CR / RELEASE 2026-07-24

Rule 428.5.d

Abilities originating from Game Objects that are attributed Kill Actions are attributed in addition to the Game Object that created them. Example: There is a spell that says “Do this twice: Deal 3 to a unit.” Immortal Phoenix is a unit that says “When you kill a unit with a spell, you may pay [1][C] to play me from your trash.” A player plays the spell while Immortal Phoenix is in their trash. The “do this” phrasing means that it has a reflexive triggered ability, which places two triggered abilities on the chain. As each of those triggered abilities resolve, it deals damage to the unit chosen for that ability. If one of these abilities deals lethal damage to a unit, both the spell and its ability are considered sources of the damage, and so both the spell and its ability receive attribution for killing the unit. This means that the spell’s controller killed a unit with a spell, so Immortal Phoenix’s ability will trigger.

Rule hierarchy

Parent428.5Killing can be attributed to one or more Game Objects.

PROVENANCE

Pinned to Riot's source document

Effective date
2026-07-24
Release
2026-07-24
Source PDF SHA-256
9c5fb8b8638f2cd19ceda237929fa2c37aac23c797cc7410294993470ba5a30b
Rendered rules SHA-256
8cc6bea6992957818c584e1b02742c6d3be805417004b96567b2cf2367a6dae0