The Jolly Balloon Man
DSKDuskmourn: House of Horror/#359/2024RareBorderless
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.49
Cardmarket€0.60
ManaPool$0.40
TCGplayer$0.93
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.60
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.49High $1.99Low $1.29▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.93TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 5.1%30d▼ 30.6%90d▼ 13.9%
90d high
$1.40
90d low
$0.91
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.57
Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos
- Down 30.6% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 34% below its 90 day high of $1.40.
- This printing is the 3rd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 286% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Human Clown
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.
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Keywords
Haste
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (5)
wotc20 Sept 2024
Except for the listed exceptions, the token created by The Jolly Balloon Man's ability copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
wotc20 Sept 2024
If the copied creature is a token, the token that's created copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token, with the stated exceptions.
wotc20 Sept 2024
Any enters abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters. Any "as [this creature] enters" or "[this creature] enters with" abilities of the copied creature will also work.
wotc20 Sept 2024
If the copied creature is copying something else, then the token enters as whatever that creature copied, with the stated exception.
wotc20 Sept 2024
If the copied creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
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About this card
The Jolly Balloon Man
The Jolly Balloon Man is a Legendary Creature — Human Clown, with mana cost {1}{R}{W} (mana value 3). Printed 7 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.93 (down 30.6% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
The Jolly Balloon Man FAQ
How much is The Jolly Balloon Man worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for The Jolly Balloon Man is $0.93. It is down 30.6% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.91 to $1.40.
What is the cheapest printing of The Jolly Balloon Man?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos at $0.57 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of The Jolly Balloon Man?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos at $3.25 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of The Jolly Balloon Man are there?
The Jolly Balloon Man has been printed 7 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was The Jolly Balloon Man first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DSK #359, released 2024-09-27.
What is the newest printing of The Jolly Balloon Man?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SLZ #212, released 2026-09-02.
Is there a foil version of The Jolly Balloon Man?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $3.59 versus $0.93 for nonfoil, which is 286% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is The Jolly Balloon Man legal in Commander?
Yes, The Jolly Balloon Man is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.