How to Build a Jolly Balloon Man Commander Deck in MTG

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

MTG Urabrask priest card with picture on background.

Commander: Jolly Balloon Man

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

This is a Jolly Balloon Man card with art on an MTG background.

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

MTG Nesting Dovehawk card with art on the background.

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

MTG Wurmcoil engine card with art on the background.

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

MTG Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier card with art on background.

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

This is an MTG Combat Celebrant card with art on the background.

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

MTG Warleader's calling card with art on the background.

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.

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