The Jolly Balloon Man
Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos 219s • rare
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos
- Collector number
- 219s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · White
- Artist
- Campbell White
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Haste
1 generic mana, tap: 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.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Jolly Balloon Man is a rare creature card released in 2024 as part of the Duskmourn: House of Horror set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set draws inspiration from 1980s horror tropes and slasher films, transplanting the high-fantasy mechanics of the game into a sprawling, haunted mansion. This specific card represents the archetype of a malevolent entertainer, embodying the unsettling aesthetic of a corrupted carnival figure designed to terrify players within the game's gothic, retro-horror narrative framework.
The illustration was created by Campbell White, who utilized a vivid, nightmarish color palette to emphasize the character's eerie presence. White's design focuses on the contrast between the seemingly festive nature of balloons and the grotesque, supernatural malice inherent to the Duskmourn setting. Upon its release, the card garnered attention from the player community for its unique utility in deck-building, solidifying its place as a distinct visual and mechanical entry in the broader House of Horror collection.
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