The Jolly Balloon Man

The Jolly Balloon Man

Legendary Creature — Human Clown

Mana cost: {1}{R}{W}

How we read this card

Haste
Create a token that's a copy of another target creature you control, except it's a 1/1 red Balloon creature in addition to its other colors and types and it has flying and haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {1}, {T} — makes a token

activated {1}, {T} —

What we read on this card

Causes: create a Balloon creature token, put a Balloon creature token onto the battlefield, a Balloon creature token dies, sacrifice a Balloon creature token.

Cares about: a Balloon to sacrifice.

Works well with

a token is sacrificed — 39 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

  1. Shire Shirriff — When a Balloon is sacrificed thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Shire Shirriff exiles a creature an opponent controls

a creature token leaves the battlefield — 58 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

  1. Twilight Drover — When a Balloon leaves the battlefield thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Twilight Drover puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 47 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

  1. Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang — When a Balloon dies thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang exiles itself

provide a creature to sacrifice — 1,060 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this.

  1. Industrial Advancement — The Jolly Balloon Man makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  2. Divergent Transformations — The Jolly Balloon Man makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  3. Transmogrify — The Jolly Balloon Man makes fodder for Transmogrify

1,057 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 1,095 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 1,095 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When The Jolly Balloon Man makes a Balloon token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 827 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

When a Balloon dies thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man:

  1. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  2. Adarkar Valkyrie — brings a card back
  3. Luminous Broodmoth — brings a card back
  4. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — brings a card back
  5. Resurrection Orb — brings a card back
  6. Enduring Renewal — brings a card back
  7. Graceful Reprieve — brings a card back
  8. Gift of Immortality — brings a card back
  9. Squee's Embrace — brings a card back
  10. Angelic Renewal — sacrifices itself

106 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 1,460 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man:

  1. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  2. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  3. Caretaker's Talent — draws you 1 card
  4. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

a token is created — 1,461 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

When The Jolly Balloon Man makes a Balloon token:

  1. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  2. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves the battlefield — 1,359 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

When a Balloon leaves the battlefield thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Ninth Bridge Patrol — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Flaming Fist Officer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Valor of the Worthy — makes a token
  5. Outpost Siege — deals 1 damage

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 2,042 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

When The Jolly Balloon Man enters:

  1. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  4. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  5. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  6. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage
  7. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

a creature attacks — 6,550 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

When The Jolly Balloon Man attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  3. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  4. Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumph — triggers

110 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 6,550 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

When The Jolly Balloon Man attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Guide of Souls — triggers
  4. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  5. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura
  6. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  7. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  8. Cool but Rude — draws and discards

54 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 6,550 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

When The Jolly Balloon Man blocks:

  1. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  2. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

10 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 6,572 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When The Jolly Balloon Man is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token

27 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,303 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

  1. Boss's Chauffeur — When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Boss's Chauffeur puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Enduring Innocence — When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Enduring Innocence draws you 1 card
  3. Enduring Courage — When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Enduring Courage gives +2/+0
  4. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  5. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — When The Jolly Balloon Man enters, Gimli of the Glittering Caves puts counters on a permanent
  6. The Neutrinos — When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, The Neutrinos gets +1/+0
  7. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry grants flying, haste and menace
  8. Aetherstorm Roc — When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control
  9. Raphael, Most Attitude — When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library

149 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 10,759 cards in The Jolly Balloon Man's colors can cause this (The Jolly Balloon Man is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a Balloon enters thanks to The Jolly Balloon Man, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.