---
name: "Ballista Squad"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Rebel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matthew D. Wilson"
oracle_id: "5973725c-6e1f-4d7e-bcef-3d867ea4c244"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ballista-squad-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ballista Squad
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Rebel
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{X}{W}, {T}: This creature deals X damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Heavy Ballista](/printing/heavy-ballista-7ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Catapult Squad](/printing/catapult-squad-ons.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Sword Dancer](/printing/sword-dancer-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
4. [Arbalest Elite](/printing/arbalest-elite-m12.md) — Creature — Human Archer
5. [Crossbow Infantry](/printing/crossbow-infantry-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Archer
6. [Task Force](/printing/task-force-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #5
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matthew D. Wilson
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`