Walking Ballista

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.

CMC

Set

J22

Rarity

rare

Price

$9.89

FORMATS

CommanderSTAPLE 2.7%

Brawl (Historic)NOT LEGAL

DraftNOT LEGAL

StandardNOT LEGAL

ModernSTAPLE 3.6%

PioneerBANNED

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WWizards of the Coast2020-08-07
Official Ruling
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.
WWizards of the Coast2020-08-07
Official Ruling
A casting cost of means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay to cast Walking Ballista.

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COMMENTS · 1

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Wizards of the Coast2020-08-03
Walking Ballista was banned in pioneer on August 3, 2020. Therefore, we're choosing to ban Inverter of Truth, Underworld Breach, Walking Ballista, and Kethis, the Hidden Hand in Pioneer. Our intent is to dramatically reduce instances where players risk losing to a combo kill when tapping out in the early- to mid-game. Source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/news/august-8-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement