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Haunted Plate MailHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Magic 2015· July 18, 2014
Carte Magic Haunted Plate Mail

Haunted Plate Mail is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official 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.)

How it works : Haunted Plate Mail

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

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