Artifact - Equipment, 1 (1) Equipped creature has "{T}, Unattach Leonin Bola: Tap target creature." Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)1
Illus. Christopher Moeller
12/1/2004: Leonin Bola grants an ability to the equipped creature. The ability can target a creature with protection from artifacts (unless the equipped creature is an artifact creature).
12/1/2004: The equipped creature's controller chooses whether or not to activate the activated ability. It doesn't matter who controls Leonin Bola.
12/1/2004: "Unattach Leonin Bola" means just that -- Leonin Bola moves off the creature it was equipping and remains on the battlefield.