TYPE
Artifact — Equipment

ABILITY
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has afflict 1. (Whenever it becomes blocked, defending player loses 1 life.) Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

ILLUSTRATOR
Tommy Arnold

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2017-07-14 If a creature has multiple instances of afflict, each triggers separately.
• 2017-07-14 Afflict causes the defending player to lose life; it's not damage or combat damage.
• 2017-07-14 If multiple creatures block a creature with afflict, afflict triggers only once.
• 2017-07-14 Afflict resolves before combat damage is dealt. If this loss of life brings a player to 0 life or less, that player loses the game immediately. A blocking creature with lifelink won't deal combat damage in time to save that player.
• 2023-07-28 If a creature is attacking a planeswalker, that planeswalker's controller is the defending player. If a creature is attacking a battle, that battle's protector is the defending player.