Commander

The Jolly Balloon Man

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 31%
768 Wins
1696 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The Jolly Balloon Man is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,466 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (7681696) at an Elo of 1,506, ranking #1888 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 503472 damage dealt and 0.67 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall EDHREC JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Jolly Balloon Man's win rate?
The Jolly Balloon Man has a 31% win rate across 2466 recorded Playgroup games (768 wins, 1696 losses).
How long do winning games with The Jolly Balloon Man take?
Wins with The Jolly Balloon Man take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 29 days.
How many decks use The Jolly Balloon Man?
636 decks list The Jolly Balloon Man as their commander on Playgroup, of which 393 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1888
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1506
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 503472
Average commander damage per game 2
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.67
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 636
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 393
No. games played with this commander 2466
Total hours played 29 days
Community

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5 1532 Basti Irmer 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Jolly Balloon Man wins, 53.41% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
53.41%
Non Combat Damage
32.31%
Combo
10.55%
Alternative
2.11%
Commander Damage
1.46%
Mill
0.16%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 780 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for The Jolly Balloon Man

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with The Jolly Balloon Man decks that leave them out.

+11.9 pp
Top card: Welcoming Vampire
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Molten Gatekeeper
Molten Gatekeeper 211 games
+4.4 pp
12
Recruiter of the Guard
Recruiter of the Guard 171 games
+3.8 pp
13
Goblin Bombardment
Goblin Bombardment 160 games
+3.2 pp
14
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker 177 games
+1.9 pp
15
Path to Exile
Path to Exile 225 games
+1.6 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Jolly Balloon Man wins 40.2% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.2% n=714
2
Seat 2
30.07% n=695
3
Seat 3
26.92% n=598
4
Seat 4
23.02% n=378
5
Seat 5
26.47% n=68
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Jolly Balloon Man wins 32.49% after 0 mulligans and 42.86% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.49% n=1228
1
1 mulligan
28.13% n=423
2
2 mulligans
32.86% n=140
3
3 mulligans
23.08% n=39
4
4 mulligans
42.86% n=7
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Jolly Balloon Man 3.87/5 on average, across 1791 self-reports.

3.87 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Jolly Balloon Man wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.2% of the time across 781 tracked wins.

72.2 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against The Jolly Balloon Man. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Kykar, Wind's Fury commander art
66.67%
Arahbo, Roar of the World commander art
63.16%
Imotekh the Stormlord commander art
61.54%
Temmet, Naktamun's Will commander art
58.82%
Alela, Artful Provocateur commander art
55.0%

Top 5 worst matchups