Is Aurelia, the Warleader good in Commander?

Aurelia, the Warleader

Legendary Creature — Angel

Flying, vigilance, haste
Whenever Aurelia attacks for the first time each turn, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

CMC: 6
Mana cost
Color identity: RW
Rarity: mythic
Set: Foundations
Price: $6.81
EDHREC rank: #829

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Aurelia, the Warleader lands and immediately grants your whole team an extra combat step, turning any board with power into a lethal threat on the spot. At six mana she's expensive, but Kaalia of the Vast cheats her into play for free, and Helm of the Host turns her extra-combat trigger into an infinite-combat engine that ends the game on the spot.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

Kaalia of the Vast

72.9% of decks · synergy 0.55

Kaalia of the Vast puts Aurelia, the Warleader into play tapped and attacking for free, dodging the six-mana cost entirely and triggering the extra combat step the same turn Kaalia connects — which is often enough to close the game.

Sonic the Hedgehog

53.1% of decks · synergy 0.48

Sonic the Hedgehog's speed-matters and extra-combat synergies make Aurelia, the Warleader a natural fit, as each additional combat step compounds whatever bonus Sonic generates per attack.

Iroas, God of Victory

59.1% of decks · synergy 0.46

Iroas, God of Victory's combat protection means Aurelia, the Warleader survives the first swing with near-certainty, then untaps your team to do it again — blocking is nearly impossible for opponents facing that combination.

Otharri, Suns' Glory

54.1% of decks · synergy 0.41

Otharri, Suns' Glory generates experience counters and token creatures each time it attacks, so Aurelia, the Warleader's extra combat step doubles both the counter accumulation and the token output in a single turn.

Aurelia, the Law Above

54.4% of decks · synergy 0.41

Aurelia, the Law Above rewards aggressive attack triggers with law counters, and Aurelia, the Warleader delivers a second full attack step to maximize how many triggers fire before the turn ends.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

Format	Verdict
commander	legal
legacy	legal
modern	legal
pioneer	legal
standard	legal
vintage	legal
pauper	not legal
oathbreaker	legal

Commander is where Aurelia, the Warleader is genuinely dangerous — extra combat steps are among the most punishing effects in a multiplayer game, and she's a persistent threat that demands an answer the moment she resolves. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer she sees almost no play; six mana for a creature that needs to survive to attack is too slow against efficient removal and faster win conditions. Legacy and Vintage have access to her but offer no compelling reason to run a six-drop creature when those formats win on turns one through three. Oathbreaker is the secondary home worth noting, where she fits aggressive red-white builds looking to close quickly.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

28,370 decks

Aurelia, the WarleaderHelm of the Host

Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite ETB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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11,320 decks

Aurelia, the WarleaderSword of Hearth and Home

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield

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1,880 decks

Terra, Herald of HopeAurelia, the WarleaderKarmic Guide Ashnod's Altar

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite self-mill; Infinite combat phases; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite combat damage; Infinite colorless mana

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1,543 decks

Brago, King EternalAurelia, the Warleader

Infinite blinking; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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1,396 decks

Aurelia, the WarleaderRionya, Fire Dancer

Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Savage Beating and Aggravated Assault both grant extra combat steps for less mana and dodge creature removal entirely, making them more resilient replacements for decks that don't specifically need a flying body. Neither replicates Aurelia, the Warleader's ability to untap attackers and grant haste to the team, so you lose the all-in one-card threat — these are better as redundancy than substitutes.

Price Context

Current price

$6.81 mid tier

At $6.81, Aurelia, the Warleader sits in the mid tier — affordable enough that she belongs in any Boros combat deck without budget hesitation. Her inclusion rate across tens of thousands of Commander decks keeps demand steady, so the price is unlikely to crater.

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Updated 2026-05-30. Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.