AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Helm of the Host + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Overview
If Helm of the Host is equipped to Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Helm will create a nonlegendary token copy of Kiki-Jiki at the beginning of combat; that token has haste and is a legal target for Kiki-Jiki’s activated ability. When Kiki-Jiki’s ability creates a token that’s a copy of that token (or another copy), the new token will instead copy the creature card the token was copying and gain haste; the delayed sacrifice from Kiki-Jiki’s ability does not apply to copies created by copying a token . The Helm-created token is nonlegendary, so the legend rule won’t force you to choose one to keep . Haste interaction and tapping to activate abilities are governed by the haste rules and the summoning-sickness rule for tapped abilities . Rulings confirm that entering-as-a-copy interactions work and that the delayed sacrifice isn’t inherited by copies made of that token (Ruling [2018-04-27]; Ruling [2021-03-19]).
Step 1
Equip Helm of the Host to Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and reach the beginning of combat step on your turn so Helm’s triggered ability resolves.
Step 2
Helm’s triggered ability creates a token that’s a copy of the equipped creature (Kiki-Jiki), except the token isn’t legendary and it gains haste. This token is a legal target for Kiki-Jiki because it is nonlegendary and the Helm text specifies it isn’t legendary, so the legend rule won’t force a choice .
Step 3
Because the Helm token has haste, it can be tapped (or it allows activation of 
-abilities if applicable) despite summoning sickness ; similarly, any Kiki-Jiki copies have haste per their source’s instruction .
-abilities if applicable) despite summoning sickness ; similarly, any Kiki-Jiki copies have haste per their source’s instruction .Step 4
Activate a Kiki-Jiki’s ': Create a token that's a copy of target nonlegendary creature you control, except it has haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step' ability, targeting the Helm-created token (a nonlegendary copy of Kiki). Pay costs (including tapping the Kiki that activated) and let the ability resolve.
: Create a token that's a copy of target nonlegendary creature you control, except it has haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step' ability, targeting the Helm-created token (a nonlegendary copy of Kiki). Pay costs (including tapping the Kiki that activated) and let the ability resolve.Step 5
When that ability resolves, it creates a token that is a copy of the target token. Under the copy rules, that new token copies the creature card the target token was copying (the Kiki-Jiki card) and gains haste . Per official ruling, the delayed sacrifice from Kiki-Jiki’s ability does not apply to tokens created by copying an existing token (Ruling [2021-03-19]).
Step 6
Result: You end up with token copies that are nonlegendary copies of the Kiki-Jiki card, have haste, and (in the case of copies created by copying a token via Helm or similar) do not carry the 'sacrifice at end step' instruction. The Helm token is also nonlegendary so it won’t cause the legend rule to remove it .
Resolution
At the beginning of combat on your turn, Helm of the Host creates a nonlegendary token copy of the equipped Kiki-Jiki that has haste. That token may be targeted by Kiki-Jiki’s ability because it’s nonlegendary. If Kiki-Jiki’s ability creates a token that is a copy of that token, the new token will copy the creature card that the token was copying and will have haste, and the delayed sacrifice from Kiki-Jiki’s ability will not apply to that new copy (Ruling [2018-04-27]; Ruling [2021-03-19]). The Helm token being nonlegendary avoids the legend rule .
ability because it’s nonlegendary. If Kiki-Jiki’s ability creates a token that is a copy of that token, the new token will copy the creature card that the token was copying and will have haste, and the delayed sacrifice from Kiki-Jiki’s ability will not apply to that new copy (Ruling [2018-04-27]; Ruling [2021-03-19]). The Helm token being nonlegendary avoids the legend rule .Feedback