Surestrike Trident
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature has first strike and ", Unattach Surestrike Trident: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target player or planeswalker."
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2004-12-01:
Surestrike Trident grants an ability to the equipped creature.
- 2004-12-01:
The equipped creature’s controller chooses whether or not to activate the activated ability. It doesn’t matter who controls Surestrike Trident.
- 2004-12-01:
“Unattach Surestrike Trident” means just that — Surestrike Trident moves off the creature it was equipping and remains on the battlefield.