Cards And Zones
How Does Quick-Draw Equipment Work?
Quick-Draw lets you play Equipment at Reaction timing and then attaches it with a play trigger.
RiftPal explanation · Answer first
The short answer
Quick-DrawAn Equipment keyword that gives the gear Reaction and, when you play it, triggers an ability to attach it to a unit you control.View in Glossary EquipmentGear with the Equipment tag. When attached to a unit, it adds its Effect Text and Might bonus to that unit. Playing Equipment does not normally attach it automatically.View in Glossary has ReactionA timing keyword that includes Action's permissions and also permits a card or activated ability while a Chain is waiting. You still need the proper opportunity, normally Priority; it does not allow an interruption halfway through resolution.View in Glossary . After you play it, its Triggered AbilityAn ability started by a stated event or time, usually introduced by "when" or "at." It goes on the Chain when its condition is met.View in Glossary attaches it to a unit you control. Playing the gear and attaching it are separate events.
RiftPal explanation
How it works
A finalized gear card resolves immediately. Its Quick-Draw play trigger then goes on the chain and can be responded to. The attachment happens when that trigger resolves, if it can still attach to the chosen unit. You do not activate EquipAn activated ability on Equipment: pay its listed cost to attach that gear to a unit you control when the ability resolves. This is normally separate from playing the gear.View in Glossary or pay its Equip cost for this trigger. Without a unit you control to attach to, the gear does not attach merely because it has Quick-Draw.
In practice
Example
Card example
Long Sword
You play Quick-DrawAn Equipment keyword that gives the gear Reaction and, when you play it, triggers an ability to attach it to a unit you control.View in Glossary EquipmentGear with the Equipment tag. When attached to a unit, it adds its Effect Text and Might bonus to that unit. Playing Equipment does not normally attach it automatically.View in Glossary while the opponent has a spell on the chain. The gear resolves first. Its play trigger then chooses one of your units and goes on the chain; players can respond before it attaches.
Gear
Long Sword
[Quick-Draw] (This has [Reaction]. When you play it, attach it to a unit you control.) [Equip] [Fury] ([Fury]: Attach this to a unit you control.)