with weaponmaster can I grab an attached gear on one of my units on a battlefield to a newly played unit without paying

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Yes, you can use the **Weaponmaster** keyword to take an equipment currently attached to one of your units on a battlefield and attach it to the unit you just played. However, it is not necessarily "without paying."

According to **Rule 821.1.c** and related **RiftJudge FAQs**, Weaponmaster functions as follows:

*   **Cost Reduction:** Weaponmaster allows you to pay the equipment's Equip cost **reduced by [A] (1 power)**.
*   **Not necessarily free:** It only becomes "free" (0 power) if the original Equip cost of the gear was exactly [A] (1 power). If the gear has an Equip cost higher than 1, you must still pay the remaining cost. If the gear has no Equip cost, Weaponmaster cannot be used.
*   **Transferring Gear:** As confirmed by **RiftJudge FAQ #8587** and **Rule 747.1.b**, a unit with Weaponmaster can indeed choose an equipment you control that is already attached to another unit you control and attach it to itself.
*   **Timing:** This happens as a play effect when you play the unit with Weaponmaster.

**In summary:** You can move your own gear from one unit to the new one using the Weaponmaster ability, but you must pay the equipment's Equip cost minus 1 power.