Jolly Balloon by user1896895

Format: Commander

Commander: The Jolly Balloon Man

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Boros deck pilots The Jolly Balloon Man as an ETB-value engine and token-combo enabler. The commander's haste and tap ability create flying, hasty 1/1 copies of your creatures that trigger enters-the-battlefield effects, then sacrifice themselves at the next end step. The primary game plan uses repeatable token generation-via copies, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Caretaker's Talent, and Elspeth, Storm Slayer-to accumulate card advantage and pinger damage. The deck's actual win condition is an infinite combo: Kiki-Jiki + Village Bell-Ringer or Zealous Conscripts to generate infinite ETB triggers, then kill with Goblin Bombardment, Impact Tremors, or Witty Roastmaster. Secondary paths include massive token swarms backed by Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation or Fiendish Duo doubling damage. The commander's own copy ability provides consistent value but is not the primary kill.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Boros Cluestone
  • 1 Boros Locket
  • 1 Boss's Chauffeur
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Circuit Mender
  • 1 Claim the Firstborn
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Coercive Recruiter
  • 1 Daydream
  • 1 Deflecting Palm
  • 1 Dire Fleet Daredevil
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fanatic of Mogis
  • 1 Fiendish Duo
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Gold Myr
  • 1 H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Iron Myr
  • 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Magewright's Stone
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 15 Mountain
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
  • 19 Plains
  • 1 Priest of Urabrask
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Rootborn Defenses
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Sparring Mummy
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Star Athlete
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 The Jolly Balloon Man
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Trumpeting Carnosaur
  • 1 Umbral Mantle
  • 1 Village Bell-Ringer
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Wall of Omens
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Winds of Abandon
  • 1 Witty Roastmaster
  • 1 Zealous Conscripts