The Club
Effect: All Club cards are debuffed (do not score or trigger effects).
The Club in Balatro: All Club cards are debuffed (do not score or trigger effects). Counter strategies and which jokers beat it.
Eligible antes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Threat level: Low
Strategy
Play around Clubs: the other three suits all work normally.
Strategy Tip
Avoid Clubs. Hearts and Diamonds work normally. Smeared Joker debuffs both Clubs and Spades, making the debuff worse.
How to counter The Club
Danger Tier: C
Group: Card debuffs (Cards keep their hand type but lose scoring abilities)
Counter: Score with Hearts or Diamonds; Smeared Joker also exposes Spades to the debuff.