Equipping Grafted Wargear to same creature twice: Does it trigger?
Asked by Triforce-Finder 7 years ago
So, I've been thinking of using Crackdown Construct with zero cost equipments like Shuko for virtually infinite p/t. Now the question:
If I repeatedly attach Grafted Wargear to the same creature with its Equip ability, does it become unattached? Does the sacrifice ability trigger?
I would very probably need relevant passages from the CR.
Thanks in advance.
Raging_Squiggle is correct, but let me flesh this out with rulings, since you asked for it. The CR don't have anything in particular to say about this case, but the Gatherer rules for Grafted Wargear are relatively clear on the case:
The "becomes unattached" ability triggers if (a) Grafted Wargear leaves the battlefield, (b) the equip ability moves it onto another creature, (c) another effect moves it onto another creature, (d) an effect causes it to become unattached, or (e) the creature leaves the battlefield.
This paragraph is pretty clear about the ability only triggering if the equipment is moved to another creature.
You may activate this cards equip ability targeting the creature that it is currently attached to, even if its the only creature you control. Since the equip ability costs zero, you can do this as many times as you like during your main phases, though it generally wont do anything.
This ruling specifically mentions that it can be equipped an unlimited amount of times onto the same creature, meaning by abstraction that that creature won't have to be sacrificed.
For completeness' sake, what you're trying to do won't work with Lightning Greaves, because your creature will have Shroud.
January 19, 2017 2:23 a.m.
Triforce-Finder says... #3
Ah, should have checked gatherer first, what a rookie mistake...
Thanks for the answer, and for not being rude about it.
Raging_Squiggle says... #1
702.6a Equip is an activated ability of Equipment cards. "Equip [cost]" means "[Cost]: Attach this Equipment to target creature you control. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery."
You can equip it to any creature you control. It doesn't have to be another creature. Note that the equipment itself will not unattach itself, its equip ability will simply do nothing.
January 18, 2017 9:26 p.m.