Balloon Stand
Artifact — Attraction
Visit — Choose one.
• Create a 1/1 red Balloon creature token with flying.
• Sacrifice a Balloon. If you do, target creature gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Unfinity
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #31052
Balloon Stand lets you pay one mana to give a creature flying until end of turn — repeatable, instant-speed evasion stapled to an artifact you can crack at will. The effect is real; the cost is tempo, and that math only works in decks that specifically need it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | not legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | not legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | banned |
Balloon Stand is legal only in Commander — it's banned in Oathbreaker and not legal anywhere else, which tells you this is an Un-set card that got a narrow competitive pass. The one restriction that matters is the activation cost: one generic mana per creature, per turn, which adds up fast in a format with expensive curves. Commander gives it a pass because 100-card singleton and slower games create space for niche utility, and any deck that needs to punch damage through blockers on a budget can find a home for it.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
Balloon Stand sits at $0.32, firmly bulk territory. Don't expect that to move — the effect is too narrow and the card too obscure to attract demand beyond the occasional themed build.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.