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The Jolly Balloon Man

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7 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

The Jolly Balloon Man, The Zeta Set printing
The Zeta Set SLZ · No. 212 2026-09-02

Card text

{1}{R}{W}
Legendary Creature — Human Clown
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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Keywords: Haste
EDHREC rank #2559 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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The 7 printings

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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ✓ Legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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.

2024-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2024-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast

If the copied creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

2024-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2024-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast

If the copied creature is copying something else, then the token enters as whatever that creature copied, with the stated exception.

2024-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

The Jolly Balloon Man, The Zeta Set printing
The Zeta Set
SLZ · #212
Uncommon
∅ No QC price
The Jolly Balloon Man, The Zeta Set printing
The Zeta Set
SLZ · #333
Uncommon
∅ No QC price
The Jolly Balloon Man, The Zeta Set printing
The Zeta Set
SLZ · #91
Uncommon
∅ No QC price
The Jolly Balloon Man, Duskmourn: House of Horror printing
Duskmourn: House of Horror
DSK · #219
Rare
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Face to Face Games · Condition LP
The Jolly Balloon Man, Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos printing
Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos
PDSK · #219p
Rare
∅ No QC price
The Jolly Balloon Man, Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos printing
Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos
PDSK · #219s
Rare
∅ No QC price