Blazing Torch

Artifact — Equipment

Innistrad Remastered·#254·common·Scott Chou

$0.07 / €0.04

Foil$0.11 / €0.04

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Equipped creature can't be blocked by Vampires or Zombies.
Equipped creature has ", Sacrifice Blazing Torch: Blazing Torch deals 2 damage to any target."
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Legal in

Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, Historic

Rulings (2)

If a Blazing Torch controlled by one player somehow winds up equipping a creature a different player controls, the damage ability can’t be activated by either player. Only the creature’s controller may activate the ability — but since that player can’t sacrifice Blazing Torch (a permanent they don’t control), the ability’s cost can’t be paid.

2009-10-01

The source of the damage is Blazing Torch, not the equipped creature. However, the equipped creature’s ability is what targets the permanent or player. If Blazing Torch is equipped to a red creature, for example, the ability couldn’t target a creature with protection from red. It could target a creature with protection from artifacts, but all the damage would be prevented.