<p>No, an artifact creature is specifically a creature that has &quot;artifact&quot; written in its type line. See <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Platinum%20Emperion">Platinum Emperion</a> for an example; it specifically says &quot;artifact creature&quot;. A creature could also become an artifact creature through an effect that says it changes the type, such as <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mycosynth%20Lattice">Mycosynth Lattice</a>. But attaching an equipment to a creature will not affect the creature's types unless that equipment specifically says something like &quot;equipped creature is an artifact in addition to its other types&quot; such as <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Silverskin%20Armor">Silverskin Armor</a>.</p>

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e.g. Silverskin Armor
Hao Ye
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<p>Does a creature become an artifact creature when an artifact is equipped onto it or just a creature with an artifact on it?</p>

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Does an equipped creature become an artifact creature?
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# Does an equipped creature become an artifact creature?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-06)

Does a creature become an artifact creature when an artifact is equipped onto it or just a creature with an artifact on it?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-07. Score: 4

No, an artifact creature is specifically a creature that has "artifact" written in its type line. See [Platinum Emperion](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Platinum%20Emperion) for an example; it specifically says "artifact creature". A creature could also become an artifact creature through an effect that says it changes the type, such as [Mycosynth Lattice](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mycosynth%20Lattice). But attaching an equipment to a creature will not affect the creature's types unless that equipment specifically says something like "equipped creature is an artifact in addition to its other types" such as [Silverskin Armor](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Silverskin%20Armor).

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> **username_2**: e.g. Silverskin Armor  

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