Commander

The Jolly Balloon Man

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 31%
753 Wins
1650 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The Jolly Balloon Man is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,404 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (7531650) at an Elo of 1,601, ranking #528 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 516727 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 2404 recorded Playgroup games (753 wins, 1650 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: 28 days.
How many decks use The Jolly Balloon Man?
612 decks list The Jolly Balloon Man as their commander on Playgroup, of which 385 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
528
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1601
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 516727
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 612
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 385
No. games played with this commander 2404
Total hours played 28 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1567 mike 16 11
2 1561 Big Dawg 69 24
3 1558 Wrenstigator 15 5
4 1536 Rye 12 4
5 1514 Kamillo 8 3
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
32.28%
Combo
10.82%
Alternative
1.83%
Commander Damage
1.5%
Mill
0.17%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 765 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.

+6.4 pp
Top card: Welcoming Vampire
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Professional Face-Breaker
Professional Face-Breaker 57 games
+2.4 pp
12
Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor 147 games
+1.6 pp
13
Warleader's Call
Warleader's Call 99 games
+0.5 pp
14
Karmic Guide
Karmic Guide 145 games
+0.3 pp
15
Battlefield Forge
Battlefield Forge 139 games
+0.3 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 40.66% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.66% n=701
2
Seat 2
30.07% n=685
3
Seat 3
27.44% n=583
4
Seat 4
22.97% n=370
5
Seat 5
26.87% n=67
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Jolly Balloon Man wins 32.73% after 0 mulligans and 42.86% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.73% n=1210
1
1 mulligan
28.05% n=410
2
2 mulligans
32.35% n=136
3
3 mulligans
24.32% n=37
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 1746 self-reports.

3.87 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Jolly Balloon Man wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.3% of the time across 765 tracked wins.

72.3 \%
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

Imotekh the Stormlord commander art
66.67%
Kykar, Wind's Fury commander art
63.64%
Arahbo, Roar of the World commander art
63.16%
Temmet, Naktamun's Will commander art
58.82%
Wick, the Whorled Mind commander art
56.25%

Top 5 worst matchups