Jokers play an extremely important role inBalatro, and there 150 of them in total. While players will have access to a majority of those Jokers straightaway, there are many that are unlocked upon fulfilling certain requirements. This guide is here to provide details on those requirements, and it will help players unlock every Joker card inBalatro.
As has already been suggested, the first105 Jokersare available upon startingBalatro, and their unlock requirements have been noted as “N/A” in the table that is below. Those Jokers will not appear in the Collection menu until they have been purchased in an unseeded run, though, and fans ofdeckbuilding video gamesmay want to use this guide to reference their effects before that occurs.
Balatro: All Jokers
Prior to providing a complete list of all the Jokers inBalatro, it is worth noting that players can view the unlock requirements for nearly all of them by visiting the Jokers section of theCollectionmenu. For the uninitiated, that menu is accessed from the main menu, and it is a great way forroguelitefans to quickly view a lot of important information.
There are five Jokers with unlock requirements that are not clarified by the Collection menu, though, and those areBalatro’slegendary Jokers. Fans ofindie video gameswho are primarily interested in learning how to unlock those Jokers are advised to scroll to the last five entries in the following table.
+8 Mult if played hand contains a Pair.
Zany Joker
Common
+8 Mult if played hand contains a Three of a Kind.
Mad Joker
+20 Mult if played hand contains a Four of a Kind.
+12 Mult if played hand contains a Straight.
+10 Mult if played hand contains a Flush.
+50 Chips if played hand contains a Pair.
Willy Joker
+100 Chips if played hand contains a Three of a Kind.
Clever Joker
+150 Chips if played hand contains a Four of a Kind.
+100 Chips if played hand contains a Straight.
+80 Chips if played hand contains a Flush.
+20 Mult if played hand contains 3 or fewer cards.
All Flushes and Straights can be made with 4 cards.
Mime
Uncommon
Retriggers the effects of all ‘held in hand’ cards that are currently in your hand.
Ceremonial Dagger
When Blind is selected, destroy Joker to the right and permanently add double its sell value to this Mult.
Marble Joker
When Blind is selected, add one Stone card to the deck.
8 Ball
Creates a Planet card if the poker hand contains at least two 8s.
Raised Fist
Adds double the rank of lowest card held in hand to Mult.
Fibonacci
Each played Ace, 2, 3, 5, or 8 gives +8 Mult when scored.
Steel Joker
Gains 0.25x Mult for each Steel Card in your full deck. Starts at x1 Mult.
Delayed Gratification
Earn $2 per discard if no discards are used by end of the round.
Hack
Retriggers each 2, 3, 4, and 5 card in a played poker hand.
Gros Michel
+15 Mult. 1 in 4 chance this card is destroyed at end of round.
Played Aces give +20 Chips and +2 Mult when scored.
Business Card
Played face cards have a 1 in 2 chance to give $2 when scored.
Supernova
Adds the number of times poker hand has been played to Mult.
Ride the Bus
+1 Mult per consecutive hand played without a scoring face card.
Space Joker
1 in 5 chance to upgrade level of played poker hand.
Burglar
When Blind is selected, gain +3 Hands and lose all discards.
Blackboard
x3 Mult if all cards held in hand are Spades or Clubs.
Gains +10 Chips if played hand contains a Straight.
DNA
Rare
If first hand of round has only 1 card, add a permanent copy to deck and draw it to hand.
Sixth Sense
If first hand of round is a single 6, destroy it and create a Spectral card.
Faceless Joker
Earn $5 if 3 or more face cards are discarded at the same time.
Superposition
Creates a Tarot card if poker hand contains an Ace and a Straight.
To Do List
Earn $5 if poker hand is a X. X changes every payout.
Cavendish
x3 Mult. 1 in 1,000 chance this card is destroyed at the end of round.
Card Sharp
x3 Mult if played poker hand has already been played this round.
Madness
Gain 0.5x Mult and destroy a random Joker every time a Blind is selected. Start at x1 Mult.
Gains +4 Chips if played hand has exactly 4 cards.
Seance
If you play a Straight Flush, get a random Spectral card.
Hologram
Gains x0.25 Mult per playing card added to your deck. Start at x1 Mult.
Vagabond
Create a Tarot card if hand is played with $3 or less.
Cloud 9
Earn $1 for each 9 in your full deck at end of round.
Rocket
Earn $1 at the end of round. Gains $2 when Boss Blind is defeated.
Obelisk
x0.2 Mult per consecutive hand played without playing your most played poker hand. Start at x1 Mult.
Gift Card
Adds $1 to the sell value of every Joker and Consumable card at the end of round.
Erosion
+4 Mult for every card less than 52 in your complete deck.
Reserved Parking
Each face card held in hand has a 1 in 2 chance to give $1.
To The Moon
Earn an extra $1 of interest for every $5 you have at the end of round.
Hallucination
1 in 2 chance to create a Tarot card when any Booster Pack is opened.
Stone Joker
Gains +25 Chips for each Stone Card in your full deck.
Lucky Cat
Gains x0.2 Mult each time a Lucky card successfully triggers. Start at x1 Mult.
Trading Card
If first discard of round has only 1 card, destroy it and earn $3.
Gains +2 Mult if a scoring hand contains Two Pair.
Ancient Joker
Each played card with X suit gives x1.5 Mult when scored. X changes at end of round.
Walkie Talkie
Each played 10 or 4 gives +10 Chips and +4 Mult when scored.
Castle
Gains +3 chips per discarded X suit card. X changes every round.
Campfire
Gains x0.5 Mult for each card sold. Resets when Boss Blind is defeated. Start x1 Mult.
Mr. Bones
Prevents Death if chips scored are at least 25% of required chips. Self destructs.
Sock and Buskin
Swashbuckler
Adds the sell value of all owned Jokers left of this card to Mult.
+2 hand size. -1 Hands per round.
Win 5 consecutive rounds by playing only a single hand in each.
Certificate
When round begins, add a random playing card with a random seal to your hand.
Smeared Joker
Hearts and Diamonds count as the same suit. Spades and Clubs count as the same suit.
Have 3 or more Wild Cards in your deck.
Played cards with Diamond suit earn $1 when scored
Have at least 30 cards with Diamond suit in your deck.
Bloodstone
1 in 3 chance for played cards with Heart suit to give x2 Mult when scored.
Have at least 30 cards with Heart suit in your deck.
Played cards with Spade suit give +50 Chips when scored.
Have at least 30 cards with Spade suit in your deck.
Played cards with Club suit give +8 Mult when scored.
Have at least 30 cards with Club suit in your deck.
Glass Joker
Gain x0.5 Mult for each Glass Card that is destroyed. Start at x1 Mult.
Joker, Tarot, Planet, and Spectral cards may appear multiple times.
Flower Pot
x3 Mult if played hand has a scoring Diamond card, Club card, Heart card, and Spade card.
Wee Joker
Gains +8 Chips when each played 2 is scored. Start at +10 Chips.
Win a run in 18 or fewer rounds.
Win a run in 12 or fewer rounds.
The Idol
Each played X rank of X suit gives x2 Mult when scored. X changes every round.
Seeing Double
x2 Mult if played hand has a scoring Club card and a scoring card of any other suit.
Earn $8 if played hand triggers the Boss Blind ability
Hit the Road
0.5x Mult for every Jack discarded this round. Start at 1x Mult.
x2 Mult if played hand contains a Pair.
The Trio
x3 Mult if played hand contains a Three of a Kind.
The Family
x4 Mult if played hand contains a Four of a Kind.
x3 Mult if played hand contains a Straight.
x2 Mult if played hand contains a Flush.
Duplicate a random Joker when sold after 3 rounds
Satellite
Gain $1 at the end of round for every unique Planet Card used this run.
Have $400 or more.
x3 Mult if you have at least 16 enhanced cards.
Enhance 16 or more cards in your deck.
All Planet cards and Celestial packs are free.
Burnt Joker
Upgrade the level of the first discarded poker hand each round.
Caino
Legendary
Gains x1 Mult when a face card is destroyed. Start at x1 Mult.
Played Kings and Queens give x2 Mult when scored.
Perkeo
Create Negative copy of 1 random Consumable card in your possession at the end of shop.
Chance to unlock when using Soul Spectral card.
One final thing to mention is that fans ofcard video gameswill occasionally encounter enchanted Jokers that have additional effects. Here are details on those effects, and players should definitely be on the lookout for enchanted Jokers in their shops and packs:
Balatrois available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
