The Jolly Balloon Man

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of The Jolly Balloon Man is $0.57 (PDSK #219p, Promo Pack), and the most expensive is $3.62 (DSK #359, Borderless, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.81, down 16.5% over 7 days, down 3.6% over 30 days, up 44.6% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $9.35 (2024).

The Jolly Balloon Man has 4 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including promo pack, prerelease and borderless treatments.

PDSK #219p Promo Pack

$0.57

CK $1.29 / $0.33 42%

MP $0.56 20 avail

PDSK #219p Promo Pack Foil

$0.78 +37%

CK $1.99 / $0.50 36%

MP $0.60 7 avail

DSK #219

$0.81 +42%

CK $0.99 / $0.30 63%

MP $0.31 219 avail

DSK #359 Borderless

$1.05 +84%

CK $1.49 / $0.60 43%

MP $0.43 135 avail

DSK #219 Foil

$1.20 +111%

CK $0.99 / $0.20 83%

MP $0.48 43 avail

PDSK #219s Prerelease Foil

$2.99 +425%

CK $3.49 / $1.60 46%

MP $3.70 5 avail

DSK #359 Borderless Foil

$3.62 +535%

CK $4.99 / $1.75 52%

MP $2.85 29 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $1.75 cash for DSK #359 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 65% (wide).

• Sep 20, 2024 Any enters abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters. Any "as [this creature] enters" or "[this creature] enters with" abilities of the copied creature will also work.
• Sep 20, 2024 Except for the listed exceptions, the token created by The Jolly Balloon Man's ability copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
• Sep 20, 2024 If the copied creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
• Sep 20, 2024 If the copied creature is a token, the token that's created copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token, with the stated exceptions.
• Sep 20, 2024 If the copied creature is copying something else, then the token enters as whatever that creature copied, with the stated exception.

The Jolly Balloon Man has been reprinted 7 times. The Duskmourn: House of Horror reprint cut the price 67% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
DSK #359	2024-09-27	Rare	Borderless	$1.47	$1.30	$1.30	$1.15
PDSK #219p	2024-09-27	Rare	Promo Pack	—	—	—	$0.89
PDSK #219p	2024-09-27	Rare	Promo Pack	—	—	—	$1.93
PDSK #219s	2024-09-27	Rare	Prerelease	—	$2.50	$3.92	$3.60
DSK #219	2024-09-27	Rare	Standard	$4.04	$2.42	$1.32	$1.02
DSK #359	2024-09-27	Rare	Borderless	$5.16	$3.70	$2.88	$1.73
DSK #219	2024-09-27	Rare	Standard	$2.27	$1.05	$1.22	$0.83

The Jolly Balloon Man is the #2,434 most-played card on EDHREC, up 24 places over the last 30 days.