horror by gman91

Format: Commander

Commander: The Jolly Balloon Man

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is a Boros midrange-combo engine centered on The Jolly Balloon Man. The commander leverages haste to clone high-utility creatures with enters-the-battlefield abilities for just one mana, creating flying, temporary 1/1 copies that trigger death and sacrifice synergies. Early turns focus on deploying mana rocks and establishing continuous card advantage through clonable creatures like Spirited Companion and Inspiring Overseer, supported by draw engines such as Skullclamp and Tocasia's Welcome. As the game transitions into the midgame, the deck pivots toward explosive burn triggers from Purphoros, God of the Forge, Impact Tremors, and Molten Gatekeeper, or executes game-ending infinite loops. Primary win conditions include Sun Titan combined with Angelic Renewal and Goblin Bombardment, Karmic Guide with Reveillark, or The Jolly Balloon Man with Zealous Conscripts and Ashnod's Altar. While lacking blue stack interaction, the deck maintains resilience through diverse reanimation engines and versatile permanent removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Altar of Dementia
• 1 Angelic Renewal
• 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Ashnod's Altar
• 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Boros Signet
• 1 Buried Ruin
• 1 Ceaseless Conflict
• 1 Charming Scoundrel
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Coercive Recruiter
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Currency Converter
• 1 Curse-Marred Demon
• 1 Ephemerate
• 1 Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
• 1 Exorcise
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Faithless Looting
• 1 Felidar Guardian
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Fiend Hunter
• 1 Flametongue Kavu
• 1 Flickering Hound
• 1 Furycalm Snarl
• 1 Gamble
• 1 Generous Gift
• 1 Goblin Bombardment
• 1 Hellrider
• 1 Idol of Oblivion
• 1 Impact Tremors
• 1 Inspiring Overseer
• 1 Iron Myr
• 1 Karmic Guide
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Molten Gatekeeper
• 12 Mountain
• 1 Myr Battlesphere
• 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1 Palladium Myr
• 1 Path to Exile
• 16 Plains
• 1 Plundering Barbarian
• 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1 Restoration Angel
• 1 Reveillark
• 1 Rip Apart
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Selfless Spirit
• 1 Siege-Gang Commander
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Skyclave Apparition
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Sparring Mummy
• 1 Spirited Companion
• 1 Staff of the Storyteller
• 1 Stingcaster Mage
• 1 Sun Titan
• 1 Sunscorched Divide
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Conviction
• 1 Temple of Triumph
• 1 The Jolly Balloon Man
• 1 Tocasia's Welcome
• 1 Tragic Arrogance
• 1 Underworld Breach
• 1 Weftstalker Ardent
• 1 Wild Magic Surge
• 1 Witty Roastmaster
• 1 Zealous Conscripts