All 32 Balatro Vouchers, Ranked
Vouchers are permanent upgrades for the rest of your run. The shop normally offers one per Ante for $10, and buying a base voucher unlocks its upgraded version later. Balatro has 32 in total: 16 base vouchers and 16 upgrades. This page lists every one with its exact effect and a tier ranking.
The top picks give you more room to play. Antimatter adds a joker slot, Grabber and Nacho Tong each add a hand per round, and Palette adds to your hand size. Crystal Ball adds a consumable slot, handy if you hold Tarots or Planets. Hieroglyph and Petroglyph send you back one Ante at the cost of a hand or a discard every round, which buys time for scaling jokers.
Pair vouchers with the right jokers, check which Boss Blinds are ahead, and see which skip tags add an extra voucher to the next shop.
Exact effects, upgrade rules, and when each Voucher is worth buying. Effects are checked against the game's data files (version 1.0.1). Tiers average 13 player lists.
Updated October 2026
Quick answer
Vouchers are permanent upgrades for the current run, bought in the shop for a base price of $10 each. Normally one is offered per Ante, with a fresh offer after the Boss Blind, and each upgraded Voucher requires its base version first. The highest-ranked picks are Antimatter for an extra Joker slot, Nacho Tong and Grabber for extra hands, and Palette for more cards in hand.
Voucher tier list
Averaged from 13 player tier lists: 2024 and 2025 videos plus community lists compiled in 2026. The right buy still depends on your run.
S tier
A tier
- Overstock Plus
- Paint Brush
- Overstock
- Wasteful
- Recyclomancy
- Liquidation
- Reroll Glut
- Director's Cut
- Clearance Sale
B tier
C tier
D tier
These rankings average 13 player lists: ZainoTV (2024), BQuanchi Gaming (2025), and 11 TierMaker community lists compiled in October 2026. S counts 5, A 4, B 3, C 2, D 1, and F 0; custom rows use the source mapping, including zero-score harmful and explicit Blank joke rows. Average-score cutoffs are S at 4.5, A at 3.75, B at 2.9, C at 1.85, and D below that. Items follow the recorded score order, including ties. Modded, incomplete, and uncalibrated joke lists and commercial listicles were excluded. Effects are checked against the game's data files (version 1.0.1).
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Tell it your Jokers, money, and the Voucher on offer. It explains what the purchase does for your run.
My only Jokers are Green Joker and Blue Joker. Antimatter is already unlocked, and Blank is in the shop for $10. Buy it with my $14?
BalatroBuddy: Keep the $14. Blank would leave $4 without improving this round, and Antimatter still has to appear in a later shop. With Green Joker and Blue Joker using only 2 of your 5 Joker slots, filling those open slots matters more than paying now for a possible sixth.
All 32 Vouchers
Grouped by what they do, best first within each group. Tap a Voucher for full details.
Joker slots and hand size
Room for more Jokers or cards in hand
Antimatter
Adds 1 Joker slot.
Best when: Your Joker slots are full and another Joker would improve your scoring or income.
Tier S
Palette
Adds 1 more to hand size, for a total of +2 with Paint Brush.
Best when: You need more room to assemble Straights or Flushes, or hold Steel cards and Kings for Baron.
Tier S
Paint Brush
Increases hand size by 1.
Best when: You need more cards to find your scoring hand or keep useful cards held in hand.
Tier A
Blank
Has no immediate effect.
Best when: You can spare $10 to make an unlocked Antimatter eligible later this run, or to progress its 10-Blank unlock.
Tier C
Hands and discards
More plays and more chances to find cards
Nacho Tong
Adds 1 more hand per round, for a total of +2 with Grabber.
Best when: You need another scoring attempt or more hands to scale Green Joker.
Tier S
Grabber
Adds 1 hand per round.
Best when: You need another play to win or can leave it unused for extra round-end income.
Tier S
Wasteful
Adds 1 discard per round.
Best when: You run out of discards finding your hand or earn money with Mail-In Rebate.
Tier A
Recyclomancy
Adds 1 more discard per round, for a total of +2 with Wasteful.
Best when: Your scoring hand still needs more searching after Wasteful, or discards scale Yorick.
Tier A
Shop
More card slots and lower prices
Overstock Plus
Adds 1 more shop card slot, bringing the normal total to 4, and immediately fills empty card slots.
Best when: You can afford regular purchases and want more options on each shop visit or reroll.
Tier A
Overstock
Adds 1 shop card slot, bringing the normal total to 3, and immediately fills empty card slots.
Best when: You are still looking for key Jokers and have money left to buy them.
Tier A
Liquidation
Sets the discount on shop cards, packs, and Vouchers to 50% of base prices, also reducing card sell values.
Best when: You expect many more purchases and do not depend on Joker sell values for scoring.
Tier A
Reroll Glut
Reduces shop reroll prices by another $2, for $4 off with Reroll Surplus and a normal starting cost of $1.
Best when: You reroll repeatedly to find specific Jokers or buy consumables for scaling.
Tier A
Clearance Sale
Reduces shop card, pack, and Voucher prices by 25%, also reducing card sell values.
Best when: Many shops remain and you have enough income to keep making purchases.
Tier A
Reroll Surplus
Reduces shop reroll prices by $2, lowering the normal starting cost from $5 to $3.
Best when: You can afford several rerolls while still buying the cards you find.
Tier B
Consumables and playing cards
Card availability and consumable storage
Omen Globe
Gives each card in an Arcana Pack a 20% chance to be replaced by a Spectral card.
Best when: You buy Arcana Packs and want Spectral options for copying cards, adding Seals, or removing cards.
Tier B
Crystal Ball
Adds 1 consumable slot.
Best when: Held consumables keep blocking Tarot generation or Blue Seal Planet cards.
Tier B
Tarot Merchant
Tarot cards appear 2X more often in the shop.
Best when: Your scoring Jokers are settled and you need Tarots to copy, remove, or enhance playing cards.
Tier C
Illusion
Playing cards in the shop can come with an Enhancement or an Edition.
Best when: You have Hologram and money to buy useful enhanced or editioned cards.
Tier D
Tarot Tycoon
Tarot cards appear 4X more often in the shop.
Best when: Your Joker lineup is complete and using more Tarots improves your deck or scales Fortune Teller.
Tier D
Planet Merchant
Planet cards appear 2X more often in the shop.
Best when: You have Constellation and can buy and use Planets without needing more Jokers.
Tier D
Planet Tycoon
Planet cards appear 4X more often in the shop.
Best when: Your Joker lineup is complete and you can afford to buy and use many Planets for Constellation.
Tier D
Magic Trick
Allows basic playing cards to appear in shop card slots for $1 each.
Best when: You have Hologram and can benefit from adding cards without weakening your scoring hand.
Tier D
Money and scaling
Interest, Planet bonuses, and edition rates
Telescope
Makes every Celestial Pack contain the Planet for your most-played hand, choosing the higher-ranked hand in a tie.
Best when: Your main scoring hand is your most-played hand and you can afford Celestial Packs.
Tier B
Seed Money
Raises the base interest cap per round to $10, reached at $50 held.
Best when: Your deck earns interest and you can keep at least $30 after buying it.
Tier B
Money Tree
Raises the base interest cap per round to $20, reached at $100 held.
Best when: Your deck earns interest and you can keep at least $55 after buying it.
Tier B
Observatory
Makes each Planet card held in your consumable area give X1.5 Mult when its matching poker hand is played.
Best when: You can hold a Planet for your main hand and its X1.5 Mult is worth more than using it for another level.
Tier C
Glow Up
Foil and Holographic Jokers appear 4X more often; Polychrome Jokers 7X. Standard Pack Foil, Holographic, and Polychrome rates are 4X. Negative is unchanged.
Best when: You have a strong economy and many shops or Standard Packs left to find useful editioned cards.
Tier C
Hone
Foil and Holographic Jokers appear 2X more often; Polychrome Jokers 3X. Standard Pack Foil, Holographic, and Polychrome rates are 2X. Negative is unchanged.
Best when: You can afford editioned Jokers and still need to fill or upgrade Joker slots.
Tier D
Ante and boss control
Boss rerolls and Ante reduction
Director's Cut
Allows 1 Boss Blind reroll per Ante for $10.
Best when: A Boss Blind counters your build and you can afford both this Voucher and the reroll.
Tier A
Retcon
Allows unlimited Boss Blind rerolls for $10 each.
Best when: Several Boss Blinds threaten your build and you have enough money for repeated rerolls.
Tier B
Petroglyph
Reduces the Ante by 1 and permanently removes 1 discard per round.
Best when: You can win with fewer discards and need more rounds to grow scaling Jokers before Ante 8.
Tier C
Hieroglyph
Reduces the Ante by 1 and permanently removes 1 hand per round.
Best when: You can win with fewer hands and need more rounds to build money or scale Jokers.
Tier C
Is this Voucher worth your money right now?
Describe your Jokers, Ante, and shop. BalatroBuddy weighs the upgrade against the cash you need next round.
Voucher questions
What are the best Vouchers in Balatro?
Antimatter, Nacho Tong, Grabber, and Palette lead the 13-list ranking. Antimatter adds a Joker slot, Nacho Tong and Grabber add hands per round, and Palette increases hand size.
How much do Vouchers cost, and when do they restock?
Every Voucher, including upgrades, has a $10 base price before discounts. Normally one Voucher is offered per Ante, and its slot refreshes after the Boss Blind, not when you reroll the shop. Voucher Tag adds one extra Voucher for purchase in the next shop only.
How do you get upgraded Vouchers?
Each upgrade has a collection unlock requirement, and you must also own its base Voucher in the current run before it can appear. For example, Grabber enables Nacho Tong and Telescope enables Observatory once those upgrades are unlocked. Buying the base does not guarantee when its upgrade will appear.
What does Blank do, and is it worth buying?
Blank has no immediate effect, which is why it ranks C on its own. Buying it 10 times across unseeded, non-challenge runs unlocks Antimatter, but you must still buy Blank in each run where you want Antimatter to appear. It is worth considering when you can spare the money for a possible extra Joker slot later, without sacrificing a needed purchase now.
Do Clearance Sale and Liquidation discounts stack?
Liquidation replaces the 25% discount with 50% off base prices, rather than adding the two discounts. Both affect cards, Booster Packs, and Vouchers and reduce card sell values; prices round to the nearest dollar, halves down, with a $1 minimum for paid items. Neither discounts shop rerolls or Boss Blind rerolls.
- Tags: Voucher Tag and the other rewards for skipping Blinds.
- Booster Packs: What Telescope, Omen Globe, and edition Vouchers change.
- Boss Blinds: Which bosses can make Director's Cut worth buying.