Walking Ballista
Artifact Creature — Construct
SLDSecret Lair Drop#1265rare
ShowcaseHalo Foil
Banned in Pioneer
- Finishes
- Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Warren Mahy
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 10h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Halo Foil$76.30+3.5%$69.00 low$22.00 gap
Halo Foil$76.30+3.5%30DLowest listing
$69.00Buylist
$47.00Buy / Sell Gap
$22.00+32% · normal spread
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleHalo Foil$76.30+3.5%30D
30D range$73.69to$76.30Since Feb 2024:H $76.30L $30.43Loading other printings
Found in
1 productRounded oddsProductPriceFoil
Secret Lair Drop Showcase March of the Machine Vol 1
Box Set · $111.69
$111.69Foil 1+ copies
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.