Walking Ballista Price
11 printings · 9 sets · first printed 2017
Walking Ballista has been printed 11 times across 9 sets, first in 2017 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is Final Fantasy Commander #371 at $5.41, while the most expensive is Fallout #880 at $90.42 — about 17× more. The median across 10 priced printings is $15.47. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 11x, including dedicated reprint sets like Final Fantasy Commander, Mystery Booster 2.
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Every Walking Ballista Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander #371 (R) Cheapest | 2025 | $5.41 | $3.10 |
| Mystery Booster 2 #238 (R) | 2024 | $8.80 | $5.00 |
| Aether Revolt #181 (R) | 2017 | $9.23 | $3.70 |
| Double Masters #306 (R) | 2020 | $10.30 | $5.50 |
| Jumpstart 2022 #806 (R) | 2022 | $10.73 | $6.40 |
| Aether Revolt Promos #181s (R) Foil | 2017 | $20.21 | $16.50 foil |
| Fallout #352 (R) | 2024 | $23.64 | $18.50 |
| Secret Lair Drop #58 (R) Foil | 2020 | $36.25 | $29.00 foil |
| Secret Lair Drop #1265 (R) Foil | 2023 | $76.30 | $47.00 foil |
| Fallout #880 (R) Foil | 2024 | $90.42 | $60.00 foil |
| Magic Online Promos #69991 (R) | 2018 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 11 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsIf 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.