Walking Ballista
Artifact Creature — Construct
2XMDouble Masters#306rare
Banned in Pioneer
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Daniel Ljunggren
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerBanned
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
0/0: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.Plays as:
Counter PayoffMana SinkPingerPlaneswalker RemovalX Spell
Market · per finishtrend updated 4h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$10.30-0.5%$7.65 low$1.25 gap
Foil$15.71+0.3%$13.63 low$2.13 gap
Nonfoil$10.30-0.5%30DLowest listing
$7.65Buylist
$6.40Buy / Sell Gap
$1.25+16% · normal spread
30D range$15.61to$15.71Since Feb 2024:H $21.67L $13.17
Lowest listing
$13.63Buylist
$11.50Buy / Sell Gap
$2.13+16% · normal spread
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$10.30-0.5%30D
30D range$10.18to$11.05Since Feb 2024:H $18.81L $6.46Foil$15.71+0.3%30D1.53× nonfoil
30D range$15.61to$15.71Since Feb 2024:H $21.67L $13.17Loading other printings
Found in
2 productsRounded oddsProductPriceNonfoilFoil
Double Masters Draft Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $46.40
$46.40Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%Double Masters VIP Edition Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $252.48
$252.48Nonfoil —Foil under 10%
Combos
Rulings
2 · latest Aug 7, 2020
- WotCAug 7, 2020
A casting cost of
means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay 
to cast Walking Ballista. - WotCAug 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.