wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #212
Haunted Plate Mail
m14·#212·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Izzy
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Jul '13
13 yr ago
Value
$0.23$0 (-8.0%)
30 days high $0.26 · low $0.23
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.12USD$0.23TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #20,973 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact — Equipment
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.)
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 3
wotc
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
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.
Context
Last observed at $0.23, down from $0.25 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.26 across 32 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 16 hours ago at $0.23.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M14 — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Magic 2014* (released July 2013).
Card #212 in Magic 2014.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Artifact — Equipment. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Equip.
Legal in Duel, Penny, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage.
EDHrec ranks this card #20,973 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Izzy.
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