Walking Ballista
Mystery Booster 2 238 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 238
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana X mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $9.11
What it does
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
4 generic mana: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerBanned
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Walking Ballista was originally released in the 2017 Magic: The Gathering set Aether Revolt. Designed as a flexible artifact creature, it gained significant notoriety in competitive formats for its ability to scale with available mana and serve as a versatile utility piece. The card's design allows it to function as both an early-game threat and a late-game win condition, making it a staple in various deck archetypes.
The version from Mystery Booster 2, featuring the artwork by Daniel Ljunggren, highlights the sleek, mechanical aesthetic characteristic of the Kaladesh plane where the card originated. Ljunggren’s illustration emphasizes the construct's modular, gear-driven construction, capturing the industrial elegance that defines Aether-powered technology. As a rare reprint within this compilation set, it preserves the mechanical integrity of the original card while serving as a nod to its enduring impact on the game's meta-strategy.
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