User blog comment:BIA-Kaboose/Riot's newest Monstrosity/@comment-8050014-20150718060450/@comment-8267817-20150719011528

Utilizing the enemy's tongue also treats said enemy like a minion/monster in regards to targeting, allowing you to devour them from range if your passive is stacked properly. Although that one seems to be considerably rare compared to the others, namely the devour prioritizing minions in every situation no matter what.