Can you equip and Unequip at instant speed?

The equip ability is just an ability. That text is taken from Loxodon Warhammer’s original printing. I bolded the important part. You can’t unequip something without equipping it to something else because the equip ability requires a target.

Can an equipment equip itself?

An Equipment can’t equip itself. An Equipment that equips an illegal or nonexistent permanent stops equipping that permanent, but remains in play. (This is a state-based effect.

When can you equip equipment?

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.

Can Lightning Greaves be equipped at instant speed?

You can activate the ability as much as you want since you can do it at instant speed.

How does equip work?

By paying the equip cost (which can only be done at sorcery speed), it attaches to a creature you control. If that creature leaves play, the Equipment becomes unattached and remains in play. Paying the equip cost also allows the Equipment to be moved from one creature to another.

Is attach the same as equip?

Is that correct? They’re the same thing. The keyword Equip means “Cost: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.”

Can an equipment be a creature?

An equipment cannot be attached to something while it’s a creature. It is still an equipment (an acid web spider will destroy it) but the second it becomes a creature it falls off.

Can you target equipped equipment?

Yes you can use targeted removal on an equipment that is currently attached. No, targeting restrictions on the equipped creature do not carry over to its equipment.

Can you equip equipment to other creatures?

So, if an Equipment is already attached to a creature, when you activate its Equip ability, you move it from where it currently is (attached to the original creature) and put it onto the new creature. One thing to keep in mind is that the Equip ability is an ability the Equipment has, not the creature.

Can you respond to attaching equipment?

Yes, “equipping an equipment” is an activated ability and as such goes on the stack and can be responded to. An opponent may target (e.g. destroy) the creature or the equipment itself.

How many equipments can a creature have?

Art is not taken into factor anyyways, but more importantly, the is no limit on equipment that can be equipped to a creature. 301.5. Some artifacts have the subtype “Equipment.” An Equipment can be attached to a creature.

Can you tap artifacts at instant speed?

Unless specified, Artifacts can activate at instant speed. That’s why Tumble Magnet works.

What does Equip [cost] mean?

“Equip [cost]” means ” [Cost]: Attach this permanent to target creature you control. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.” Since equipping is a sorcery-speed action, you may not activate an equip ability unless it is your main phase and the stack is empty. This means you cannot do it in response to something.

Why can’t I Activate my Equip ability?

Since equipping is a sorcery-speed action, you may not activate an equip ability unless it is your main phase and the stack is empty. This means you cannot do it in response to something. Leonin Shikari is the only card which allows you to activate equip abilities at instant-speed.

How does equipment become attached to a creature?

The Equipment remains attached to the creature, but only the Equipment’s controller can play its equip ability. An Equipment that becomes a creature can’t be attached to a creature. If you play Karn’s Touch on an attached Equipment, it becomes unattached and stays in play as a creature.

What does equip mean on a creature?

Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.) Equipped creature gets +2/+1. If equipped creature would deal combat damage, it deals double that damage instead. If another creature would deal combat damage to equipped creature, it deals double that damage to equipped creature instead.