BS4HTHRI: Negative Triboulet and Sock and Buskin in the first shop (Ghost Deck)

Negative Triboulet and Sock and Buskin in the first shop (Ghost Deck)

Seed CodeBS4HTHRI
Checked checked 2026-10-28v1.0.1

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What's in it (Target Build)

  • Triboulet
    Negative Triboulet NegativelegendaryAnte 1
    Effect Played Kings and Queens each give X2 Mult when scored
    The Soul in the Mega Arcana Pack, Ante 1 shop before the Big Blind
  • Overstock
    OverstockvoucherAnte 1
    Effect +1 card slot available in shop (to 3 slots). Also immediately restocks any empty card slots in the shop when purchased.
    Ante 1 voucher
  • Sock and Buskin
    Sock and BuskinpackAnte 1
    Effect Retrigger all played face cards
    Buffoon Pack, Ante 1 shop before the Big Blind
  • Drivers License
    Drivers LicenseshopAnte 1
    Ante 1 shop card 2 (on display)
  • Wraith
    WraithshopAnte 2
    Effect Creates a random Rare Joker, sets money to $0
    Ante 2 shop card 1 (on display)
  • Hieroglyph
    HieroglyphvoucherAnte 3
    Effect -1 Ante. Also -1 Hand per round.
    Ante 3 voucher
  • Deja Vu
    Deja VupackAnte 3
    Effect Add a Red Seal to 1 selected card in hand
    Jumbo Spectral Pack, Ante 3 shop before the Big Blind
  • Ankh
    AnkhpackAnte 3
    Effect Create a copy of a random Joker, destroy all other non-Eternal Jokers; Negative is removed from the copy
    Jumbo Spectral Pack, Ante 3 shop before the Big Blind

How to play it

In our own words, from our seed check (the original post has the finder's own notes).

  1. Ante 1, shop before the Big Blind: the Buffoon Pack has Sock and Buskin, and the Mega Arcana Pack has The Soul, which gives a Negative Triboulet. Overstock is the Ante 1 voucher.
  2. Ante 3: the boss is The Tooth. Ante 4: Paint Brush is the voucher, which adds one hand size.
The poster's plan: The poster takes Triboulet through a skip tag's Mega Arcana Pack. Our check doesn't cover tag packs. It finds Triboulet in the Ante 1 shop's Mega Arcana Pack instead.

Route: Antes 1-8

Ante 1

#
Boss Blind: The Psychic The Psychic
Voucher: Overstock Overstock
Required: S: 300B: 450Boss: 600
Ante 1 shop packs & card queueToggle

Shops

Shop before the Big Blind

Shop before the Boss Blind

Ante 1 Shop before the Boss Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop queue

Ante 1 shop queue
PositionCardAvailability
1On display
2
Drivers License Drivers License
On display
3Needs reroll
4Needs reroll
5Needs reroll
6Needs reroll

Ante 2

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Boss Blind: The Wheel The Wheel
Voucher: Blank Blank
Required: S: 800B: 1,200Boss: 1,600
Ante 2 shop packs & card queueToggle

Shops

Shop before the Small Blind

Ante 2 Shop before the Small Blind packs
PackCards

Shop before the Big Blind

Ante 2 Shop before the Big Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed
Playing cards not listed

Shop before the Boss Blind

Shop queue

Ante 2 shop queue
PositionCardAvailability
1On display
2On display
3Needs reroll
4Needs reroll
5Needs reroll
6Needs reroll

Ante 3

#
Boss Blind: The Tooth The Tooth
Voucher: Hieroglyph Hieroglyph
Required: S: 2,000B: 3,000Boss: 4,000
Ante 3 shop packs & card queueToggle

Shops

Shop before the Small Blind

Shop before the Big Blind

Ante 3 Shop before the Big Blind packs
PackCards

Shop before the Boss Blind

Ante 3 Shop before the Boss Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop queue

Ante 3 shop queue
PositionCardAvailability
1On display
2On display
3Needs reroll
4Needs reroll
5Needs reroll
6Needs reroll

Ante 4

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Boss Blind: The Manacle The Manacle
Voucher: Paint Brush Paint Brush
Skip tags: D6 Tag D6 Tag Meteor Tag Meteor Tag
Required: S: 5,000B: 7,500Boss: 10,000
Ante 4 shop packs & card queueToggle

Shops

Shop before the Small Blind

Ante 4 Shop before the Small Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop before the Big Blind

Ante 4 Shop before the Big Blind packs
PackCards

Shop before the Boss Blind

Ante 4 Shop before the Boss Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop queue

Ante 4 shop queue
PositionCardAvailability
1On display
2On display
3Needs reroll
4Needs reroll
5Needs reroll
6Needs reroll

Ante 5

#
Boss Blind: The Serpent The Serpent
Voucher: Petroglyph Petroglyph
Required: S: 11,000B: 16,500Boss: 22,000
Ante 5 shop packs & card queueToggle

Shops

Shop before the Small Blind

Ante 5 Shop before the Small Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop before the Big Blind

Shop before the Boss Blind

Ante 5 Shop before the Boss Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop queue

Ante 5 shop queue
PositionCardAvailability
1On display
2On display
3Needs reroll
4Needs reroll
5Needs reroll
6Needs reroll

Ante 6

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Boss Blind: The Arm The Arm
Voucher: Wasteful Wasteful
Required: S: 20,000B: 30,000Boss: 40,000
Ante 6 shop packs & card queueToggle

Shops

Shop before the Small Blind

Ante 6 Shop before the Small Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop before the Big Blind

Ante 6 Shop before the Big Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop before the Boss Blind

Ante 6 Shop before the Boss Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop queue

Ante 6 shop queue
PositionCardAvailability
1On display
2On display
3Needs reroll
4Needs reroll
5Needs reroll
6Needs reroll

Ante 7

#
Boss Blind: The House The House
Required: S: 35,000B: 52,500Boss: 70,000
Ante 7 shop packs & card queueToggle

Shops

Shop before the Small Blind

Ante 7 Shop before the Small Blind packs
PackCards

Shop before the Big Blind

Shop before the Boss Blind

Shop queue

Ante 7 shop queue
PositionCardAvailability
1On display
2On display
3Needs reroll
4Needs reroll
5Needs reroll
6Needs reroll

Ante 8

#
Boss Blind: Violet Vessel Violet Vessel
Skip tags: Charm Tag Charm Tag D6 Tag D6 Tag
Required: S: 50,000B: 75,000Boss: 300,000
Ante 8 shop packs & card queueToggle

Shops

Shop before the Small Blind

Ante 8 Shop before the Small Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop before the Big Blind

Ante 8 Shop before the Big Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop before the Boss Blind

Ante 8 Shop before the Boss Blind packs
PackCards
Playing cards not listed

Shop queue

Ante 8 shop queue
PositionCardAvailability
1On display
2On display
3Needs reroll
4Needs reroll
5Needs reroll
6Needs reroll

What the post claimed

The original poster says this seed has Triboulet and Sock and Buskin.

  • Triboulet: Checked.
    • Negative Triboulet - Mega Arcana Pack in the Ante 1 shop before the Big Blind (from The Soul) (Ante 1)
  • Sock and Buskin: Checked.
    • Sock and Buskin - Buffoon Pack in the Ante 1 shop before the Big Blind (Ante 1)

Caveats

  • The post didn't name a stake, so we checked White Stake.
  • Skipping a blind also skips the shop after it, so later shops change if you skip or reroll differently.
  • Seeded runs don't count toward unlocks or achievements.

How this seed was checked

This run was verified by BalatroBuddy on v1.0.1 (checked 2026-10-28) on Ghost Deck at White Stake.

Run Settings Note: The original community post did not specify the deck or stake. BalatroBuddy checked and verified these seed mechanics using White Stake.

What was verified: Shop contents, pack offerings, skip tags, and boss blinds for Antes 1-8.

Nobody at BalatroBuddy has played these seeds yet: every route here is worked out from the game's seed logic, not a human playtest.

We work out Antes 1-8 for the posted deck and stake from the game's seed logic. A seed is verified when every item in the post title shows up in a pack, a voucher or the first few shop cards. We leave playing-card ranks in Standard Packs off, because we can't confirm them reliably. Results assume every Joker is unlocked.

Credit and sources

Found by the original poster. Reddit post.

Checked against Balatro's seed logic as of version 1.0.1 (checked 28 Oct 2026, PDT); later patches may change results.

Nobody at BalatroBuddy has played these seeds yet: every route here is worked out from the game's seed logic, not a human playtest.

We work out Antes 1-8 for the posted deck and stake from the game's seed logic. A seed is verified when every item in the post title shows up in a pack, a voucher or the first few shop cards. We leave playing-card ranks in Standard Packs off, because we can't confirm them reliably. Results assume every Joker is unlocked.