Blue Joker

Blue Joker gives +2 chips for every card remaining in your draw pile.

Effect: +2 Chips for each remaining card in deck (Currently +104Chips)

Blue Joker gives +2 chips for each card left in your deck in Balatro. Common, $5, no unlock. Why bigger decks help and which jokers fit it.

Cost: $5

Rarity: Common

Category: Additive Chip Jokers

Unlock requirement: Available from start.

How to play Blue Joker

Blue scales with deck size. Add lots of cards (Hologram gains x0.25 per addition; Magic Trick increases card availability) so you score larger +Chips when many cards remain in deck.

Pulls against: Hanged Man (deck thinning lowers payout)

Best synergies

Hologram
Magic Trick (voucher)
Riff raff (deck bloat via commons in shop)

How it works

Blue Joker gives +2 chips for every card remaining in your draw pile. It is strongest early in a round, before you draw through your deck, and with bigger decks. It is Common, costs $5, available from the start, and Blueprint and Brainstorm can copy it.

How to unlock

Available from the start.

Copyable by Blueprint/Brainstorm

yes

Best combos

Marble Joker: Adds a Stone card every Blind, growing the deck.
Certificate: Adds a card with a Seal at the start of each round.
DNA: Copies played cards into your deck.

Frequently asked questions

Does Blue Joker count my whole deck?

No. It counts cards still in the deck that you have not drawn yet.

Is Blue Joker good with Erosion?

No. Erosion wants a smaller deck, Blue Joker a bigger one.

Does Blue Joker need to be unlocked?

No. It is available from the start.

Next steps

Checked for Balatro 1.0.1

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