Does Ahri Legend's ability target attacking units?

Ruling: Ahri Legend does not target because you never choose which units are affected - it automatically applies to all attacking units. You do not need to pay deflect costs for Ahri Legend's ability.

Sequence:

  • When a unit attacks, Ahri Legend's ability triggers
  • The ability goes on the chain as a separate instance for each attacker
  • Each attacking unit gets -1/-1 without targeting
  • This happens every time units attack that turn

Nuances:

  • Ahri Legend does not target, but the blue Ahri Champion card does target and would require paying deflect costs
  • The ability creates one instance per attacker that goes on the chain
  • Since it doesn't target, deflect costs do not need to be paid