The Jolly Ballon Man is a legendary creature introduced in . Magic: The GatheringThis is the commander format. This Boros (red/white) commander focuses on copying creatures and taking advantage of their various enter-the-battlefield and death triggers.
Jolly Balloon Man plays like a Blink deck, slowly building up its advantage until it's ready to win the game. With the Jolly Balloon Man deck, you'll be drawing tons of cards and generating tons of creature tokens. If this is the gameplay style you like in your Commander deck, The Jolly Balloon Man is the Commander for you.
decklist
Commander: Jolly Balloon Man |
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agate instigator |
Eternal Soldier Agrus Kos |
Ah, the dawn sky |
Blazing Sky Atsushi |
Beja, spring on guard |
circuit repair machine |
battle celebrant |
enduring innocence |
Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor |
Mogis' Fanatic |
gold mir |
Inspirational Supervisor |
iron mir |
Karma Guide |
Mirror Breaker Kiki Jiki |
Roran of the Third Path |
Marvin, the murder imitator |
a gentle mentor |
Meteor Golem |
nesting pigeon hawk |
Ornithopter of Heaven |
Overlord of the Boilerbilges |
Overlord of Mistmoore |
Priest of Urabrask |
rumor collector |
Skyhabitat Ghost |
Solemn simulacrum |
a brave companion |
whole cheese |
Carnosaurus blowing the trumpet |
village bells |
wall of omens |
welcome vampire |
Witch Enchantment // Witch-Blessed Meadow |
Witty Roast Master |
worm coil engine |
zealous conscript |
second approach of the sun |
a sacrilegious act |
division |
chaos warp |
an eerie interlude |
ephemera |
generous gift |
road to exile |
From knife to plowshares |
Mystic Seal |
Altar of Ashnod |
Boros Seal |
halo fountain |
Idol of Oblivion |
Illusionist's Bracers |
Magrite's Stone |
Patria's Seal |
skull clamp |
sole ring |
sundial of infinity |
Talisman of Faith |
Elixir of a Thousand Years |
traveler's bauble |
Manager's Talent |
Goblin Bombardment |
shock tremors |
Welcome from Tocasia |
War Leader's Call |
Forge of Battle |
Boros Garrison |
Clifftop Retreat |
command tower |
exotic orchard |
Fountain Port |
inspirational and vantage point |
Minas Tirith |
x8 mountain |
x11 Plains |
Reliquary Tower |
Thieves' Passage |
rough grassland |
sunlit canyon |
sunset pass |
sun tanned cleavage |
war room |
decklist 37 creatures, 3 spells, 6 instants, 14 artifacts, 5 enchantments, and 34 countries. In most cases, all your deck needs is creatures and lands. The remaining cards serve to support this.
key card
cheerful balloon man
commander of the deck, cheerful balloon man This is the main element that makes your deck stand out. You can create tokens for any creature with just one mana. You control (but at 1/1 for flying). There are several creatures you can copy by untapping the Jolly Balloon Man, allowing you to use its effects regardless of how much mana you have.
The Jolly Balloon Man is in a hurry, so you can: Use its effect the turn it enters the battlefield.. You can copy it. All creatures, not just non-legendary creatures. Copying a legendary will cause you to die immediately due to the legendary rules, but you can still utilize the enter-the-battlefield trigger or, more importantly, the death trigger.
nesting pigeon hawk
nesting pigeon hawk This is the most consistent way to maintain the tokens you create with Jolly Balloon Man. Creates a copy of a creature token when filled, You must sacrifice a Jolly Ballon Man token., Token copies do not.. This means that the tokens created by Nesting Dovehawk will remain on the battlefield during the end phase.
Nesting Dovehawk is a way to double the effect of utilizing it with Jolly Balloon Man. this It helps you draw tons of cards and create a permanent board presence.. Nesting Dovehawk also gains stats as more creature tokens enter, making it a powerful offensive and defensive creature late in the game.
worm coil engine
worm coil engine One of the best cards to copy with Jolly Balloon Man. 1/1 tokens don't have much effect, Sacrificing still generates two 3/3 tokens. (One is Death's Touch, the other is Lifelink).
Since nothing happens to the original Wurmcoil engine, you can: Keep copying to make more Phyrexian Worm Tokens. This, combined with other burn damage cards, can snowball out of control if your opponent doesn't manage the original Wurmcoil engine.
Eternal Soldier Agrus Kos
It becomes the best card when combined with Commander. Agrus Koth, eternal soldier, If you have two mana to pay, you can have Jolly Balloon Man copy one creature to copy all of your creatures. This gives you numerous triggers and additional tokens to work with, which can be enough to deal critical damage.
Agrus Kos, the Eternal Soldier, generates tons of tokens, so This is especially powerful against cards that deal burning damage when a creature enters the battlefield.. This effect applies to any ability that targets it and allows for infinite combos.
If Jolly Ballon Man, Agrus Kos, Priest of Urabrask, or Village Bell-Ringer are on the battlefield, you can generate an infinite amount of tokens. When activated using Jolly Balloon Man on Agrus Kos, you can create a copy of the token using its effect on any creature you control. Village Bell-Ringer untaps Jolly Balloon Man, and Priest of Urabrask gives you three mana so you can repeat this combo infinitely.
battle celebrant
battle celebrant This is a way to gain a lot of extra combat steps, especially late in the game if you have enough mana to use Jolly Balloon Man's effect multiple times per turn. you always want to unleash itGain an extra combat step to deal damage over time.
There are several ways to continue using Combat Celerant's effects. if Kikijiki and Mirror Breaker appear on the battlefield and can engage in endless battles. Just tap Kiki-Jiki to copy, no mana required. Alternatively, Jolly Balloon Man is a way to use combos in the command area (although in this case they are not infinite).
How to play the deck
Jolly Balloon Man It's all about creating an advantage and drawing cards until you reach the basic win condition.. Despite Boros being notorious for card draw, thanks to his ability to copy permanents such as: Wall of omens, a lively companionand Inspirational SupervisorThis drawback has been completely erased.
There are many useful cards that the Jolly Balloon Man can copy. Carnosaurus blowing the trumpet Once you find five, you can cast other spells for free. Blazing Sky Atsushi If you enter legendary rules and die, you can create three treasure tokens, Karma Guide You can return creatures from your graveyard to the battlefield.
one Disadvantages of the deck It is very weak in interaction. you You must target a creature to get the effect of Jolly Ballon Man.meaning Opponents have a chance to use removal spells before it is resolved. furthermore, Board wipes will set you back big timeBecause it can be difficult to build from scratch.
that The deck's main win conditions are victory through combat, burn damage, or access to the Second Sun.. With so many cards to draw, it's very easy to trigger Approach from the Second Sun and once the problem is resolved, you'll immediately win the game. Alternatively, There are many ways to create infinite battles and infinite creatures. Swing out. Playing flaming cards for creatures entering the battlefield can melt your opponent's life total, clearing the way for victory.