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Aurelia, the Warleader

$6.94

Helm of the Host

$12.66

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host

Overview

If Helm of the Host is equipped to Aurelia, the Warleader, Helm creates a nonlegendary token copy of Aurelia at the beginning of combat. Because the token is a copy of Aurelia and gains haste from Helm, it can be declared as an attacker that same turn per and . Both the original Aurelia and the token have Aurelia’s attack-trigger, so each creature’s "Whenever Aurelia attacks for the first time each turn..." will trigger separately when that particular creature attacks, and each trigger will untap your creatures and create an additional combat phase after this one. Untapping attacking creatures won’t remove them from combat . The token being nonlegendary avoids the legend rule . See rulings [2018-04-27] and [2024-11-08] for clarifications about the token’s ETB and extra-phase behavior.

Step 1

At the beginning of combat step on your turn, Helm of the Host’s ability creates a token that is a copy of the equipped creature (Aurelia) except the token isn’t legendary; that token also gains haste (Helm oracle text).

Step 2

The token enters the battlefield; any enter-the-battlefield triggered abilities the copy would have trigger now (see Ruling [2018-04-27]).

Step 3

When you get to Declare Attackers, you may declare attackers. The token can be declared as an attacker this turn because it has haste , and the original Aurelia can attack because it’s been under your control since the turn began. The declare attackers checks (including the untapped/haste requirement) are applied .

Step 4

When each Aurelia (original and token) is declared as an attacker, each creature’s own "Whenever Aurelia attacks for the first time each turn..." triggered ability triggers — one trigger tied to each creature. Those triggered abilities are put on the stack.

Step 5

As each trigger resolves, it untaps all creatures you control and creates an additional combat phase after this one. Untapping attacking creatures doesn’t remove them from combat and won’t stop them from assigning combat damage this combat .

Step 6

After the current combat ends, perform the additional combat phases created. Per Ruling [2024-11-08], you do not get extra main phases between these combats; you move from end of combat of one combat phase to the beginning of combat of the next.

Resolution

With Helm equipped to Aurelia, the Helm-created token enters at the beginning of combat and is a nonlegendary copy of Aurelia that gains haste (Helm text). The token may attack this turn because haste allows it to attack even though it wasn’t controlled continuously since the turn began and the declare attackers checks allow creatures with haste to attack . When each Aurelia (the original and the token) attacks for the first time that turn, that creature’s own attack-trigger triggers; each trigger untaps all creatures you control and creates an additional combat phase after this one. Untapping attacking creatures as part of those triggers does not remove them from combat . Because the Helm token is not legendary, the legend rule does not force you to sacrifice one of the Aurelias . Note the extra combat phases do not create extra main phases between this combat and the additional combats [Ruling 2024-11-08]. ETB triggers of the token (if any) occur when the token enters the battlefield [Ruling 2018-04-27].

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