Control of the creature matters only when the equip ability is activated and when it resolves. Spells and other abilities may also attach an Equipment to a creature. If an effect attempts to attach an Equipment to an object that can’t be equipped by it, the Equipment doesn’t move.
Can a creature be attached to an equipped permanent?
If the equipment is already attached, the only restrictions are: The equipped permanent must still be a creature (301.5). The equipment cannot itself be a creature (301.5c). The equipment can’t be attached to a creature with protection from it, due to the definition of protection (702.16).
What happens if you lose control of equipment in Magic The Gathering?
The equipment stays attached to the stolen creature, but you still control it and may re-equip it to a different creature that you control. 301.5. Some artifacts have the subtype “Equipment.” An Equipment can be attached to a creature. It can’t legally be attached to an object that isn’t a creature.
Who is the controller of an equipped creature?
However, if the Equipment grants an ability to the equipped creature (with “gains” or “has”), the equipped creature’s controller is the only one who can activate that ability. 702.6a Equip is an activated ability of Equipment cards.
What happens when I sacrifice a blocking creature?
702.19c If an attacking creature with trample is blocked, but there are no creatures blocking it when damage is assigned, all its damage is assigned to the player or planeswalker it’s attacking.
Can a creature change control of an equipped permanent?
The equipped permanent must still be a creature (301.5). The equipment cannot itself be a creature (301.5c). The equipment can’t be attached to a creature with protection from it, due to the definition of protection (702.16). Creatures changing control doesn’t violate that.
