Item Shopkeep — ruling 1

If the target creature isn't both attacking and equipped when Item Shopkeep's ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. However, in cases where it does resolve, it doesn't matter what happens to any of the Equipment on that creature. It'll still have menace even if it stops being equipped.

Item Shopkeep : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Item Shopkeep 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.

Official card text

Whenever you attack, target attacking equipped creature gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

How it works : Item Shopkeep

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1June 6, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
If the target creature isn't both attacking and equipped when Item Shopkeep's ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. However, in cases where it does resolve, it doesn't matter what happens to any of the Equipment on that creature. It'll still have menace even if it stops being equipped.
No other card is named in this ruling.

Legal formats

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