automatically (triggering once per attacking unit)
  • Ahri, Inquisitive targets because it can only affect one unit out of possibly many, requiring a choice to be made
  • Nine-Tailed Fox triggers multiple times (once per attacking unit) and each instance resolves independently

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