---
name: "Ali from Cairo"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ME4"
set_name: "Masters Edition IV"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "6517edb3-30e2-40ba-b6e4-4554b4bbb342"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ali-from-cairo-me4"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ali from Cairo
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/1

## Oracle Text
Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Worship](/printing/worship-8ed.md) — Enchantment
2. [Cho-Arrim Alchemist](/printing/cho-arrim-alchemist-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
3. [Fortune Thief](/printing/fortune-thief-a25.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
4. [El-Hajjâj](/printing/el-hajjâj-sum.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Sustaining Spirit](/printing/sustaining-spirit-me2.md) — Creature — Angel Spirit
6. [Vizier of Remedies](/printing/vizier-of-remedies-akr.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition IV (ME4) #107
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`