Ali Baba
Creature — Human Rogue
: Tap target Wall.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Renaissance
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #29081
Ali Baba taps target Wall for one red mana at instant speed — a hyper-narrow effect that matters almost exclusively when Walls are blocking you or powering an engine. Outside of dedicated Wall synergy, it's a one-mana 1/1 with a situational activated ability that does nothing against the majority of Commander tables.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ali Baba earns a slot only in decks that care about Walls specifically — think Arcades, the Strategist builds where opponents' Walls become liabilities or where your own Walls tap for value. Legacy and Vintage legality is mostly academic; no competitive shell has ever wanted a one-mana 1/1 whose ability targets a permanent type that sees minimal play. Ali Baba is legal in Oathbreaker as well, but the same narrow ceiling applies. Treat this as a tribal curiosity rather than a broadly playable card.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't currently available for Ali Baba, which makes it difficult to give a firm buy-or-skip verdict. Given how narrow the card is, prioritize checking buylist aggregators before paying a premium — it's the kind of card that sits cheap in bulk but occasionally spikes on nostalgia rather than demand.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.