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Surestrike Trident

Surestrike Trident

{2}Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has first strike and "{T}, Unattach Surestrike Trident: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target player or planeswalker."

Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Official rulings

  1. “Unattach Surestrike Trident” means just that — Surestrike Trident moves off the creature it was equipping and remains on the battlefield. (2004-12-01)
  2. Surestrike Trident grants an ability to the equipped creature. (2004-12-01)
  3. 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)

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