28 cards where the illustration contains “ballista”

Ainok Artillerist (Dragons of Tarkir #171)
Ballista Charger (Kaladesh #196)
Ballista Squad (Mercadian Masques #5)
Ballista Watcher // Ballista Wielder (Innistrad: Crimson Vow #143)
Ballista Watcher // Ballista Wielder (Innistrad: Crimson Vow #143)
Ballista Watcher // Ballista Wielder (Innistrad: Double Feature #410)
Ballista Watcher // Ballista Wielder (Innistrad: Double Feature #410)
Chamber Sentry (Guilds of Ravnica #232)
Conscripted Infantry (The Brothers' War #129)
Fortified Village (Shadows over Innistrad #274)
Geistcatcher's Rig (Innistrad #223)
General Kudro of Drannith (Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #187)
Goblin Bombardment (Tempest #179)
Goblin War Wagon (Mirrodin #179)
Hanweir Battlements (Eldritch Moon #204)
Hanweir Garrison (Eldritch Moon #130a)
Hanweir, the Writhing Township (Eldritch Moon #130b)
Hanweir Watchkeep // Bane of Hanweir (Innistrad #145)
Hanweir Watchkeep // Bane of Hanweir (Innistrad #145)
Heavy Ballista (Seventh Edition #19)
Heavy Ballista (Weatherlight #17)
Kongming's Contraptions (Portal Three Kingdoms #10)
Llanowar Behemoth (Weatherlight #132)
Orcish Artillery (Limited Edition Alpha #165)
Plains (Fate Reforged #177)
Repeating Barrage (Ixalan #156)
Skystrike Officer (The Brothers' War #317)
Spear Spewer (Ravnica Allegiance #117)
Spear Spewer (Jumpstart 2022 #82)
Terror Ballista (The Brothers' War #290)
Walking Ballista (Secret Lair Drop #1265)

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