Balatrois a unique blend between poker and roguelike deckbuilder.
Here’s the effect of every Joker card and how to unlock them all in Balatro.
Keep an eye out for those during your next run!
11Chicot
Legendary Joker
Disables the effect of every Boss Blind.
Chicot is a Legendary Joker that has an extremely strong ability, but only under some circumstances.
With Chicot, you never have to worry about that random Boss Blind that completely counters you.
In times like that, Chicot is one of the most valuable Jokers in the game.
This drastic difference in power puts Chicot in the last spot on this list.
Bloodstone is another really strong Joker card, but it has somewhat situational applications.
It really only works if the majority of your deck is Heart cards.
All 6sJoker synergizes very well with Bloodstone, giving Bloodstone an increased chance to trigger.
But, when it does work, it works amazingly well.
9Rocket
Earn $1 at the end of round.
Earning increases by $2 when Boss Blind is defeated.
This means you’ll be gaining progressively more money as the run progresses.
Here are some of the best Vouchers you might buy from the shop between blinds in Balatro.
8Yorick
x5 Mult only after using 23 discards.
Yorick is an extremely strong Joker with a slight caveat.
This alone puts Yorick in one of the higher spots on this list.
7Hiker
Every played card permanently gains +4 Chips when scored.
Hiker is an extremely solid Chip scaling Joker that works better the earlier you find it.
5Smeared Joker
Hearts and Diamonds count as the same suit.
Spades and Clubs count as the same suit.
The Smeared Joker is a great utility card that makes playing Flush decks simple but very effective.
Normal cards won’t cut it here.
Smeared Joker is so versatile and enables much more freedom when building your deck.
4Baron
Rare Joker
Each King in your hand gives x1.5 Mult.
3Throwback
x0.25 Mult for each Blind skipped this run.
Throwback is a multiplicative Mult scaling Joker that increases in strength every time you choose to skip a Blind.
With Throwback, you could turn these annoying roadblocks into a chance to grow stronger.
DNA is another scaling-based Joker that works in almost every deck in the game.
Because of this, DNA has negative synergy with Jokers like the aforementioned Throwback.
