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Ali from Cairo

Red

1 printing listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Ali from Cairo, Arabian Nights printing
Arabian Nights ARN · No. 36 1993-12-17

Card text

{2}{R}{R}
Creature — Human
Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.
0 / 1
EDHREC rank #25793 Rare Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

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