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| reminder2 = [Cost]: Attach this permanent to target [quality] creature you control. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
| reminder2 = [Cost]: Attach this permanent to target planeswalker you control as though that planeswalker were a creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
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'''Equip''' is a [[keyword ability]] found on artifacts with the subtype "[[Equipment]]". By paying the equip cost, you can [[attach]] the artifact to a [[creature]] you control, which is referred to in the text as the "''equipped creature''".
'''Equip''' is a [[keyword ability]] found on artifacts with the subtype "[[Equipment]]". By paying the equip cost, you can [[attach]] the artifact to a [[creature]] you control, which is referred to in the text as the "''equipped creature''".


==Description==
==Description==
Equipping can only be activated at [[sorcery speed]]. When an equipped creature leaves the [[battlefield]], unlike [[Aura]]s, the equipment remains on the battlefield.  
Equipping can only be activated at [[sorcery speed]]. When an equipped creature leaves the [[battlefield]], unlike [[Aura]]s, the equipment remains on the battlefield.


The first cards with equip appeared in ''[[Mirrodin]]''. It was so [[flavor]]ful and so popular, that it went [[evergreen]] immediately. ''[[Ninth Edition]]'' was the first core set to feature the keyword.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/evergreen-eggs-ham-2015-06-08|Evergreen Eggs & Ham|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 8, 2015}}</ref>
The first cards with equip appeared in ''[[Mirrodin]]''. It was so [[flavor]]ful and so popular, that it went [[evergreen]] immediately. ''[[Ninth Edition]]'' was the first core set to feature the keyword.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/evergreen-eggs-ham-2015-06-08|Evergreen Eggs & Ham|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 8, 2015}}</ref>
While most equipment designs modify equip timing, costs, and "resting" state, ''[[Streets of New Capenna]]'' brings a new equip form of "equip Planeswalker" that acts uniquely within the rules.
<c>Cryptic Coat</c> uniquely is an equipment that has no activated equipping ability, using a self-bounce activated ability to re-[[cloak]] and equip with a triggered ability.


==Rules==
==Rules==
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===Equip [quality]===
===Equip [quality]===
Starting with ''[[Dominaria]]'' equip can now specify a [[quality]] a creature must have to be equipped. In practice, this has taken the form of a discounted equip cost as a general cost is printed alongside it, in contrast to equipment such as {{Card|Konda's Banner}} or {{Card|Gate Smasher}}.
Starting with ''[[Dominaria]]'' equip can now specify a [[quality]] a creature must have to be equipped.<ref>[http://media.wizards.com/2018/downloads/DOM_Release_Notes/EN_MTGDOM_ReleaseNotes.docx ''Dominaria'' Release Notes]</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/stepping-into-the-ring-part-1|Stepping into the Ring, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 12, 2023}}</ref> In practice, this has taken the form of a discounted equip cost with a general cost printed alongside it, in contrast to equipment such as {{Card|Konda's Banner}} or {{Card|Gate Smasher}}. <c>Excalibur, Sword of Eden</c> is the first to have only "Equip Legendary Creature", which still contrasts to the aforementioned two as it can be attached through other means.


{{Card|Luxior, Giada's Gift}} is the first to use a noncreature permanent as the quality.
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While {{card|Bloodthirsty Blade|Commander 2019}} doesn't use the keyword, it basically equips a target creature an opponent controls.
While {{card|Bloodthirsty Blade|Commander 2019}} doesn't use the keyword, it functionally equips a target creature an opponent controls.
 
====Equip planeswalker====
{{Card|Luxior, Giada's Gift}} from ''[[Streets of New Capenna]]'' use a noncreature permanent as the quality.<ref name=SNC Notes">{{DailyRef|feature/streets-new-capenna-release-notes-2022-04-20|''Streets of New Capenna'' Release Notes|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 20, 2022}}</ref> The rules only qualify what happens with equipping this particular type, in that the planeswalker can be targeted and attached with Luxior's ability as though it was a creature. Luxior's second static ability will then change the planeswalker to a creature, allowing it to remain equipped.


==Examples==
==Examples==

Latest revision as of 04:16, 20 June 2024

Equip [quality]
(Equip planeswalker)
Keyword Ability
Type Activated
Introduced Mirrodin
Last used Evergreen
Reminder Text Equip [quality] [cost] ([Cost]: Attach this permanent to target [quality] creature you control. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.)
Equip planeswalker [cost] ([Cost]: Attach this permanent to target planeswalker you control as though that planeswalker were a creature. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Statistics
431 cards
{W} 8.6% {U} 2.6% {B} 3.9% {R} 7.2% {G} 3.7% {W/U} 0.2% {U/B} 0.2% {B/R} 0.9% {R/G} 0.2% {G/W} 0.5% {W/B} 0.2% {R/W} 0.5% {M} 0.2% {artifact symbol} 71%
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keyword:"Equip"

Equip is a keyword ability found on artifacts with the subtype "Equipment". By paying the equip cost, you can attach the artifact to a creature you control, which is referred to in the text as the "equipped creature".

Description

Equipping can only be activated at sorcery speed. When an equipped creature leaves the battlefield, unlike Auras, the equipment remains on the battlefield.

The first cards with equip appeared in Mirrodin. It was so flavorful and so popular, that it went evergreen immediately. Ninth Edition was the first core set to feature the keyword.[1]

While most equipment designs modify equip timing, costs, and "resting" state, Streets of New Capenna brings a new equip form of "equip Planeswalker" that acts uniquely within the rules.

Cryptic Coat uniquely is an equipment that has no activated equipping ability, using a self-bounce activated ability to re-cloak and equip with a triggered ability.

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Equip
A keyword ability that lets a player attach an Equipment to a creature they control. See rule 301, “Artifacts,” and rule 702.6, “Equip.”

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 702.6. Equip
    • 702.6a Equip is an activated ability of Equipment cards. “Equip [cost]” means “[Cost]: Attach this permanent to target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.”
    • 702.6b For more information about Equipment, see rule 301, “Artifacts.”
    • 702.6c Equip abilities may further restrict what creatures may be chosen as legal targets. Such restrictions usually appear in the form “Equip [quality]” or “Equip [quality] creature.” These equip abilities may legally target only a creature that’s controlled by the player activating the ability and that has the chosen quality. Additional restrictions for an equip ability don’t restrict what the Equipment may be attached to.
    • 702.6d If a permanent has multiple equip abilities, any of its equip abilities may be activated.
    • 702.6e “Equip planeswalker” is a variant of the equip ability. “Equip planeswalker [cost]” means “[Cost]: Attach this permanent to target planeswalker you control as though that planeswalker were a creature. Activate only as a sorcery.”

Equip [quality]

Starting with Dominaria equip can now specify a quality a creature must have to be equipped.[2][3] In practice, this has taken the form of a discounted equip cost with a general cost printed alongside it, in contrast to equipment such as Konda's Banner or Gate Smasher. Excalibur, Sword of Eden is the first to have only "Equip Legendary Creature", which still contrasts to the aforementioned two as it can be attached through other means.

Set Quality Example
Dominaria Legendary creature Blackblade Reforged
Strixhaven: School of Mages Creature token Team Pennant
Commander Legends Commander Commander's Plate
Throne of Eldraine Knight Steelclaw Lance
Streets of New Capenna Planeswalker Luxior, Giada's Gift
Streets of New Capenna Citizen Ceremonial Groundbreaker
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Shaman, Warlock, or Wizard Robe of the Archmagi
The Brothers' War Soldier Veteran's Powerblade
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Human Dúnedain Blade
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Halfling Bilbo's Ring
Lord of the Rings Commander Elf Lothlórien Blade
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Pirate Pirate Hat
Murders at Karlov Manor Detective Thinking Cap

While Bloodthirsty Blade (Commander 2019) doesn't use the keyword, it functionally equips a target creature an opponent controls.

Equip planeswalker

Luxior, Giada's Gift from Streets of New Capenna use a noncreature permanent as the quality.[4] The rules only qualify what happens with equipping this particular type, in that the planeswalker can be targeted and attached with Luxior's ability as though it was a creature. Luxior's second static ability will then change the planeswalker to a creature, allowing it to remain equipped.

Examples

Example 1

Whispersilk Cloak {3}
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip {2}

Example 2

Blackblade Reforged {2}
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land you control.
Equip legendary creature {3}
Equip {7}

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 8, 2015). "Evergreen Eggs & Ham". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Dominaria Release Notes
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 12, 2023). "Stepping into the Ring, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 20, 2022). "Streets of New Capenna Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
 
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