Canio

Canio

Effect

This Joker gains X1 Mult when a face card is destroyed
(Currently X1 Mult)

Rarity

Legendary

Unlock Requirement

Find this Joker from the Soul card.

Stats

Buy Price

20 (cannot be found in shop)

Sell Price

10

Type

Multiplicative Mult

Activation

Mixed

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Canio is one of the five Legendary Jokers that can be generated from using The Soul (Creates a [[Legendary Jokers|{{hl|purple|Legendary}}]] Joker <br> {{room}} Available from start. Spectral The Soul.png) Spectral card, which in itself has a 3 in 1000 (0.3%) chance to replace any given card in a Spectral Pack or Arcana Pack.

Canio starts at X1 Mult and gains an extra X1 Mult whenever a Face Card is destroyed. This makes Canio perhaps one of, if not the best, multiplicative Mult Joker, as getting X2 Mult with just a single use of The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.png) is unfathomably powerful, and utilizing different Jokers as well as consumables can let it reach X10 Mult and higher quite easily, sometimes even pushing the boundaries at X25 Mult or X50 Mult, potentially even higher.

Canio gives multiplicative Mult to all hands once at least 1 face card is destroyed. Because of its run-winning potency, the player should try to build into Canio whenever possible. However, with builds relying on face cards, destroying them for Canio might drastically affect the run's safety. Balancing destroying face cards for Canio and not succumbing to the temptation of scaling it is the key to winning a run with Canio.

Most decks can benefit greatly from Canio, as they all have face cards. Although, it is noteworthy that some decks grant easier access to Tarot cards, which includes The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.png), making it an important factor to consider when the goal of the run is obtaining and maximizing Canio.

• The Ghost Deck ( [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Spectral}}]] cards may appear in the shop, start with a {{spectral|Hex}} card Win a run with the {{D|Yellow}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Ghost Deck.png) grants easier access to the otherwise hard to find Spectral cards via The Shop, in which 4 of them can help Canio scale by destroying playing cards, those being Familiar (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|3}} random [[Card Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|face cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Familiar.png), Grim (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|2}} random [[Card Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Aces|{{hl|orange|Aces}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Grim.png), Incantation (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|4}} random [[Card_Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Number cards|{{hl|orange|numbered cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Incantation.png), and Immolate (Destroys {{hl|orange|5}} random cards in hand, gain {{Money|20}} Available from start. Spectral Immolate.png).
• An Erratic Deck ( All [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|Ranks}}]] and [[Suits|{{hl|orange|Suits}}]] in deck are randomized Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Orange}} difficulty or harder Erratic Deck.png) seed containing high numbers of face cards will allow this Joker to reach a much higher ceiling much easier.
• 15 Minute City ( ) starts with 24 Face Cards, allowing this Joker to scale easier.
• Mad World ( ) starts with an Eternal Pareidolia (All cards are considered {{hl|orange|face}} cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Pareidolia.png), which allows this Joker to scale easier, but be wary not to destroy too many cards due to the small size of this deck.

Because of how Canio provides a strong source of multiplicative Mult, poker hands that have a higher base Mult and scaling tend to work better with it. The player may want to keep one or two Chips Jokers around though, to compensate for the lower Chips count numbered cards offer.

• Pareidolia (All cards are considered {{hl|orange|face}} cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Pareidolia.png): Because every playing card now counts as a face card, Canio gains X1 Mult when any playing card is destroyed. This allows the player to choose which ranks to destroy and which ranks to keep.
• Trading Card (If {{hl|orange|first discard}} of round has only {{hl|orange|1}} card, destroy it and earn {{Money|3}} Uncommon Economy On Discard Trading Card.png): By sacrificing a discard every round to destroy a face card, Canio can gain Mult at a much more consistent rate.
• Erosion ({{Mult|+4}} for each card below {{hl|orange|[the deck's starting size]}} in your full deck <br> {{Currently|{{Mult|+0}}}} Uncommon Additive Mult Independent Erosion.png): This Joker and Canio is a reasonably strong combo due to the fact that focusing on destroying face cards often leads to a smaller deck than the starting size, which boosts Erosion by +4 Mult for every playing card below that starting amount.
• Glass Joker (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.75}} for every [[Glass_Cards|{{hl|orange|Glass Card}}]] that is destroyed <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Have at least {{hl|orange|5}} [[Glass_Cards|{{hl|orange|Glass Cards}}]] in your deck Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Glass Joker.png): Due to the fact that Glass Cards ({{xmult|2}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance to destroy card Glass Card.png) can destroy themselves when scored, Canio pairs amazingly well with Glass Joker, which gains X0.75 Mult when a Glass card is destroyed. Whenever a Glass face card is destroyed, both Jokers will scale.
  • Due to a bug, when Glass Cards are destroyed by Spectral cards, Glass Joker will not scale, so it is recommended for the player to try and find Oops! All 6s (Doubles all [[listed probabilities|{{hl|orange|listed}} {{hl|green|probabilities}}]] <br> {{hl|grey|(ex: {{hl|green|1 in 3}} -> {{hl|green|2 in 3}})}} In one hand, earn at least {{hl|orange|10,000}} chips Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Oops!_All_6s.png) or The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.png) when using this combination.
• DNA (If {{hl|orange|first hand}} of round has only {{hl|orange|1}} card, add a permanent copy to deck and draw it to {{hl|orange|hand}} Rare Effect On Played DNA.png) can create a copy of a face card, allowing the player to destroy more face cards.
• Any Joker that creates Tarot Cards will enable two crucial things for strengthening Canio: firstly, easier access to either Justice (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Glass Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot Justice.png) to enhance Face cards into Glass Cards or The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.png) to destroy Face cards, and secondly, holding unwanted Tarot Cards in the consumable slots to increase the chances that the aforementioned two will appear in Booster Packs; among them, Cartomancer (Create a [[Tarot Cards|{{hl|purple|Tarot}}]] card when [[Blinds|{{hl|orange|Blind}}]] is selected <br> {{room}} Discover every Tarot Card. Uncommon Effect On Blind Select Cartomancer.png) and Vagabond (Create a [[Tarot Cards|{{hl|purple|Tarot}}]] card if hand is played with {{Money|4}} or less Rare Effect Independent Vagabond.png) are the easiest to activate and gain large amounts of Tarot Cards from. The Legendary Joker Perkeo (Creates a [[Negative|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] copy of {{hl|orange|1}} random [[Consumables|{{hl|orange|consumable}}]] card in your possession at the end of the [[The Shop|{{hl|orange|shop}}]] Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Effect N/A (Passive) Perkeo.png) can make the Justice (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Glass Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot Justice.png) and The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.png) even more common by duplicating them every round.
• Sixth Sense (If {{hl|orange|first hand}} of round is a single {{hl|orange|6}}, destroy it and create a [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Spectral}}]] card <br> {{room}} Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Sixth_Sense.png) can also work with Canio, but only if the player has Pareidolia (All cards are considered {{hl|orange|face}} cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Pareidolia.png).

Any card destruction effects can boost Canio, including Glass Cards ({{xmult|2}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance to destroy card Glass Card.png). As such, the following consumables are useful for scaling Canio:

Tarot Cards:

• The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.png) can be used to destroy face cards.
• Justice (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Glass Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot Justice.png) can enhance face cards into Glass Cards, which have a 1 in 4 chance to be destroyed after scoring.
• Death (Select {{hl|orange|2}} cards, convert the {{hl|orange|left}} card into the {{hl|orange|right}} card<br>{{hl|gray|(Drag to rearrange)}} Available from start. Tarot Death.png), Strength (Increases rank of up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards by {{hl|orange|1}} Available from start. Tarot Strength.png), and The Tower (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Stone Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot The Tower.png) do not count as destroying face cards when used, since the original face card is not actually destroyed. The former two, however, can be used to create more face cards to be destroyed.

Spectral Cards:

• Familiar (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|3}} random [[Card Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|face cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Familiar.png) has a chance to destroy a random face card and adds 3 additional face cards to the deck for the player to destroy.
• Immolate (Destroys {{hl|orange|5}} random cards in hand, gain {{Money|20}} Available from start. Spectral Immolate.png) can destroy up to 5 face cards in hand while also giving an immediate burst of money that can be spent to further enhance the quality of the deck.
• Grim (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|2}} random [[Card Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Aces|{{hl|orange|Aces}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Grim.png) and Incantation (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|4}} random [[Card_Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Number cards|{{hl|orange|numbered cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Incantation.png) both have a chance to destroy a random face card.
• Ouija (Converts all cards in hand to a single random [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|rank}}]]<br>{{hl|red|-1}} hand size Available from start. Spectral Ouija.png) is capable of converting a large number of playing cards into face cards at once, but due to its low chance to do so (a fixed 3/13 or ~23.1% chance), it should be used with caution when taking into account its downside of -1 Hand size.
• Cryptid (Create {{hl|orange|2}} copies of {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Cryptid.png) can be used to create more face cards to be destroyed.

• Omen Globe ({{Spectral|}} cards may appear in any of the [[Arcana Packs|{{hl|orange|Arcana Packs}}]] Use a total of 25 Tarot cards from booster packs Upgraded Omen Globe.png) allows Spectral Cards to appear in Arcana Packs, which can be helpful to scearch for those mentioned in Synergetic Spectral Cards section.
• Magic Trick ({{hl|orange|Playing cards}} can be purchased from the [[The Shop|{{hl|orange|shop}}]] Base Magic Trick.png) can have a chance for Face Cards to appear in the shop, which can be bought to get destroyed to scale Canio. This can be further increased with help from Overstock ({{hl|orange|+1}} card slot available in shop Base Overstock.png) and Overstock Plus ({{hl|orange|+1}} card slot available in shop Spend a total of {{Money|2500}} at the shop Upgraded Overstock Plus.png) to increase the shop selection, plus Reroll Surplus (Rerolls cost {{Money|2}} less Base Reroll Surplus.png) and Reroll Glut (Rerolls cost an additional {{Money|2}} less Reroll the shop a total of 100 times Upgraded Reroll Glut.png) to make rerolling cheaper.

• Abandoned Deck ( Start run with no {{F|}}[[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|Face Cards}}]] in your deck Win a run with the {{D|Green}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Abandoned Deck.png) and Medusa ( ) are not recommended due to their default lack of face cards, making it significantly harder to scale Canio.

• Jokers that synergize with Face Cards, such as Baron (Each {{hl|orange|King}} held in hand gives {{xmult|1.5}} Rare Multiplicative Mult On Held Baron.png), Sock and Buskin (Retrigger all played {{hl|orange|face}} cards Play a total of {{hl|orange|300}} face cards Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Sock and Buskin.png), and Triboulet (Played Kings and Queens each give {{xmult|2}} when scored Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult On Scored Triboulet.png), do not work well with Canio because you're destroying many face cards, which will hurt the collective output.
• Blue Joker ({{Chips|+2}} for each remaining card in {{hl|orange|deck}} <br> {{currently|{{chips|+104}}}} Common Chips Independent Blue Joker.png) will give fewer chips if a lot of Face Cards are destroyed.

• The Plant ( Boss The Plant.png) makes it so that all face cards are debuffed, which means any face cards destroyed during this Boss blind will not scale Canio.

• Canio is a reference to the 1892 Italian opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, an actor and the leader of a theatrical company who murders his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio on stage during a performance. The destruction of face cards (which feature people on them) to increase Canio's power is likely in reference to these murders.
• This Joker is animated, with Canio himself hovering just above the silver card face. Only the other Legendary Jokers and Hologram (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.25}} every time a {{hl|orange|playing card}} is added to your deck <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Hologram.gif) share this trait.
• The other legendary Jokers are Chicot (Disables effect of every [[Blinds|{{hl|orange|Boss Blind}}]] Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Effect On Blind Select Chicot.png), Perkeo (Creates a [[Negative|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] copy of {{hl|orange|1}} random [[Consumables|{{hl|orange|consumable}}]] card in your possession at the end of the [[The Shop|{{hl|orange|shop}}]] Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Effect N/A (Passive) Perkeo.png), Triboulet (Played Kings and Queens each give {{xmult|2}} when scored Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult On Scored Triboulet.png), and Yorick (This Joker gains {{xmult|1}} every {{hl|orange|23}} {{hl|gray|[23]}} cards discarded<br>{{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult Mixed Yorick.png).
• In some early versions of the game, the card was misspelled as "Caino". This is still true in internal references to the card within the game's code.
• Canio is a certain type of jester or clown called a Pierrot, which is defined as a French male character dressed in a loose white costume with a sad-painted white face and a pointed hat.

• Canio appears as a playable character in the Ante Chamber DLC of Vampire Survivors.
• Canio appears as an artifact in Monster Train 2.