Does equipping count as target of a spell?

The equip ability can’t target a Gigapede, because it can’t be the target of spells and abilities.

What happens when an equipped creature dies?

It falls to the ground, and anyone else can pick it up. In this case: it stays on the battlefield but is no longer equipped to anything, and you can pay its equip cost to put it on another creature during your main phase.

Can you activate equip spells the turn you set them?

Yes, you can set Spell Cards and use them on the very same turn. You CANNOT use a Quick-Play Spell card the same turn it is Set. They are treated as Trap Cards when Set.

Are equipped cards destroyed?

An Equip Card, known as an Equipment Card ( 装備そうびカード Sōbi Kādo) in the OCG, is a card that is equipped to a face-up monster on the field. If the equipped monster is no longer face-up on the field, or is no longer a valid target, the Equip Card is immediately destroyed.

Do enchantments go to graveyard 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.

Can you set normal spells?

You can Set a Normal Spell Card, Ritual Spell Card, or Equip Spell Card face-down in your Spell and Trap Card Zone. But there is only one major reason to do it: to bluff your opponent into thinking you have a Trap Card.

What happens when an equip card is destroyed?

If the equipped monster is no longer face-up on the field, or is no longer a valid target, the Equip Card is immediately destroyed. Equip Cards can be equipped to monsters controlled by either player, and changing control of a monster does not cause control of an Equip Card to change.

What happens if I lose control of an equipment?

You are correct. The equipment stays attached to the stolen creature, but you still control it and may re-equip it to a different creature that you control. 301.5. Some artifacts have the subtype “Equipment.” An Equipment can be attached to a creature. It can’t legally be attached to an object that isn’t a creature.

What happens when equipment is moved in Magic The Gathering?

If an Equipment is being moved from one creature to another and the creature it’s moving to can’t be equipped, the Equipment stays where it is. If the Equipment was attached to a creature when the equip ability was played, the Equipment doesn’t become unattached.

What happens when an equipment loses its subtype?

An Equipment that loses the subtype “Equipment” can’t equip a creature. An Equipment can’t equip itself. An Equipment that equips an illegal or nonexistent permanent becomes unattached from that permanent but remains on the battlefield. (This is a state-based action.