Would Artifact equipment, Enchantments stay attached to Inkmoth Nexus after it became a land again?
Asked by Asturonethoriusaline 4 years ago
Will Livewire Lash or Boar Umbra , stay attached, equipped to [[Inkmoth Nexus, after it becomes a 1/1 flying infector, then becomes a land again, then later becomes a 1/1 flying infector again? Would they stay attached, equipped to Inkmoth Nexus thru all that? Why?
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #2
The mechanism for them becoming unattached is two state-based actions. The "enchant X" line of text on an Aura determines what it can enchant. Equipment can only be attached to creatures.
704.5m If an Aura is attached to an illegal object or player, or is not attached to an object or player, that Aura is put into its owner’s graveyard.
704.5n If an Equipment or Fortification is attached to an illegal permanent or to a player, it becomes Unattached from that permanent or player. It remains on the battlefield.
Yesterday says... #1
They would not stay attached. A quality that all Auras have is a line of text which dictates the type of permanent they can be attached to. An Aura with Enchant creature must target a creature when you cast it, and will only remain enchanting that permanent as long as it's a creature. So an Aura with Enchant black creature would fall off a creature that had its colour changed from black to something else. Equipments are similar in that all Equipments require a creature to target with their ability, and only remain attached to that permanent as long as it's creature.
When your Inkmoth Nexus becomes a creature, it's eligible for these Auras and Equipments for as long as it remains a creature. When it stops being a creature at end of turn, it's no longer a valid permanent for any Equipments, or any Auras with Enchant Creature. Conversely, an Indestructibility would remain on the permanent even when it ceases being a creature, because there is no moment where it doesn't match that Aura's requirement of simply being a permanent.
November 8, 2019 3:18 a.m.