A Gnome Baller is one of the many gnomes encountered during the Gnome Ballminigame. During the match, the Gnome Ballers try to tackle the player to stop the player from scoring. When a Gnome Baller successfully tackles the player, the player receives 1-4 Hits of damage, an amount which scales with the player's health..
While you can pass the ball to your teammate, the range at which you can do so is limited to 2 squares away. Although, when he returns the ball to the player, he will throw it to them at any distance.
Players need to pay particular attention when they are tackled as they can only receive the ball back from the Baller that took it from the player. As the Referee will not give the player another one, even if they hop worlds. With the exception being if the player dies.