With 18,000 game pieces and growing, Magic has some that are really, really bad
Walking Ballista will almost never be the best card in your deck, but there will be games where its the exact card that you want to draw and it will always be at least a decent play
Generally, Ive found that this concept works at its best when you dont have to force anything on your end during a Commander game, allowing you to pick up incidental value by simply playing and letting the board state progress
Its a pretty evil way to win if I say so myself, but hey, as my old buddy Dark Confidant would say, greatness, at any cost. Now, there are two ways to approach a mill strategy
Our modern era of Magic has crept past this card as a 2-mana play that doesnt snowball with the game in a world of Ragavans and Ocelot Prides, and it lacks an impactful enters ability like Orcish Bowmasters
It is, however, generally very good