Haunted Plate Mail

Mana Value

4

Rarity

rare

Haunted Plate Mail

Artifact — Equipment

{4}

Card Text

Equipped creature gets +4/+4. {0}: Until end of turn, this permanent becomes a 4/4 Spirit artifact creature that's no longer an Equipment. Activate only if you control no creatures. Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Keywords

Equip

Set

Magic 2015

(M15)

EDHREC Rank

#20,504

Although you must control no creatures to activate the "animation" ability, having a creature somehow come under your control in response to that ability won't stop it from resolving.

Wotc — July 18, 2014

It's possible to activate the first activated ability of Haunted Plate Mail in response to activating the first ability of another Haunted Plate Mail and have them both become creatures until end of turn.

Wotc — July 18, 2014

You can activate the equip ability of Haunted Plate Mail while it isn't an Equipment, but the ability will have no effect. Haunted Plate Mail won't become attached to any creature.

Wotc — July 18, 2014