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Ali Baba
Oracle Text
{R}: Tap target Wall.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Ali Baba is a wonderfully old-school Magic oddity: a tiny 1/1 Rogue for a single red mana whose entire job is to “open the cave” by tapping down a target Wall. In practical terms, that makes him a narrow but clever tempo card, best suited to aggressive red decks that want to push through defenders rather than fight them head-on. In Fourth Edition-era games, where Walls were a real roadblock, Ali Baba could turn stalled boards into lethal attacks, especially if paired with cheap burn to finish off already weakened blockers. He also plays nicely in very specific metagames or kitchen-table builds that expect high-toughness defenders, and he can be a sideboard-style answer in casual formats full of fortress creatures. Deckbuilding tip: combine him with effects that reward tapping or repeated combat pressure, such as haste enablers and damage boosters, so his one mana continues to translate into real attacks.
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Character Background
Ali Baba is a wonderfully old-school Magic oddity: a tiny 1/1 Rogue for a single red mana whose entire job is to “open the cave” by tapping down a target Wall. In practical terms, that makes him a narrow but clever tempo card, best suited to aggressive red decks that want to push through defenders rather than fight them head-on. In Fourth Edition-era games, where Walls were a real roadblock, Ali Baba could turn stalled boards into lethal attacks, especially if paired with cheap burn to finish off already weakened blockers. He also plays nicely in very specific metagames or kitchen-table builds that expect high-toughness defenders, and he can be a sideboard-style answer in casual formats full of fortress creatures. Deckbuilding tip: combine him with effects that reward tapping or repeated combat pressure, such as haste enablers and damage boosters, so his one mana continues to translate into real attacks.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-09-14 05:40:42 UTC