---
name: "The Jolly Balloon Man"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Clown"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Haste"]
set: "SLZ"
set_name: "The Zeta Set"
collector_number: "333"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "MSCHF"
oracle_id: "82ea519f-0e14-43d3-bf46-a1c5352e9600"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-jolly-balloon-man-slz"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Jolly Balloon Man
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Clown
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Haste

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balloon Stand](/printing/balloon-stand-unf.md) — Artifact — Attraction
2. [Pietra, Crafter of Clowns](/printing/pietra-crafter-of-clowns-unf.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Clown Artificer
3. [Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker](/printing/kiki-jiki-mirror-breaker-j22.md) — Legendary Creature — Goblin Shaman
4. [Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance](/printing/saheeli-the-suns-brilliance-plci.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Balloon Peddler](/printing/balloon-peddler-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
6. [Jaxis, the Troublemaker](/printing/jaxis-the-troublemaker-psnc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Zeta Set (SLZ) #333
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** MSCHF
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`