Rule evolution
Rule 301.5d
Previously numbered 301.7d.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Earliest archived Rules release301.7dDetails
An Equipment's controller is separate from the equipped creature's controller; the two need not be the same. Changing control of the creature doesn't change control of the Equipment, and vice versa. Only the Equipment's controller can activate its abilities. However, if the Equipment grants an ability to the equipped creature (with "gains" or "has"), the equipped creature's controller is the only one who can activate that ability.
Renumbered
301.7d→ 301.5dDetailsPreviously
3. Card Types
301. ArtifactsThen
3. Card Types
301. ArtifactsAn Equipment's controller is separate from the equipped creature's controller; the two need not be the same. Changing control of the creature doesn't change control of the Equipment, and vice versa. Only the Equipment's controller can activate its abilities. However, if the Equipment grants an ability to the equipped creature (with "gains" or "has"), the equipped creature's controller is the only one who can activate that ability.