All Balatro Joker cards

There are over a hundred Balatro Joker cards in this spin-off single-player Poker game. Balatro is one of the best card games to play on mobile. Learning about all these Joker cards and their effects is crucial for understanding this game's mechanics.

This article will list all 150 Balatro Joker cards, their rarity, cost, unlock methods, and effects.

All common Balatro Joker cards

Common Balatro Joker cards (Image via Playstack)

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There are 61 common Balatro joker cards. They have been listed below.

1) Joker

Cost: $2
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +4 Mult.

2) Greedy Joker

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Playing cards with the Diamond suit gives +4 Mult when scoring.

3) Lusty Joker

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Playing cards with the Heart suit gives +4 Mult when scoring.

4) Wrathful Joker

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Playing cards with the Spade suit gives +4 Mult when scoring.

5) Gluttonous Joker

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Playing cards with the Club suit gives +4 Mult when scoring.

6) Jolly Joker

Cost: $3
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +8 Mult if you play a hand containing a Pair.

7) Zany Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +8 Mult if you play a hand containing a Three of a Kind.

8) Mad Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +20 Mult if you play a hand containing a Four of a Kind.

9) Crazy Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +12 Mult if you play a hand containing a Straight.

10) Droll Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +10 Mult if you play a hand containing a Flush.

11) Sly Joker

Cost: $3
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +50 chips if you play a hand containing a Pair.

12) Willy Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +100 chips if you play a hand containing a Three of a Kind.

13) Clever Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +150 chips if you play a hand containing a Four of a Kind.

14) Devious Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +100 chips if you play a hand containing a Straight.

15) Crafty Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +80 chips if you play a hand containing a Flush.

16) Half Joker

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +20 Mult if you play a hand containing three or fewer cards.

17) Credit Card

Cost: $1
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You can go up to -$20 in debt.

18) Banner

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You get +40 Mult for each discard remaining.

19) Mystic Summit

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get +15 Mult if you have no cards remaining.

20) 8 Ball

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You can create a Planet card if the poker hand contains at least two 8’s.

21) Misprint

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +0 to +23 Mult.

22) Raised Fist

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Add double the rank of the lowest cards you hold to Mult.

23) Chaos the Clown

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You can create a Planet card if the poker hand contains at least two 8’s.

24) Scary Face

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Scoring with face cards gives you +30 chips.

25) Abstract Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You get +3 Mult for each Joker card.

26) Delayed Gratification

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You earn $2 per discard if you don’t use them by the end of the round.

27) Gros Michel

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +15 Mult. There is a 1/4th chance that this card will be destroyed when the round ends.

28) Even Steven

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get +4 Mult when scoring with played cards with an even rank.

29) Odd Todd

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Scoring with played cards with an odd rank gives you +30 chips.

30) Scholar

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Scoring with played Aces gives you +2 Mult and +30 chips.

31) Business Card

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Playing and scoring with face cards gives you a 50% chance to give $2.

32) Supernova

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Increase your Mult by the number of times the poker hand has been played.

33) Ride the Bus

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get +1 Mult for each consecutive hand played without a scoring face card.

34) Egg

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain $3 of the sell value at the end of the round.

35) Runner

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +10 chips if your played hand contains a Straight.

36) Ice Cream

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +100 chips and lose -5 chips for every hand played.

37) Splash

Cost: $3
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Every played card counts during scoring.

38) Blue Joker

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get +2 chips for each card remaining in your deck.

39) Faceless Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Earn $5 if three or more face cards get discarded simultaneously.

40) Green Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get +1 Mult for every hand played and -1 Mult for every card discarded.

41) Superstition

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Create a Tarot card if the poker hand has a Straight and an Ace.

42) To-Do List

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Earn $5 if the poker hand is an X. The value of X changes every payout.

43) Cavendish

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain x3 Mult. You have a 1/1000 chance of this card being destroyed at the end of the round.

44) Red Card

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +3 Mult when any Booster Packs are skipped.

45) Square Joker

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +4 chips if your played hand has exactly four cards.

46) Riff-raff

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Create 2 Common Jokers if you select Blind.

47) Photograph

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: The first face card you play gives x2 Mult after scoring.

48) Mail-In Rebate

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Earn $3 for each discarded X (X changes every round).

49) Reserved Parking

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Each face card in your hand has a 50% chance to give you $1.

50) Hallucination

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You have a 50% chance of getting a Tarot card whenever you open a Booster pack.

51) Fortune Teller

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get +1 Mult for every Tarot card used in your current run.

52) Juggler

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +1 hand size

53) Drunkard

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: +1 discard.

54) Golden Joker

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Earn +$4 when the round ends.

55) Popcorn

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +20 Mult. Lose -4 Mult every round henceforth.

56) Walkie Talkie

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Played 10s and 4s give +10 chips and +4 Mult after scoring.

57) Smiley Face

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +4 Mult for each card played while scoring.

58) Golden Ticket

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Play a five-card hand containing only Gold cards
Effect: Earn $3 while scoring with played Gold Cards.

59) Swashbuckler

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Sell 20 Jokers
Effect: Add the sell value of all other owned Jokers to Mult (starting from +1 Mult).

60) Hanging Chad

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Beat a Boss Blind with a High Card hand
Effect: Retrigger the first played card used in scoring twice more.

61) Shoot the Moon

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Play every Heart card in your deck in the same round
Effect: Gain +13 Mult for every Queen in your hand.

All uncommon Balatro Joker cards

Uncommon Balatro Joker cards (Image via Playstack)

There are 64 common Balatro joker cards. They have been listed below.

1) Joker Stencil

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: x1 Mult for each empty Joker slot.

2) Four Fingers

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You can make Straights and Flushes with four cards.

3) Mime

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You can retrigger all cards in your hand with the “Held in Hand” effect.

4) Ceremonial Dagger

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: When you select Blind, destroy the Joker to the right and permanently add double its sell value to this Mult.

5) Marble Joker

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: When you select Blind, add one Stone card to your deck.

6) Loyalty Card

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You get x4 Mult for every six hands you play.

7) Dusk

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Retrigger all played cards in the last round.

8) Fibonacci

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You get +8 Mult while scoring for each Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 8.

9) Steel Joker

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain 0.25x Mult for each Steel Card you have in your deck, starting from x1 Mult.

10) Hack

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Retriggers each 2, 3, 4, and 5 cards in played poker hands.

11) Pareidolia

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You can consider all cards as face cards.

12) Space Joker

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You have a 20% chance of upgrading the level of played poker hand.

13) Burglar

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +3 Hands and lose all discards if Blind is selected.

14) Blackboard

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get x3 Mult if all cards in your hand are Clubs or Spades.

15) Sixth Sense

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: If the first hand of the round is a singular 6, create a Spectral card and destroy it.

16) Constellation

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain 0.1x Mult for every Plant card used this turn.

17) Hiker

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: All played cards permanently gain +4 chips when scoring.

18) Card Sharp

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain x3 Mult if your played poker hand has already been played this round.

19) Madness

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain 0.5x Mult and destroy a random Joker card whenever a Blind is selected. You start with x1 Mult.

20) Seance

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get a random Spectral Card after playing a Straight Flush.

21) Vampire

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Remove card Enhancement and gain x0.2 Mult for each Enhanced card played.

22) Shortcut

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: You can make Straights with gaps in one rank.

23) Hologram

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain x0.25 Mult per playing card added to your deck (starting from 1 Mult).

24) Cloud 9

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Earn $1 for each 9 in your deck when the round ends.

25) Rocket

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Earn $1 when the round ends and $2 when you defeat the Boss Blind.

26) Midas Mask

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: All face cards become Gold cards when you play them.

27) Luchador

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Deactivate the current Boss Blind by selling this card.

28) Gift Card

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Add $1 to the sell value of each Joker and Consumable card when the round ends.

29) Turtle Bean

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get +5 hand size which gets reduced by one each round.

30) Erosion

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get +4 Mult for each card less than 52 in your deck.

31) To the Moon

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Earn an additional $1 interest for every $5 at the end of the round.

32) Stone Joker

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +25 chips for each Stone card in your deck.

33) Lucky Cat

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain x0.2 Mult whenever you trigger a Lucky card (starting from x1 Mult).

34) Bull

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get +2 chips for each dollar you have.

35) Diet Cola

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Sell this card to create a free Double Tag.

36) Trading Card

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: If your first discard of the round has only one card, destroy it to earn $3.

37) Flash Card

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +2 Mult for every reroll in the shop.

38) Spare Trousers

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +2 Mult if your scoring hand has a Two Pair.

39) Ramen

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain x2 Mult. Lose x0.01 Miult for every card discarded.

40) Seltzer

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Retrigger all played cards for the next 10 hands.

41) Castle

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain +3 chips for every discarded X suit card (X changes every round).

42) Mr. Bones

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Lose five runs
Effect: Prevent Death if chips scored constitute 25% of required chips. This self-destructs after its effect activates.

43) Acrobat

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Play 200 hands
Effect: x3 Mult on the last hand of the round.

44) Sock and Buskin

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Play 300 face cards
Effect: Retrigger all face cards.

45) Troubadour

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Win five consecutive rounds playing a single hand (counting discards)
Effect: Get +2 hand size. Lose -1 hand every round henceforth.

46) Certificate

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Have a Gold card with a Gold seal
Effect: Add a random playing card with a random seal when the round starts.

47) Smeared Joker

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Have three or more wild cards in your deck
Effect: Hearts and Diamonds count as the same suit. Clubs and Spades also count as the same suit.

48) Throwback

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Continue a run from the main menu
Effect: x0.25 Mult for each Blind skipped on this run (starting with x1 Mult).

49) Rough Gem

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Have at least 30 diamonds in your deck.
Effect: Earn $1 when scoring with played Diamond cards.

50) Bloodstone

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Have at least 30 Hearts in your deck
Effect: 50% chance to gain x1.5 Mult when playing Heart cards.

51) Arrowhead

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Have at least 30 Spades in your deck
Effect: Gain +50 chips when scoring with played Spade cards.

52) Onyx Gate

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Have at least 30 Clubs in your deck
Effect: Gain +7 Mult when scoring with played Club cards.

53) Glass Joker

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Have five or more Glass cards in your deck for it to appear in the shop
Effect: This Joker card gains x0.75 Mult for every destroyed Glass card (starting from x1 Mult).

54) Showman

Cost: $5
How to unlock: Reach Ante level four
Effect: Joker, Tarot, Planet, and Spectral cards may appear multiple times.

55) Flower Pot

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Reach Ante level 8
Effect: Gain x3 Mult if your poker hand contains a Diamond, Club, Heart, and a Spade

56) Merry Andy

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Win a run in under 12 or fewer rounds
Effect: -1 hand size and +3 discards each round.

57) Oops! All 6s

Cost: $4
How to unlock: Earn at least 10,000 chips in a single hand
Effect: Double all listed probabilities.

58) The Idol

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Earn at least 1,000,000 chips in a single hand
Effect: Each played rank and suit gives x2 when scoring (rank and suit changes every round)

59) Seeing Double

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Play a hand containing four 7 of Clubs
Effect: Gain x2 Mult if played scoring hand has a Club card and other cards of other suits

60) Matador

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Defeat a Boss Blind on one hand without discards
Effect: Earn $8 if played hand triggers Boss Blind ability

61) Satellite

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Have at least $400
Effect: Earn $1 per unique Planet card used this round when the round ends.

62) Cartomancer

Cost: $6
How to unlock: Discover every Tarot card
Effect: Create a Tarot card when selecting a Blind.

63) Astronomer

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Discover all Planet cards
Effect: All Planet cards and Celestial packs in the shop are free.

64) Bootstraps

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Have at least 2 Polychrome Jokers at the same time
Effect: Gain +2 Mult for every $5 you have.

All rare Balatro Joker cards

Rare Balatro Joker cards (Image via Playstack)

There are 20 rare Balatro joker cards. You can find them listed below.

1) DNA

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: If the first hand of the round has only one card, add a copy of it to your deck and draw it.

2) Vagabond

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Create a Tarot card if you play a hand with less than $3.

3) Baron

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain x1.5 Mult for each King in your hand.

4) Obelisk

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Get a random Spectral Card after playing a Straight Flush.

5) Baseball Card

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Every uncommon Joker gives x1.5 Mult.

6) Ancient Joker

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Every card you play from X suit gives x1.5 Mult when scoring with them (X changes every round).

7) Campfire

Cost: $9
How to unlock: Available from the start
Effect: Gain x0.5 Mult for every card sold (starting from x. Mult). Reset after defeating Boss Blind.

8) Blueprint

Cost: $10
How to unlock: Win one run
Effect: This Joker copies the ability of the Joker to the right.

9) Wee Joker

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Win a run in under 18 or fewer rounds
Effect: This Joker card gains +8 chips when each played 2 is scored.

10) Hit the Road

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Discard five Jacks at the same time
Effect: This Joker gains x0.5 Mult for every discarded Jack this round (starting with x1 Mult).

11) The Duo

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Win a run without playing a Pair
Effect: Gain x2 Mult if the played hand contains a Pair.

12) The Trio

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Win a run without playing a Three of a Kind
Effect: Gain x3 Mult if the played hand contains a Three of a Kind.

13) The Family

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Win a run without playing a Four of a Kind
Effect: Gain x4 Mult if the played hand contains a Four of a Kind.

14) The Order

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Win a run without playing a Straight
Effect: Gain x3 Mult if the played hand contains a Straight.

15) The Tribe

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Win a run without playing a Flush
Effect: Gain x2 Mult if the played hand contains a Flush.

16) Stuntman

Cost: $7
How to unlock: earn at least 100 million chips in a single hand
Effect: Gain +250 chips. Lose -2 hand size.

17) Invisible Joker

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Win a game with a maximum of four Jokers
Effect: Sell this card to duplicate a Joker after two rounds.

18) Brainstorm

Cost: $10
How to unlock: Discard a Royal Flush
Effect: Copy the ability of the leftmost Joker.

19) Driver’s License

Cost: $7
How to unlock: Enhance 16 cards in your deck
Effect: Gain x3 Mult if you have at least 16 Enhanced cards in your deck.

20) Burnt Joker

Cost: $8
How to unlock: Sell 50 cards
Effect: Upgrade the level of the first discarded poker hand each round.

All legendary Balatro Joker cards

Legendary Balatro Joker cards (Image via Playstack)

There are only five legendary Balatro joker cards, which you can play only using the Soul Spectral card. They are:

1) Canio

Cost: N/A
How to unlock: Find this Joker from the Soul card
Effect: This Joker gains x1 Mult when a face card gets destroyed.

2) Triboulet

Cost: N/A
How to unlock: Find this Joker from the Soul card
Effect: Each played Kings and Queens gives x2 Mult when scored.

3) Yorick

Cost: N/A
How to unlock: Find this Joker from the Soul card
Effect: This Joker gains X1 Mult every 23 cards you discard.

4) Chicot

Cost: N/A
How to unlock: Find this Joker from the Soul card
Effect: Disables effects of all Boss Blinds.

5) Perkeo

Cost: N/A
How to unlock: Find this Joker from the Soul card
Effect: Create a Negative copy of a random consumable card you possess at the end of the shop.

That will be all regarding all the 150 Balatro Joker cards. We hope this article helps you learn how to use these cards properly and win more rounds in Balatro.

Edited by Ritoban "Veloxi" Paul