Walking Ballista

{X}{X} · Artifact Creature — Construct

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {4}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.

Rulings (2)

Aug 7, 2020 · If Walking Ballista has been dealt damage or had its toughness reduced by an effect, this limits how many times you'll be able to remove +1/+1 counters from it in a single turn. For example, if it has three +1/+1 counters on it and has been dealt 1 damage this turn, it will be destroyed immediately after you activate the ability a second time and you won't be able to activate it a third time.

Aug 7, 2020 · A casting cost of {X}{X} means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay {6} to cast Walking Ballista.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerBanned

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=17 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Devoted Combo	Modern	100%	1×	6
Hardened Scales	Modern	100%	4×	2
Heliod Combo	Modern	100%	2×	2
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin	cEDH	100%	1×	2
Zirda, the Dawnwaker	cEDH	100%	1×	2
Brigid, Clachan's Heart	cEDH	100%	1×	1
Dice Factory	Modern	100%	1×	1
Post	Legacy	100%	1×	1

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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