(This is a duplicate of my post on boardgamegeek)
I have a question: Can heroes be killed by other heroes special abilities like Zeratul's "destroy one ground unit at the start of battle" and the "if I die I take a unit of my choice with me ability" of Gantrithor? Also, can heroes fall victim to leadership cards like Tassadar's "sacrifice a unit to destroy all units on any area of the same planet"? These are really lame ways for a hero to bite the dust.
With the rules as is, there is no mention of any immunity from such abilities and leadership cards, so it's clear that heroes can be the target of these. By asking this question anyway, I aim to grasp the designer's intention. It seems that by the designers intention heroes should be hard to kill, being immune to splash damage and insta-killing technology cards. So, are leadership card immunity omitted on purpose (after all, heroes are already hard to kill), or did they just not think about these situations?
Even though I have yet to experience it, I imagine insta-death by Gantrithor or the "ultimate sacrifice" card to be particularly lame, as the hero isn't even (necessarily) involved in a combat.
Any thoughts on this?