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 #M14-212
Haunted Plate Mail
plst·#M14-212·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Izzy
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Jul '21
4 yr ago
Value
$0.34+$0 (+6.3%)
30 days high $0.34 · low $0.32
Volatility · moderate
USD$0.34EUR€0.25
NM$0.34
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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.
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