If an effect creates an additional combat phase during your turn, a creature that attacked alone during the first combat phase will still have its exalted bonuses in that new phase
Bugenhagen's second ability checks at the moment it would trigger to see if you control a creature with power 7 or greater
It ends up being more fun to play than a bunch of Relentless Rats
2 Mushu, Majestic Dragon Strengthen Your Defenses And Push For Game Mushi, Majestic Dragon is a Ruby Steel card that not only protects your characters but can also help you ramp up your lore generation the more aggressively you play
Note that just once will work for the turn, so if you sacrificed a Spirit (like Bloodghast) earlier this turn, you can sacrifice this over and over again until you run out of mana
A fun example is Emet-Selch, a character from FF14 who eventually becomes a key villain