Ideally, you would play a Bodyguard like Nani, Protective Sister or Pluto, Determined Defender the turn you quest with Lucky to keep him safe from challenges
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So he's already a worse Aladdin and that Aladdin barely saw play and mostly only as a Shift target for Aladdin - Heroic Outlaw
However, effects based on those costs that were paid for the original ability are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy
Cid, Timeless Artificer Cid, Timeless Artificer is an interesting build-around that I imagine comes in two flavors: You either go hard on looting, cycling, and self-mill to throw multiple copies of Cid in the graveyard, or you do some Mirror Box shenanigans
This role is well reflected in the new Lorcana card Kida, Protector of Atlantis, which is a fantastic card to play if you want to protect your amber ink armies of weaker characters