The Jolly Balloon Man by user7240068

Format: Commander

Commander: The Jolly Balloon Man

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Boros token and burn strategy helmed by The Jolly Balloon Man. The commander creates temporary 1/1 flying, hasty Balloon copies of your creatures for just one mana, triggering enter-the-battlefield abilities on demand. The deck leverages this ability by copying card-drawing creatures early to build card advantage, then transitioning into midgame damage multipliers such as Purphoros, God of the Forge, Agate Instigator, Mondrak, Glory Dominus, and Anointed Procession. As tokens enter the battlefield in large numbers, the table takes heavy burn damage while accumulating a formidable airborne presence. In addition to steady combat and burn attrition, the list features a compact infinite combo in Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and Village Bell-Ringer, which can be searched out using Imperial Recruiter. Robust protection spells like Clever Concealment and Flawless Maneuver defend your board state as you close out the game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abraded Bluffs
  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Lighthouse
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Big Mother Mouser
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boss's Chauffeur
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Circuit Mender
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Elegant Parlor
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emrakul's Hatcher
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Field of the Dead
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Gold Myr
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Inspiring Overseer
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Ironwill Forger
  • 1 Jaxis, the Troublemaker
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mishra's Factory
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Mutavault
  • 1 Needle Spires
  • 1 Nesting Dovehawk
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patriar's Seal
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Renewed Solidarity
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanguine Evangelist
  • 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Slash, Reptile Rampager
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 The Jolly Balloon Man
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Village Bell-Ringer
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Winds of Abandon
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Witty Roastmaster