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Walking Ballista

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{X}{X}
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updated 2026-06-21
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Card details
Artist
Warren Mahy
Frame
showcase
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerBanned
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Oracle text

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.

P/T0/0
Abilities
StaticThis creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Activated{4}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
ActivatedRemove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
Plays as
Counter PayoffCounter PlacerMana SinkPingerPlaneswalker RemovalX Spell
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Warren Mahy
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ScryfallTCGplayerEDHREC
Rulings
  • 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.