Ali Baba

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Not to be confused with Ali from Cairo.
Ali Baba
Information
Colors Red mana
Species Human
Job Rogue
Birth, Life & Death
Birthplace Rabiah
Lifetime Unknown

Ali Baba was a cunning rogue from Rabiah Ali Baba, a master of unlocking secrets and breaching defenses that others deemed impenetrable. With a simple utterance of "Open, Sesame!", he could cause the most formidable barriers to yield, revealing the hidden treasures and mysteries beyond.

Behind the scenes

In One Thousand and One Nights, the inspiration for the set Arabian Nights, Ali Baba was a poor woodcutter who became rich after discovering a vast cache of treasure hidden by evil bandits.[1] When first printed in Arabian Nights, Ali Baba had the unique Creature type of Ali Baba. This was given errata in the Grand Creature Type Update to be Human Rogue.

In-game references

Represented in:
  1. Michael G. Ryan (August 09, 2002). "Magic: The Naming - Arabian Nights". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12.