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Blazing Torch

Card Name

Blazing Torch

Mana Cost

1

Type

Artifact – Equipment

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

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
1
 (
1
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(10/1/2009)
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.
(10/1/2009)
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.