Walking Ballista
Artifact Creature — Construct · 0/0
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.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerBanned
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
#423 on EDHREC's list of the most played Commander cards (as of October 16, 2026).
Selling Walking Ballista?
We pay 50% of a card's market value in cash, or 70% in store credit, for cards worth more than $1. For the cheapest printing of Walking Ballista, that's about $2.55 cash or $3.57 in credit.
All 10 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander FIC | 371 | Jun 2025 | $5.10 | – |
| Mystery Booster 2 MB2 | 238 | Aug 2024 | $8.95 | $46.80 |
| Fallout PIP | 880 | Mar 2024 | – | $90.42 |
| Fallout PIP | 352 | Mar 2024 | $23.23 | $26.95 |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 1265 | Apr 2023 | – | $76.30 |
| Jumpstart 2022 J22 | 806 | Dec 2022 | $10.73 | – |
| Double Masters 2XM | 306 | Aug 2020 | $10.30 | $15.71 |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 58 | Jun 2020 | – | $36.25 |
| Aether Revolt AER | 181 | Jan 2017 | $8.52 | $16.46 |
| Aether Revolt Promos PAER | 181s | Jan 2017 | – | $20.41 |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
Removal we have in stock
Rulings
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.
A casting cost of means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay to cast Walking Ballista.
Card text, images and rulings from Scryfall. Magic: The Gathering and its card names, text and art are property of Wizards of the Coast.