Official Riftbound ruling
What happens when I choose an attached Equipment with Orianna, Lady of Clockwork?
It detaches from the object it is attached to when it becomes a unit. Although its equip ability can be activated and it can be targeted by Weaponmaster triggers, it cannot attach to a unit; nothing will happen when those abilities resolve.
In this rules update we’ve clarified that units cannot be attached to other game objects. If a unit were to be attached to a game object, it would need to stop being a unit first. If a non-unit game object becomes a unit, it will detach from anything it is attached to as it becomes a unit. If an effect would attempt to attach a unit to another game object without making it no longer a unit first, nothing happens.
Riot's question and answer, word for word, from theCore Rules: Radiance Patch Notes (Effective October 16, 2026)Core Rules 143.5, 435.1.h, 718.6 (as numbered in October 2026)
The card
Orianna: Lady of ClockworkLegend
At the start of your Main Phase, you may pay
1 Energy to choose a friendly gear. It becomes a unit gear with Might equal to its Energy cost until you choose another gear with me.
More rulings on this card
- What happens when I choose a gear with Deploy located at a battlefield with Orianna, Lady of Clockwork?
- What happens when I choose another gear with Orianna, Lady of Clockwork and the previous unit-gear stops being a unit? Will its attached Equipment fall off? If it’s a deploy gear in base, do I get to move it?