Magic: The Gathering

Ballista Charger

Kaladesh 196 • uncommon

Set: Kaladesh
Collector number: 196
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 5 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Sung Choi
Market price: $0.07

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What it's worth

$0.07market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$0.07 – $0.08 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an uncommon card from the Kaladesh set, this item represents the resourceful, artifact-centered ingenuity of its plane. Its presence in a collection marks an appreciation for thematic mechanical design, where the focus on gear and invention defines the character of the world it inhabits.

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Card face

What it does

Whenever this Vehicle attacks, it deals 1 damage to any target.

Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Ballista Charger was released in the 2016 Magic: The Gathering set, Kaladesh. The set centered on an inventive, art-deco inspired plane where mana is harnessed through artifice and machinery. The card was designed to highlight the set's core mechanics of energy counters and vehicular combat, providing players with a colorless artifact that could be crewed by creatures to engage in battle.

Illustrated by artist Florian de Gesincourt, the design captures the aesthetic of Aether-powered heavy machinery characteristic of the setting. The visual direction aimed to blend utilitarian engineering with the ornate, gold-toned filigree that defined the Kaladesh architectural style, resulting in a piece that felt both grounded in the world's lore and mechanically impactful during standard gameplay sessions of the era.

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About Ballista Charger

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