Mage Slayer

one generic mana one red mana one green mana Artifact — Equipment

Whenever equipped creature attacks, it deals damage equal to its power to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.

Equip three generic mana

"When the wielder is strong enough, any sword will do." —Kresh the Bloodbraided

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Mage Slayer rulings

2009-05-01
This ability triggers and resolves in the declare attackers step. The creature will still deal its combat damage as normal later on during the combat phase.
2009-05-01
When the equipped creature attacks, the first ability will trigger. When that ability resolves, that creature will deal damage equal to its power to player or planeswalker it's attacking, even if Mage Slayer has left the battlefield or is equipping a different creature by that time.

Mage Slayer keyword rules

Equip Rule 702.6

Equip is an activated ability of Equipment cards. “Equip [cost]” means “[Cost]: Attach this permanent to target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.”

For more information about Equipment, see rule , “Artifacts.”

Equip abilities may further restrict what creatures may be chosen as legal targets. Such restrictions usually appear in the form “Equip [quality]” or “Equip [quality] creature.” These equip abilities may legally target only a creature that’s controlled by the player activating the ability and that has the chosen quality. Additional restrictions for an equip ability don’t restrict what the Equipment may be attached to.

If a permanent has multiple equip abilities, any of its equip abilities may be activated.

“Equip planeswalker” is a variant of the equip ability. “Equip planeswalker [cost]” means “[Cost]: Attach this permanent to target planeswalker you control as though that planeswalker were a creature. Activate only as a sorcery.”