Raregold Armor

 The armor depicted in the artwork of this card is the same armor worn by the rider of Paladin of White Dragon.

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The warrior featured on the artwork of this card seems to be voyaging an adventure: "Raregold Armor >  Kishido Spirit > Ritual Weapon > White Dragon Ritual > Paladin of White Dragon > Paladin of the Cursed Dragon

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This card has a counterpart, Metalsilver Armor, which has a similar effect.

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It also has a counterpart that first reduces the ATK of the equipped monster, Ring of Magnetism.

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This armor may be based on that of the Dragon Lord Ashen-Shugar, from Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar series - both are enchanted suits of white and gold armor, worn by dragon-riding warriors

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OCG Rulings

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The effect "As long as you control the monster equipped with this card, your opponent cannot attack other monsters other than the equipped monster" does not make a Chain Link.: Raregold Armor

"Raregold Armor" can be equipped to a monster in the opponent's Monster Zone, but because the player does not control the equipped monster, the effect of "Raregold Armor" is not applied.

If there are 2 monsters in your Monster Zones equipped with your "Raregold Armor", the opponent's monsters cannot attack. (Monsters that can attack directly due to being equipped with "Shooting Star Bow - Ceal

Previously Official Rulings

"Raregold Armor" & "Metalsilver Armor" only apply their effects when the same player controls the Equip Spell Card and the monster it is equipped to; you can equip these cards to a monster controlled by your opponent but the effect is not active.

If you have 2 monsters equipped with "Raregold Armor", then your opponent cannot attack.

If you have a Warrior-Type monster equipped with "Raregold Armor", and "Marauding Captain", your opponent cannot attack.

You have an Amazoness equipped with "Raregold Armor", and "Amazoness Tiger", your opponent cannot attack.

"Ring of Magnetism" 'trumps' "Raregold Armor", "Amazoness Tiger", and "Marauding Captain". So if you have a monster equipped with "Ring of Magnetism", and a monster equipped with "Raregold Armor", the monster equipped with "Ring of Magnetism" is the target of attacks.

If you control "Patrician of Darkness" and have a monster equipped with "Raregold Armor", you can only re-direct attacks to the monster equipped with "Raregold Armor" as it is the only legal target.

Mentions in Other Rulings

Amazoness Tiger: When you have "Amazoness Tiger" and another Amazoness equipped with "Raregold Armor", your opponent cannot attack.

Command Knight:" If you control "Command Knight" equipped with "Raregold Armor", your opponent can attack "Command Knight".

Diffusion Wave-Motion:" You cannot activate "Diffusion Wave-Motion"if your opponent controls 2 "Marauding Captains" (or appropriate monsters with "Raregold Armor", etc.).

Emissary of the Oasis:" If you have "Emissary of the Oasis" with "Raregold Armor", and a Level 3 or lower Normal Monster, your opponent cannot attack.

Goblin King:" If you have 2 "Goblin Kings", or a "Goblin King" equipped with "Raregold Armor" and another Fiend-Type monster, your opponent cannot attack.

"Marshmallon Glasses": While you have a face-up “Marshmallon”, “Marshmallon Glasses”, and another monster equipped with “Raregold Armor”, your opponent cannot attack with any of their monsters.

Solar Flare Dragon:" If you have 2 "Solar Flare Dragons", or a "Solar Flare Dragon" equipped with "Raregold Armor" and another Pyro-Type monster, your opponent cannot attack.

Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower:" If you have a "Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower" equipped with "Raregold Armor" and a Zombie-Type monster, your opponent cannot attack. Even if you have a Zombie-Type monster, "Gemini Elf", and a "Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower" equipped with "Raregold Armor", your opponent cannot attack.