If Akshan dies with its trigger on the stack (before the trigger resolves), what happens to the stolen equipment?

Ruling: When Akshan's trigger resolves after Akshan has died, you move the enemy gear to your base, but the "you control it until I leave the board" passive ends immediately (since Akshan already left). The gear is then recalled to the opponent's base during the next cleanup.

Sequence:

• Akshan's on-play trigger goes on the stack
• Akshan dies before the trigger resolves
• The trigger still resolves (delayed abilities resolve regardless of whether their source is still on board)
• The gear moves to your base
• The "until I leave the board" passive condition is already false, so you never gain control
• During the next cleanup, the gear is recalled to the opponent's base

Nuances:

• The "you control it until I leave the board" is treated as a delayed passive created by the trigger, not a separate ability of Akshan
• "You" refers to Akshan's controller and does not become null (only targets become null)
• The gear moves to your base first, then is immediately recalled because you don't control it
• You cannot keep the equipment forever by killing Akshan with the trigger on the stack