Hey Y'all, This is my Walking Ballista combo build. It started as a budget deck and currently, I'm working on acquiring the land base, so I'm looking for feedback on improving the deck before I commit all the way and trade for/spend for like $200 on fetches and shocks. It's essentially a green stompy list with a turn 4 combo, and a black splash for consistency and premium removal. The sideboard is a WIP, not a lot going on there.
The Combo:To set up, you need Hardened Scales and Rite of Passage on the field. Play Walking Ballista for a minimum of 4 mana, giving it 2 counters plus a third from Scales. Take a counter off the Ballista to ping itself for one damage*. Rite triggers, giving it a counter, and then another counter from Scales, so it now has 4 counters. Repeat this process as many times as you like and then take counters off to ping your opponent.
Other Notable Inclusions
Beseech the Queen: a nice tutor, and inexpensive. Helps gather combo pieces.
Experiment One, Gyre Sage, Rishkar, Peema Renegade and Avatar of the Resolute: help us win without the combo, which this deck is definitely capable of.
Scavenging Ooze: a bit of lifegain, plus mainboard graveyard hate.
*Please note that having less than three counters initially will cause it to kill itself here (with two it becomes a 1/1 and hits itself for 1).
Suggestions are appreciated!
