Ride the Bus

Effect: This Joker gains +1 Mult per consecutive hand played without a scoring face card (Currently +0 Mult)

BalatroBuddy tier: C (Our opinion)

Ride the Bus in Balatro: This Joker gains +1 Mult per consecutive hand played without a scoring face card (Currently +0 Mult). Rarity, cost, unlock, synergies, and how to play it.

Cost: $6

Rarity: Common

Category: Additive Mult Jokers

Unlock requirement: Available from start.

How to play Ride the Bus

Score hands that avoid J/Q/K—e.g., low rank Straights or Flushes. As you chain non face scoring hands, the Mult stacks; deck thinning improves consistency so you don't 'accidentally' include face cards and break the chain.

Pulls against: Pareidolia (turns all cards into face cards)

Best synergies

  • Straights/Flushes without face cards
  • Deck thinning

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