Printings
Walking Ballista
Card Information
Type: Artifact Creature — Construct
Mana Cost: XX
CMC: 0
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Jumpstart 2022 (J22)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 806
Oracle Text
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.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- August 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.
Source: wotc - August 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.
Source: wotc
Price History
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