Ali from Cairo has always been one of my favorite cards. My first tournament winning deck in the nineties featured Ali from Cairo, Diplomatic Immunity a bunch of Counter magic, Disintegrates and Fireballs. I’ve had the idea for these alterations for a few years now, and have been talking to Mark Poole about it at various Magicfests. At Magicfest Reno I came up a bit at the Black Jack tables, so I quickly invested my winnings in what you see here, before I could give it all back to the house. May it be a reminder that there are few things that are permanent in this world, Death, Taxes, and Ali from Cairo. Everyone stay safe out there.