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Ali from Cairo

{2}{R}{R}

Creature — Human

ARNArabian Nights#36rare
Reserved List

EDHREC #25,740

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
1993
Illustrator
Mark Poole
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.
0/1
Market · per finishtrend updated 9h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$417.39+1.8%
$349.99 low$39.99 gap
Cheapest playable copy$417.39· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$417.39+1.8%30D
30D range$409.99to$451.09Since Feb 2024:H $451.09L $266.27

Other printings

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Found in

1 productRounded odds

  • Arabian Nights Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil under 10%

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 4, 2004
  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    The ability works up until Ali enters the graveyard, so if he takes lethal damage or is destroyed at the same time you take damage, the ability helps you. If the damage occurs after it goes to the graveyard, however, it is not affected by the Ali which is no longer on the battlefield.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    This effect does not apply to effects which reduce your life without doing damage.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    This effect does not prevent damage, it prevents the damage from turning into loss of life. So the full damage is dealt (and abilities that trigger on damage being dealt still trigger), but the full loss of life is not applied.

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