LAF1YDR5: Joker Stencil in Ante 2 (Ghost Deck)
Joker Stencil in Ante 2 (Ghost Deck)
Seed Code
LAF1YDR5
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What's in it (Target Build)
Effect Each King held in hand gives X1.5 MultBuffoon Pack, Ante 1 shop before the Big Blind
Effect X1 Mult for each empty Joker slot. Joker Stencil included (Currently X1)Ante 2 shop card 2 (on display)
Effect After 2 rounds, sell this card to Duplicate a random Joker (Currently 0/2) (Removes Negative from copy)Ante 3 shop card 6 (later shop or reroll)
Effect Create a copy of a random Joker, destroy all other non-Eternal Jokers; Negative is removed from the copyJumbo Spectral Pack, Ante 3 shop before the Small Blind
Effect Add Negative edition to a random editionless Joker, -1 hand size plus 1 per previous Ectoplasm this runJumbo Spectral Pack, Ante 3 shop before the Small Blind
Effect Played Gold cards earn $4 when scoredJumbo Buffoon Pack, Ante 3 shop before the Big Blind
Effect Creates a Negative copy of 1 random consumable card in your possession at the end of the shopThe Soul in the Jumbo Arcana Pack, Ante 5 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).
- Ante 2: Joker Stencil is card 2 in the shop queue, so it's on display in the first Ante 2 shop.
- Ghost Deck starts with Hex, which adds Polychrome to a random Joker and destroys the rest. Use it while the Joker you want to keep is your only one.
The poster's plan: The poster plays a stake that has Eternal stickers, buys Invisible Joker from a Buffoon Pack, then an Eternal Joker Stencil, and uses Hex so the Stencil survives. We checked on White Stake, where stickers don't appear. Those details may only line up on the poster's stake.
Route: Antes 1-8
Ante 1
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Ante 1 shop packs & card queueToggle
Shops
Shop before the Big Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Boss Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed | |
Ante 2
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Ante 2 shop packs & card queueToggle
Shops
Shop before the Small Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed |
Shop before the Big Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed | |
| Playing cards not listed |
Shop before the Boss Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed | |
Shop queue
| Position | Card | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | On display | |
| 2 | On display | |
| 3 | Needs reroll | |
| 4 | Needs reroll | |
| 5 | Needs reroll | |
| 6 | Needs reroll |
Ante 3
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Ante 3 shop packs & card queueToggle
Shops
Shop before the Small Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Big Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Boss Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed |
Shop queue
| Position | Card | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | On display | |
| 2 | On display | |
| 3 | Needs reroll | |
| 4 | Needs reroll | |
| 5 | Needs reroll | |
| 6 | Needs reroll |
Ante 4
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Ante 4 shop packs & card queueToggle
Shops
Shop before the Small Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Big Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Boss Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop queue
| Position | Card | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | On display | |
| 2 | On display | |
| 3 | Needs reroll | |
| 4 | Needs reroll | |
| 5 | Needs reroll | |
| 6 | Needs reroll |
Ante 5
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Ante 5 shop packs & card queueToggle
Shops
Shop before the Small Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Big Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Boss Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop queue
| Position | Card | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | On display | |
| 2 | On display | |
| 3 | Needs reroll | |
| 4 | Needs reroll | |
| 5 | Needs reroll | |
| 6 | Needs reroll |
Ante 6
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Ante 6 shop packs & card queueToggle
Shops
Shop before the Small Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed | |
Shop before the Big Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed |
Shop before the Boss Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed | |
| Playing cards not listed |
Ante 7
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Ante 7 shop packs & card queueToggle
Shops
Shop before the Small Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed | |
Shop before the Big Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Boss Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Ante 8
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Ante 8 shop packs & card queueToggle
Shops
Shop before the Small Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Big Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
Shop before the Boss Blind
| Pack | Cards |
|---|---|
| Playing cards not listed | |
What the post claimed
The original poster says this seed has Joker Stencil.
- Joker Stencil: Checked.
- Joker Stencil - Ante 2 shop card 2 (on display in the first shop) (Ante 2)
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.
- Reddit post (r/Balatro_Seeds, posted 2026-05-31)