Yes, "equipping an equipment" is an activated ability and as such goes on the stack and can be responded to. An opponent may target (e.g. destroy) the creature or the equipment itself.

Does shroud prevent equipping?

The equip ability only targets the creature you want to attach the Equipment to, it doesn't target the creature already equipped. Otherwise, the presence of the shroud on the creature doesn't affect Equipment already attached to that creature.

Can you counter equipping an artifact?

negate cannot counter the equip ability because equip is just that; an ability, not a spell. ""> To cast a spell is to take it from the zone it's in (usually the hand), put it on the stack, and pay its costs, so that it will eventually resolve and have its effect.

Is equipping targeting?

The equip ability can target only a creature you control. It's okay if Equipment gets onto a creature your opponent controls (such as via your opponent playing Confiscate on your equipped creature), but you can't do this using the equip ability. Also, you can play the ability only any time you could play a sorcery.

Is equipping an instant?

No. Equip abilities can only be activated at sorcery speed.

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Can you equip during upkeep?

Yes, you can play instants and abilities during the upkeep.

Is equipping a spell MTG?

No. All it means is you can only equip whenever you could cast a sorcery. You can attach an equipment to a creature you control only during your turn, during one of your main phases, while the stack is empty. This is not casting a spell, it is activating an ability.

Do artifacts have summoning sickness?

Although all permanents experience Summoning Sickness, only Creatures, Artifact Creatures, Land Creatures, planeswalker creatures and Enchantment Creatures (or Land, Artifacts, planeswalkers or Enchantments that have become creatures) are affected by Summoning Sickness.

Can you equip on opponents turn?

Also, can equipment be equiped during an opponents turn, like you can with tapping another creature for an ability? Yes, you can use the Equip ability on equipment any number of times in one turn, provided you have the mana for it.

Do artifacts stay on the battlefield?

Like an enchantment, an artifact is a permanent, so it'll stay on the battlefield affecting the game. Most artifacts are colorless, so you can cast one no matter what kinds of lands you have.

Does equipping go on the stack?

the equip ability is just a normal activated ability that has a timing restriction. it uses the stack and doesn't do anything until it resolves. you can terror the creature in response to your opponent equipping it. It goes on the stack and can be responded to like anything else.

Can you move Lightning Greaves in response?

You can just move the Greaves around in response to any targeting that happens, and the next time you receive priority (after the spell is countered by game rules) move em around again, if you need to.

Can you destroy equipment MTG?

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may destroy target Equipment that player controls.

Does stonehewer giant target?

Stonehewer Giant's ability doesn't target a creature. However, the creature must be able to be legally equipped by the Equipment. For example, you could attach the Equipment to a creature with shroud, but not to one with protection from artifacts.

Is Lightning Greaves better than Swiftfoot boots?

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Lightning Greaves is faster, costing two mana to cast and no mana to equip, and it gives haste and shroud. Swiftfoot Boots costs two mana to cast but one mana to equip, but it gives hexproof and haste instead.

Do board wipes target creatures?

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Most board wipes “destroy” creatures, so one way to protect your creatures (and permanents) is to buff them with the “indestructible”keyword.

What happens to enchantment when creature dies?

An enchantment goes to the graveyard when the creature it is enchanting leaves play. Equipment stays in play, and can be equipped to a new creature for its equip cost. Note that you can only pay equip costs when you are allowed to cast sorceries.

How many Sorceries can you cast?

You may cast any number of legendary sorceries in a turn, and your deck may contain any number of legendary cards (but no more than four of any with the same name).

Are tokens permanents?

Yes, tokens on the battlefield are permanents.

Can you tap artifacts right away?

Yes, as long as it's not a creature. Only creatures are affected by summoning sickness. If March of the Machines was in play or Ratchet Bomb became a creature by other means, you wouldn't be able to tap it if it came under your control that turn. Otherwise, it can tap immediately.

Can you tap Sol Ring turn one?

You cast sol ring, you can tap it to produce mana. However, let's say instead you cast ensoul artifact on the untapped sol ring you just played this turn. Now you cannot tap the sol ring for mana or to attack since it is now a creature that came into play that same turn.

Can you play an artifact land and a land?

Rules. A combination of artifact and land that's subject to the rules for both. Artifact lands can only be played as lands, not cast as spells. See rule 301, “Artifacts,” and rule 305, “Lands.”

Does first strike beat Deathtouch?

Creatures with deathtouch deal damage during the regular combat damage step. Fortunately, if you block a creature with deathtouch with a creature with first strike or double strike, your creature will deal damage during the first strike damage step, before the deathtouch creature can return fire.

Does exile count as dying?

If the creature goes to the graveyard and then moves to exile, then it counts as dying. However, if it goes to exile instead of the graveyard, then it does not count as dying. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead. If an event is replaced, it never happens.

Can you enchant Planeswalkers?

There are enchantments that can go on planeswalkers, like Faith's Fetters or Suppression Bonds. As long as the enchantment's requirements are met by the planeswalker, it can be enchanted.