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Which situations trigger Immortal Phoenix's 'when you kill a unit with a spell' condition?

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FAQ #3618·asked by 559565920847003666·January 4, 2026·Rules v1.4·Asked before Vendetta
Answer

Ruling: Based on Kelly's confirmation and discussion consensus, situations A (Cull the Weak on your own unit), B (Cull the Weak on opponent's unit), and D (Stormbringer) should trigger Immortal Phoenix. Situation F (Noxian Guillotine's delayed trigger) likely triggers as well since it's still the spell's effect killing the unit.

Sequence:

  • A spell kills a unit if the unit dies during the spell's resolution
  • A spell kills a unit if the unit dies in the cleanup following the spell's resolution
  • Delayed triggers from spells may still count as the spell killing the unit

Nuances:

  • C (Stupefy on damaged unit) does not trigger because Stupefy doesn't kill the unit
  • E (Last Breath) is unclear - the unit deals the damage, not the spell directly
  • There is debate about whether game state actions (cleanup) killing units should count as the spell killing them
  • The rules need clarification on when a spell is considered to have killed a unit, particularly regarding cleanup deaths
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