The Jolly Balloon Man (Commander) - Expensive Core

The Jolly Balloon Man
Rank #183
160decks
Nick Price
Apr 27, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played MDFCs in Commander
MDFCs are among the most popular cards in Commander due to their versatility. But which ones are the most played? Let's look at the top 10.
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Turbulent Steppe
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Erode
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Colossus of the Blood Age
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lorehold Charm
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
73%inclusion116 decks160 decks
64%synergy
Enduring Innocence
73%inclusion116 decks160 decks
62%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
68%inclusion109 decks160 decks
61%synergy
Spirited Companion
65%inclusion104 decks160 decks
60%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
82%inclusion131 decks160 decks
60%synergy
Anointed Procession
67%inclusion107 decks160 decks
58%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
69%inclusion111 decks160 decks
58%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
64%inclusion102 decks160 decks
57%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
62%inclusion99 decks160 decks
55%synergy
Panharmonicon
59%inclusion95 decks160 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion124 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
68%inclusion108 decks160 decks
53%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion108 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Impact Tremors
62%inclusion99 decks160 decks
46%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
58%inclusion93 decks159 decks
54%synergy
Agate Instigator
56%inclusion90 decks160 decks
49%synergy
Sun Titan
54%inclusion87 decks160 decks
40%synergy
Village Bell-Ringer
54%inclusion86 decks160 decks
50%synergy
Warleader's Call
52%inclusion83 decks160 decks
40%synergy
Overlord of the Boilerbilges
50%inclusion79 decks159 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion41 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Witch Enchanter
61%inclusion97 decks160 decks
48%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
49%inclusion79 decks160 decks
47%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
49%inclusion78 decks160 decks
46%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
48%inclusion77 decks160 decks
39%synergy
Ao, the Dawn Sky
46%inclusion73 decks160 decks
43%synergy
Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
44%inclusion70 decks160 decks
41%synergy
Trumpeting Carnosaur
43%inclusion69 decks160 decks
41%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
43%inclusion68 decks160 decks
30%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
41%inclusion66 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
40%inclusion64 decks160 decks
34%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
40%inclusion64 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
39%inclusion63 decks160 decks
32%synergy
Karmic Guide
39%inclusion63 decks160 decks
34%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
39%inclusion62 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Nesting Dovehawk
39%inclusion62 decks160 decks
37%synergy
Circuit Mender
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
34%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
32%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
38%inclusion60 decks160 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Omens
37%inclusion59 decks160 decks
34%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
36%inclusion58 decks160 decks
33%synergy
Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier
36%inclusion57 decks160 decks
34%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
36%inclusion57 decks160 decks
27%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
34%inclusion55 decks160 decks
25%synergy
Esper Sentinel
34%inclusion54 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Gold Myr
33%inclusion53 decks160 decks
25%synergy
Ocelot Pride
33%inclusion52 decks160 decks
27%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
31%inclusion50 decks160 decks
18%synergy
Iron Myr
31%inclusion50 decks160 decks
24%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Arabella, Abandoned Doll
30%inclusion47 decks159 decks
25%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Helpful Hunter
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
26%synergy
Éowyn, Fearless Knight
28%inclusion45 decks160 decks
24%synergy
Patron of the Arts
27%inclusion43 decks160 decks
25%synergy
Solitude
27%inclusion43 decks160 decks
25%synergy
Overlord of the Mistmoors
26%inclusion41 decks160 decks
25%synergy
Charming Scoundrel
26%inclusion41 decks160 decks
23%synergy
Splitskin Doll
25%inclusion39 decks159 decks
21%synergy
Beza, the Bounding Spring
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
21%synergy
Felidar Guardian
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Restoration Angel
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
20%synergy
Fury
23%inclusion36 decks160 decks
21%synergy
Slash, Reptile Rampager
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Courage
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
17%synergy
Voice of Victory
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Combat Celebrant
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
19%inclusion30 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
18%inclusion29 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
43%inclusion68 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Boros Charm
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
-10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
36%inclusion57 decks159 decks
25%synergy
Ephemerate
33%inclusion53 decks160 decks
27%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion47 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
27%inclusion43 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Eerie Interlude
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Wear // Tear
15%inclusion24 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Cloudshift
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Clever Concealment
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Unwanted Remake
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Palm
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-11%synergy
Reprieve
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Legion Leadership
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Final Showdown
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
-7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion62 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Split Up
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion24 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Wrath of God
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Mighty
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Starfall Invocation
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Past
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Exorcise
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
48%inclusion77 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
40%inclusion64 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion62 decks160 decks
35%synergy
Magewright's Stone
34%inclusion54 decks160 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion47 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion43 decks160 decks
-16%synergy
Sundial of the Infinite
19%inclusion30 decks160 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
15%inclusion24 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Box
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Halo Fountain
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Chainsaw
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
41%inclusion66 decks160 decks
35%synergy
Determined Iteration
38%inclusion60 decks160 decks
36%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
33%inclusion52 decks160 decks
30%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Echoing Assault
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion18 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Teleportation Circle
11%inclusion17 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Mana Echoes
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Intangible Virtue
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Muster the Departed
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Industrial Advancement
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Sneak Attack
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Leader
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
38%inclusion61 decks160 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion60 decks160 decks
18%synergy
Fountainport
31%inclusion49 decks160 decks
28%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion34 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Minas Tirith
20%inclusion32 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
16%inclusion25 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Restless Bivouac
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
5%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-23%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
-16%synergy
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion147 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion143 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
68%inclusion109 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Boros Signet
53%inclusion85 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
52%inclusion83 decks160 decks
48%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion53 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion38 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
22%inclusion35 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
-6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Plains
96%inclusion154 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion153 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion152 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Sacred Foundry
89%inclusion142 decks160 decks
42%synergy
Spectator Seating
84%inclusion135 decks160 decks
45%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
80%inclusion128 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
78%inclusion124 decks160 decks
49%synergy
Battlefield Forge
74%inclusion118 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Sundown Pass
65%inclusion104 decks160 decks
28%synergy
Witch Enchanter
61%inclusion97 decks160 decks
48%synergy
Rugged Prairie
60%inclusion96 decks160 decks
17%synergy
Elegant Parlor
57%inclusion91 decks160 decks
37%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
50%inclusion80 decks160 decks
24%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
42%inclusion67 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Plateau
42%inclusion67 decks160 decks
30%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Sunbaked Canyon
39%inclusion63 decks160 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Inspiring Vantage
29%inclusion46 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion45 decks160 decks
22%synergy
Boros Garrison
28%inclusion45 decks160 decks
-9%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
28%inclusion44 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Triumph
26%inclusion41 decks160 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
24%inclusion38 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion33 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
13%synergy
Windswept Heath
18%inclusion29 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Summit
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion24 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion23 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion22 decks160 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion20 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Peaks
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Raucous Carnival
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
7%synergy
Alpine Meadow
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-6%synergy
Legion Leadership
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
-10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Rustvale Bridge
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
-7%synergy