The Jolly Balloon Man (Commander) - Expensive Core

The Jolly Balloon Man
Rank #188
152decks
Background image for The Top Twelve Scariest Commanders To Play Against
Levi Perry
Oct 23, 2025
The Top Twelve Scariest Commanders To Play Against
As we celebrate all things creepy this October, let's take a moment to give our respect to the scariest commanders to play against.
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Solstice Revelations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Kindly Customer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Airbender Ascension
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spirited Companion
68%inclusion104 decks152 decks
63%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
70%inclusion106 decks152 decks
61%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
68%inclusion103 decks152 decks
60%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
83%inclusion126 decks152 decks
59%synergy
Enduring Innocence
70%inclusion107 decks152 decks
59%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
70%inclusion107 decks152 decks
59%synergy
Panharmonicon
63%inclusion96 decks152 decks
58%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
65%inclusion99 decks152 decks
58%synergy
Anointed Procession
67%inclusion102 decks152 decks
58%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
63%inclusion96 decks152 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion118 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion102 decks152 decks
52%synergy
Path to Exile
66%inclusion101 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
63%inclusion96 decks152 decks
47%synergy
Village Bell-Ringer
58%inclusion88 decks152 decks
54%synergy
Agate Instigator
57%inclusion86 decks152 decks
50%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
55%inclusion82 decks150 decks
50%synergy
Sun Titan
55%inclusion83 decks152 decks
40%synergy
Warleader's Call
53%inclusion81 decks152 decks
41%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
53%inclusion80 decks152 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
28%inclusion43 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Witch Enchanter
59%inclusion89 decks152 decks
46%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
53%inclusion80 decks152 decks
50%synergy
Ao, the Dawn Sky
48%inclusion73 decks152 decks
45%synergy
Overlord of the Boilerbilges
47%inclusion71 decks151 decks
45%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
45%inclusion69 decks152 decks
35%synergy
Trumpeting Carnosaur
45%inclusion68 decks152 decks
43%synergy
Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
44%inclusion67 decks152 decks
41%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
38%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
43%inclusion65 decks152 decks
37%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
43%inclusion65 decks152 decks
40%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
42%inclusion64 decks152 decks
37%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
42%inclusion64 decks152 decks
29%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Nesting Dovehawk
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
39%synergy
Circuit Mender
40%inclusion61 decks152 decks
37%synergy
Karmic Guide
40%inclusion61 decks152 decks
36%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
39%inclusion60 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
39%inclusion60 decks152 decks
36%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
38%inclusion58 decks152 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Omens
37%inclusion56 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
36%inclusion55 decks152 decks
29%synergy
Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier
36%inclusion54 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
35%inclusion53 decks152 decks
26%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
34%inclusion52 decks152 decks
24%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion50 decks152 decks
19%synergy
Gold Myr
32%inclusion49 decks152 decks
24%synergy
Esper Sentinel
30%inclusion46 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Ocelot Pride
30%inclusion46 decks152 decks
25%synergy
Arabella, Abandoned Doll
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
25%synergy
Iron Myr
30%inclusion45 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
28%inclusion43 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Patron of the Arts
28%inclusion43 decks152 decks
27%synergy
Solitude
28%inclusion43 decks152 decks
26%synergy
Charming Scoundrel
27%inclusion41 decks152 decks
25%synergy
Éowyn, Fearless Knight
27%inclusion41 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Felidar Guardian
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
24%synergy
Helpful Hunter
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Splitskin Doll
25%inclusion38 decks151 decks
21%synergy
Beza, the Bounding Spring
24%inclusion37 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Overlord of the Mistmoors
24%inclusion37 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Fury
24%inclusion37 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Restoration Angel
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Courage
21%inclusion32 decks151 decks
18%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Combat Celebrant
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
18%inclusion27 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Fanatic of Mogis
17%inclusion26 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Star Athlete
16%inclusion24 decks148 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
43%inclusion65 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Boros Charm
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
-9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
35%inclusion53 decks151 decks
24%synergy
Ephemerate
35%inclusion53 decks152 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion50 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
29%inclusion44 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
26%inclusion39 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
19%inclusion29 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Eerie Interlude
17%inclusion26 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Cloudshift
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Wear // Tear
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Unwanted Remake
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
-2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Palm
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
-11%synergy
Get Lost
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Legion Leadership
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-11%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Final Showdown
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Pyroblast
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion60 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
32%inclusion49 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Austere Command
26%inclusion39 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Mighty
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Molten Duplication
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Past
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
47%inclusion72 decks152 decks
36%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion64 decks152 decks
38%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
36%synergy
Magewright's Stone
36%inclusion55 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion44 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
-18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion27 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Sundial of the Infinite
17%inclusion26 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Halo Fountain
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
-3%synergy
Chainsaw
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
-2%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
44%inclusion67 decks152 decks
38%synergy
Determined Iteration
36%inclusion55 decks152 decks
35%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
36%inclusion54 decks152 decks
33%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Echoing Assault
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Teleportation Circle
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Mana Echoes
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Intangible Virtue
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Land Tax
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
-2%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Muster the Departed
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Industrial Advancement
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Leader
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
37%inclusion56 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion53 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Fountainport
30%inclusion46 decks152 decks
27%synergy
Minas Tirith
22%inclusion33 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Restless Bivouac
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
5%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
-24%synergy
Command Beacon
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion141 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion138 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
68%inclusion103 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Boros Signet
57%inclusion87 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
52%inclusion79 decks152 decks
48%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion54 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
96%inclusion146 decks152 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion145 decks152 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion144 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Sacred Foundry
86%inclusion131 decks152 decks
42%synergy
Spectator Seating
84%inclusion128 decks152 decks
44%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
78%inclusion119 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Arid Mesa
77%inclusion117 decks152 decks
49%synergy
Battlefield Forge
73%inclusion111 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Sundown Pass
65%inclusion99 decks152 decks
30%synergy
Rugged Prairie
61%inclusion92 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
59%inclusion89 decks152 decks
46%synergy
Elegant Parlor
55%inclusion83 decks152 decks
36%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
49%inclusion74 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
41%inclusion63 decks152 decks
-2%synergy
Plateau
39%inclusion60 decks152 decks
28%synergy
Sunbaked Canyon
38%inclusion58 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion45 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Boros Garrison
29%inclusion44 decks152 decks
-11%synergy
Inspiring Vantage
29%inclusion44 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion43 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
27%inclusion41 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Triumph
24%inclusion37 decks152 decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion29 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion26 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
-6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion21 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Summit
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Sacred Peaks
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Glittering Massif
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Carnival
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Alpine Meadow
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Legion Leadership
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Rustvale Bridge
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
-6%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
3%synergy