The Jolly Balloon Man is a rare Legendary Creature — Human Clown from DSK (DSK) costing {1}{R}{W}. Current price: $0.59 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander. Legal in Standard.
The Jolly Balloon Man
Legendary Creature — Human Clown
Card Text
Haste {1}, {T}: 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.
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The Jolly Balloon Man is a Legendary Creature — Human Clown card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Haste {1}, {T}: 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."
The Jolly Balloon Man has a mana cost of {1}{R}{W}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires R, W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
The Jolly Balloon Man's mana cost of {1}{R}{W} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
The Jolly Balloon Man has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
The Jolly Balloon Man's current oracle text is: "Haste {1}, {T}: 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."
The current market price for The Jolly Balloon Man is approximately $0.59 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.7 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.4 EUR.
You can purchase The Jolly Balloon Man from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
The Jolly Balloon Man normal: $0.59 | foil: $0.7
The Jolly Balloon Man is Legal in Standard format.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
The Jolly Balloon Man is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
The Jolly Balloon Man is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
The Jolly Balloon Man is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
The Jolly Balloon Man is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
The Jolly Balloon Man is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for The Jolly Balloon Man in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of The Jolly Balloon Man is from DSK (DSK), with collector number 219.
The Jolly Balloon Man may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
The Jolly Balloon Man is a rare card in DSK.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
The Jolly Balloon Man was illustrated by Campbell White.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
The Jolly Balloon Man is a 1/4 creature.
Power (1) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (4) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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