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Acquisition Octopus

Blue

2 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Acquisition Octopus, The List printing
The List PLST · No. NEO-44 2024-08-02

Card text

{2}{U}
Artifact Creature — Equipment Octopus
Whenever this creature or equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. Reconfigure {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
2 / 2
Keywords: Reconfigure
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EDHREC rank #11092 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

10 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Attaching an Equipment with reconfigure to a creature causes that Equipment to stop being a creature until it becomes unattached. It also loses any creature subtypes it had.

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

Although it causes an Equipment to become attached to a creature, reconfigure is not an "equip ability" for the purpose of cards like Fighter Class and Leonin Shikari.

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

Reconfigure represents two activated abilities. Reconfigure [cost] means "[Cost]: Attach this permanent to another target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery," and "[Cost]: Unattach this permanent. Activate only if this permanent is attached to a creature and only as a sorcery."

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

An Equipment creature with reconfigure can be attached to creatures by effects other than its reconfigure ability, such as the activated ability of Brass Squire.

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

Similarly, if an Equipment is tapped, its reconfigure abilities may still be activated and it may still become attached to creatures. Becoming attached doesn't untap it. In most cases, an attached Equipment being tapped won't affect gameplay, but it will be relevant if it becomes unattached again before it untaps.

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

As soon as an Equipment creature with reconfigure stops being a creature, any Equipment and Auras with enchant creature abilities become unattached. Auras that can enchant an Equipment that isn't a creature remain attached to it.

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

An Equipment doesn't become tapped when the permanent it's attached to becomes tapped. For example, if you attack with a creature that is equipped with Acquisition Octopus, then use reconfigure to unattach Acquisition Octopus after combat, the Octopus will be untapped and could be used to block during your opponent's turn.

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

An Equipment creature can never become attached to itself. If an effect tries to do this, nothing happens.

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

If an Equipment with reconfigure somehow loses its abilities while it is attached, the effect causing it to not be a creature continues to apply until it becomes unattached.

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

If a permanent with reconfigure is somehow still a creature after it becomes attached (perhaps due to an effect like that of March of the Machines), it immediately becomes unattached from the equipped creature.

2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Acquisition Octopus, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty printing
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
NEO · #44
Uncommon
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Dark Fox TCG · Condition LP