Ancient Joker

Effect: Each played card with [suit] gives X1.5 Mult when scored, suit changes at end of round

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Ancient Joker in Balatro: Each played card with [suit] gives X1.5 Mult when scored, suit changes at end of round. Rarity, cost, unlock, synergies, and how to play it.

Cost: $8

Rarity: Rare

Category: Multiplicative Mult Jokers

Unlock requirement: Available from start.

How to play Ancient Joker

Follow the rotating suit and bias your deck toward it. Smeared lets same-color suits count together, improving consistency; suit-payoff jokers convert those played cards into large chip/Mult gains that Ancient multiplies.

Best synergies

  • Smeared Joker
  • suit'payoffs (Bloodstone/Arrowhead/Onyx Agate/Rough Gem)

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