Does Iron Ballista count as ability damage for interactions with Unyielding Spirit and Deflect?

Ruling: Iron Ballista counts as ability damage, so Unyielding Spirit prevents it. If you target a unit with Deflect, you must pay its power cost because you are choosing to select that unit.

Nuances:

• Iron Ballista is both ability damage and gear damage (though nothing currently cares about the gear damage distinction)