Ali Baba, one of the iconic characters of Arabian Nights (the story collection), got this named after him? He should have been rare, legendary and he should have had a more useful ability. I like the fact that he is small though, he shouldn't be a fighter.
stygimoloch
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(5 votes)
Good flavour of making an entrance in a wall.
Some day, someone will take their Rolling Stones theme deck to their local gaming night and on that night, Ali Baba will be awesome. Before and after that, he -um- won't be. A 1/1 for 1 is never completely useless, but it's not like red has a shortage of superior one drops.
Weretarrasque
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
I'd love to play this just so that I could knock on a wall in the room every time I used his effect (Which I would, even if there were no Walls in play).
Yeah, there are, more or less, no more Walls anymore, so...
A3Kitsune
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
R:Tap target Changeling or target creature with every creature type.
Gaussgoat
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(6 votes)
Epic card flavor, huge points just for matching the perfect effect to one of the better-known characters from this set.
Also worth mentioning that this guy can tap multiple walls per turn, so he could be a lot of fun in multiplayer.
A lot more powerful back in his day when people actually still used walls with regularity.
3/5
Sironos
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
That's what ali baba does all right, nicely done. My friend has this, and used him to finish off an opponent's last life, it was hilarious XD.
Kryptnyt
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(12 votes)
A tapped wall is but an open door.
Kuhrun
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Sabertooth Alley Cat
lufia22
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(8 votes)
"The heck is an Ali Baba?" "I am" "Oh...so are you the only Ali Baba or are there more?" "Yes, there's a big 'ol tribe of Ali Babas just over that mountain." "Oh, so your parents weren't very creative with your name." "Exactly."
GengilOrbios
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
summon ali baba xD that's almost as good as summon ali from cairo
Nip_Gwyllion
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is my EDH general
TheHandyman
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Was more useful back in the day when walls were more common. Now combos well with Unnatural Selection.
Kragash
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Oh Arabian Nights, you silly expansion you.
The_Jabberwocky
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@ TheHandyman - Did you read what Unnatural Selection says? It clearly states a creature OTHER THAN WALL.
idrinkyourmilkshake
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
So glad they decided to take the Junior Classics tran***ion of The Arabian Nights.
ReneesAnatomy
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A decent card when I'm playing an aggro deck against a white or blue deck with one or two obnoxious walls blocking my path to victory. That doesn't happen all that often these days, though. On the plus side, it's cheap to play and can act as a meat shield.
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Some day, someone will take their Rolling Stones theme deck to their local gaming night and on that night, Ali Baba will be awesome. Before and after that, he -um- won't be. A 1/1 for 1 is never completely useless, but it's not like red has a shortage of superior one drops.
Yeah, there are, more or less, no more Walls anymore, so...
Also worth mentioning that this guy can tap multiple walls per turn, so he could be a lot of fun in multiplayer.
A lot more powerful back in his day when people actually still used walls with regularity.
3/5
"I am"
"Oh...so are you the only Ali Baba or are there more?"
"Yes, there's a big 'ol tribe of Ali Babas just over that mountain."
"Oh, so your parents weren't very creative with your name."
"Exactly."