---
name: "Heavy Ballista"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "WTH"
set_name: "Weatherlight"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "b4219836-c802-49e2-9a66-f03ca8f13895"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/heavy-ballista-wth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{T}: This creature deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ballista Squad](/printing/ballista-squad-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
2. [Catapult Squad](/printing/catapult-squad-ons.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Arbalest Elite](/printing/arbalest-elite-m12.md) — Creature — Human Archer
4. [D'Avenant Archer](/printing/davenant-archer-chr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Archer
5. [Crossbow Infantry](/printing/crossbow-infantry-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Archer
6. [Heavy Infantry](/printing/heavy-infantry-ori.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Weatherlight (WTH) #17
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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