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Ali from Cairo
- Arabian Nights
Reviewed
May 4, 2017
Constructed: 2.13
Casual: 4.00
Limited: 3.00
Multiplayer: 3.00
Commander [EDH]: 3.25
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David Fanany
Player since
1995 |
Ali from Cairo
Let's get one thing out of the way: yes, if Ali
had been printed just a year later, he would
undoubtedly have been a legendary creature. In
Arabian Nights' defense, most people never owned
more than one of the rares anyway. And yes,
nowadays we say this ability belongs to white,
but whatever color it appears in, it's unique
and it makes you start looking through the rest
of your collection and thinking about
interactions, and that's a good thing. I think
it's funny that some people deride Worship for
being unfair because it's too hard for some
decks to remove, and also deride Ali for being
too easy to remove. I thought the whole reason
designers nowadays staple six abilities to
creatures is because then they can "die to
removal". Anyway, try Ali with Spectral Cloak,
and add Copper Tablet for maximum hilarity.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 4/5
Limited: 3/5
Multiplayer: 3/5
EDH/Commander: 3/5
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James H. |
Ali from Cairo (5/4)
While we haven't seen Ali
from Cairo since
Arabian Nights, we have seen Fortune Thief from
Time Spiral approximate the effect
rather nicely. As long as it lives, you can't
take lethal damage. You
can lose to life loss or alternate win
conditions, but this can stymie lethal damage.
The downside is that Ali from Cairo is a 0/1 for
4 mana, and it has no other prediction. Every
color has no issues killing it, though there can
be decks light on removal that Ali stonewalls.
If supported, Ali can be
annoying to fight. But he needs a lot of
support, and he doesn't protect himself well at
all. It's imperfect protection, but it can be
all you need to get the game going in your
favor.
Constructed: 1.25
Casual: 4
Multiplayer: 3
Commander: 3.5
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