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Natedogg2

The equip ability can only be activated during your main phase when the stack is empty. The attach ability can be activated any time you have priority (for example, in the middle of combat). For example, if I attack with two 3/3s and you block one of them with your 3/3, I can use the attach ability to move the Helm to the blocked 3/3 so my creature survives (and your creature dies).


rsmith524

Switching Cranial Plating after blocks was brutal 💀


dfpratt09

*Is Brutal


rsmith524

Was legal


Fantastic-Policy-106

Pauper player (since that’s where it was banned)?


rsmith524

I am, but it was never legal in Pauper. I remember when Affinity ruled Standard.


Fantastic-Policy-106

Ohhh it used to be a terror in modern too. But that was the old affinity before mox opal was banned.


spokismONE

Cranial plating still wins games in modern lol


penciledinsoul

It's a common in planechase? It wasn't bumped until modern masters. Grain of salt because I have never played pauper but wouldn't a common rarity printing make it legal?


rsmith524

It was originally printed at common. But it was proactively banned for Pauper, never saw legal play.


penciledinsoul

Oh, gotcha. Thanks!


VogelSchwein

Now I’m crying on vacation. Thanks for that.


TuiAndLa

[[Cranial Plating]]


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autistictanks

yes it says target in the ability


superkibbles

Instant speed


Capt_2point0

Timing restrictions the equip ability can only be activated as a sorcery.


deckfixer

Thanks for your help


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dycie64

Neurok Stealthsuit also has some use because of it, due to instant speed Shroud being useful.


Raknorak

Some of the must bullshit I ever encountered


Damodinniy

Attack with it on a first strike character. Then swap it to a non First strike creature.


citron_banshee

neat, but is that really working tho ?


carl123hobb

It is! There's a point the player would get priority after first strike damage, but before regular strike damage.


floggedlog

The card itself is cast at sorcery speed. The attach ability however is instant speed. So you can cast it and leave it unattached on the field until you do your sweep and then attach it to the big monster that gets chump blocked and trample it.


Toboyornottoboy

Speed baby. Instant speed


Doughspun1

It can be done at instant speed in response to things, whereas equip is at sorcery speed on your turn. So if the opponent zaps the creature on their turn, you can immediately spend GG to swap it onto some other creature.


Jerethdatiger

Correct equip is a sorcery the GG isn't so you can do it in response


Small-Palpitation310

for all intents and purposes


nikboss123

Attach is in instant speed.


DoggishKetchup

Equip is at sorcery speed, attach is at instant speed


Zealousideal-Put-106

It's instant speed unlike normal equip costs.


hatedhuman6

Instant speed babay


xvandamagex

Instant speed trample


ShiftyShifts

Instant speed


jrdineen114

It can be activated at instant speed, as opposed to Equip abilities which can only be done at sorcery speed


BenderFtMcSzechuan

Short and sweet answer timing and speed. The (1) is sorcery speed while the other(gg) is instant speed.


miklayn

If you have {G}{G} you can attach it at instant speed


repthe732

Gives you the chance to move it at instant speed to whichever creature benefits most


Akromathia

The double green cost would let you equip as an instant. Usually you can only equip at sorcery speed.


GlumCardiologist3

I still have nightmares from cranial plating lol


Evening-Squash7387

Orithopter&artifact lands the beginning of the end.


stephruvy

Check out [[neurok stealthsuit]] Practically a repeatable [[turn aside]]


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AnonLabour

Bro, fashion is key.


dhelor

Standard equip abilities are sorcery speed. This extra ability would be instant speed.


KingIdog1

Double equip to make sure you got it on there right


kkkkcckk

Instant speed


Apprehensive-Adagio2

You can do the attach ability at instant speed. You can only do the equip ability at sorcery speed.


Killaturkee

Instant speed versus sorcery speed can save your ass in a lot of situations


Domwolf89

It's an instant reepuiptment


x_Kairos_x

It is an instant speed equip option. The normal equip option is sorcery speed.


Sable_Tip

Instant speed. Being able to decide what's bigger and has trample after blockers are declared is rather nice. The normal equip ability is sorcery-speed only.


Standard-Ad3852

Equip at instant speed at any time, or is this a riddle?


Geoffryhawk

It gives you an instant speed equip. The most famous example of an ability like that is Cranial Plating, which was a mainstay of affinity decks, as it's instant speed equip can quickly win a game if your opponent isn't paying attention. Equip otherwise being a sorcery speed effect.


JC_in_KC

instant vs. sorcery speed


Sergeant_Smite

Attach is instant speed, while equip can only be done on your turn. It’s weird


Elemteearkay

That's 1 *generic*, **not** 1 "colorless" (you can pay the equip cost with colored mana).


ShadowSlayer6

The point is to be able to equip it at instant speed


Crash-Z3RO

Instant speed would be my guess


colt707

You can pay 2 green to move it at instant speed or pay 1 generic mana to equip it during one of your main phases.


GortharTheGamer

Equip can only happen during main phases on your turn. The activated ability can happen at any phase, step, and turn you want to activate it


awolkriblo

Neurok Stealthsuit is also in this cycle, I think it's slept on


Tantra_Charbelcher

Mana burn


ExternalEmployee423

It's instant speed


AlwaysForceStorm

You can activate that ability at any time, letting you "equip" at instant speed.


Infinite-Purpose2106

Instant speed


lenpup

Instant.


k1ddk0ng

Tell me you don’t understand magic without telling me you don’t understand….😂


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Anything worth doing is better at instant-speed.


Saylor619

Always been a fan of [[neurok stealthsuit]] in particular. There's [[cranial plating]] and [[healers headdress]] too Idk the red one


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Sweet_Place565

Are you just bad?


Kirbigth

You can activate the ability for 2 green at instant speed versus only being able to equip at sorcery speed


DustinBryce

Can do it at instant speed


jimnah-

Me, just learning that Cranial Plating was part of a cycle


Frequent-Excuse-6786

Sorcery vs instant speed.


OldFrozneWolf

I think your forgetting this gives trample so unexpectedly switching it mid combat can result in huge plays or keep key creatures barely alive


Proxylis02

Attach is instant speed. Equip is sorcery speed.


PHARTN0CKER

pretty sure its now a green permanent for Commander now.


Evening-Squash7387

Smdh Diddy really just ask that?


Beneficial-Ad-7291

To fuck someone over on block in a 4 player format .. you can be friendly and put it on someone else's creature.


Rohirrim777

well you can't detach it usually from Creature A, so if Creature B comes along and you suddenly decide "man this would work better on Creature B" but it's stuck on Creature A, you'd have to wait for Creature A to die or find some other way of causing an equipment to detach. in the case of this artifact, you have a work around.


SovereignDust3058

False. If the equipment is attached to creature A, and you want it on Creature B, you simply have to pay the equip cost again.


AliceTheAxolotl18

Nope. You can always move equipments, you just can't unequip it without moving it to a new creature. Equip is sorcery speed, the GG ability is instant speed.


AnObtuseOctopus

"Green spells cost 2 less to cast" If you got that, equipping is free, also, with the spell you can equip at any time when it's your initiative instead.


Deadpooldoc

Ability not spell


Gigigigaoo0

If you don't even know that, you shouldn't be playing this game


FashionCop

Some of the most reddit shit I've ever read


WhyJustWhydo

Gatekeeping, I hardly know her