---
name: "Steam Catapult"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ME4"
set_name: "Masters Edition IV"
collector_number: "29"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "b6ea0c70-022a-43e4-aa40-3dc6a8b3b21e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/steam-catapult-me4"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Steam Catapult
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
{T}: Destroy target tapped creature. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

> *"You idiots! Turn it around! Turn it around!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stone Catapult](/printing/stone-catapult-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Catapult Squad](/printing/catapult-squad-ons.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Catapult Master](/printing/catapult-master-ddf.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Kongming's Contraptions](/printing/kongmings-contraptions-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Heavy Ballista](/printing/heavy-ballista-7ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Seasoned Marshal](/printing/seasoned-marshal-ddf.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition IV (ME4) #29
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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