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Walking Ballista

{X}{X}

Artifact Creature — Construct

J22Jumpstart 2022#806rare
Banned in Pioneer
Finishes
Nonfoil
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. {4}: 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
Plays as:
Counter PayoffMana SinkPingerPlaneswalker RemovalX Spell
Market · per finishtrend updated 10h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$6.41 low$0.01 gap
Cheapest playable copy$4.92· across 10 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$10.73+10.4%30D
30D range$9.72to$10.83Since Feb 2024:H $18.61L $6.48

Other printings

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Found in

2 productsRounded odds
  • Jumpstart 2022 Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $9.80

    Nonfoil under 1%
  • Jumpstart 2022 2 Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $17.13

    Nonfoil under 1%

Combos

Rulings

2 · latest Aug 7, 2020
  • WotCAug 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.

  • 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.