There are 15 decks that offer wild different playstyles in Balatro.
Learn how to get them all in this guide.
The Painted Deck, Explained
Here is a quick rundown of how the Painted Deck works.
This means yourstarting hand size is ten cards, but yourstarting Joker slots are only four.
To unlock the Painted Deck, beat any deck on Green Stake.
The first thing to focus on using the Painted Deck iswhat hand you are planning to stick to.
Joker
Ability Description
Why?
Gros Michel
Increases your Mult by 15.
Fibonacci
Grants +8 Mult for every Ace, 2, 3, 5, or 8 you play.
More plays = more Mult stacking.
Even Steven
Playing even-numbered cards adds +4 Mult.
This makes it easy to rack up a lot of Mult quickly.
Scholar
Aces provide +20 Chips and +4 Mult when used.
Walkie Talkie
Playing a 10 or 4 gives +10 Chips and +4 Mult.
Similar to Fibonacci, but focusing on 10s and 4s.
However, all builds should try andget good multiplied multiplier Jokers, likeCavendish, Baseball Card, and Yorick.
Flush Build
The Tribe
x2 Mult if the hand has a flush.
This is a greatsimple multiplied multiplier cardfor a Flush build andis flexible.
Bloodstone
1 in 2 chance for a played Heart card to x1.5 your Mult.
This works best with aHeart suit Flush build, but it relies on luck unless you have the Oops!
Arrowhead
+50 chips for every scoring Spade card.
Ancient Joker
Every card of a random suit triggers x1.5 Mult, but the suit changes every round.
However, when active, this Joker is extremely strong and can work wonders with Bloodstone.
Straight Build
The Order
x3 Mult if your hand has a Straight in it.
Just like The Tribe for Flushes, The Order is great if youcommit to playing Straights.
Runner
Gains +15 chips for each Straight played, starting at zero.
This combined with The Order is one of thebest one-two punch Joker combinations in the game.
Can stack multiple times.
Four Fingers
All Flushes and Straight can be completed with only four cards.
Troubadour
+2 hand size, but -1 hands per round.
This makes youralready wide hand size even wider,making Straights even easier to find naturally without discarding.
All Builds
Cavendish
x3 Mult, but has a 1 in 1000 chance to go extinct.
Baseball Card
x1.5 Mult per Uncommon Joker that you have active.
This is a unique Joker that offersmultiplied multiplier entirely based on what rarity Jokers you have alongside it.
Yorick
Starts at x1 Mult, but upgrades by x1 Mult for each 23 cards discarded.
Blueprint
Copies the ability of the Joker to its right.
Brainstorm
Copies the ability of the leftmost Joker.
Baron
x1.5 Mult for each King held in hand at the end of a round.
Making Steel Kings with a Baron card is one of theeasiest ways to get a run into the millions.
Hologram
Begins at x1 Mult, but increases by x0.25 Mult for each card added to the deck.
The final tip before you head into perfecting the Painted Deck is tonot get discouraged.
Here’s how to unlock every Voucher in Balatro.
