Card Ranks

Card ranks are the thirteen values that can be found on a playing card in Balatro. These values are Ace, the number cards 2 to 10, and the three face cards: Jacks, Queens and Kings. Each card also has a suit.

In most games with playing cards, an Ace can be treated 'low' or 'high'. If treated low, it usually represents a 1. If treated high, it usually represents a card better than a face card. For example, in Blackjack, an Ace can be valued at 1 or 11, at the player's choice.

In Balatro, the Ace can be considered as 'low' or 'high' in a Straight, but it always scores as 'high' to provide 11 Chips.

• Scholar (Played {{hl|orange|Aces}} give {{chips|+20}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Scholar.png) gives +20 Chips and +4 Mult for every scored Ace.
• Superposition (Create a [[Tarot Cards|{{hl|purple|Tarot}}]] card if poker hand contains an {{hl|orange|Ace}} and a {{ph|Straight}} <br> {{room}} Common Effect Independent Superposition.png) creates a Tarot Card if the played hand contains an Ace and a Straight.
• Odd Todd (Played cards with [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|odd}}]] rank give {{Chips|+31}} when scored <br> {{hl|gray|(A, 9, 7, 5, 3)}} Common Chips On Scored Odd Todd.png) gives +31 Chips for every scored Ace.
• Fibonacci (Each played {{hl|orange|Ace}}, {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|5}}, or {{hl|orange|8}} gives {{Mult|+8}} when scored Uncommon Additive Mult On Scored Fibonacci.png) gives +8 Mult for every scored Ace.

• 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) destroys 1 random card in the hand and adds 2 random Enhanced Aces to the hand.

"Face cards" is a grouping term for Jacks, Queens and Kings. Usually in most games, a King is better than a Queen, a Queen is better than a Jack, and all are better than number cards. It is possible to have number cards count as face cards if you have Pareidolia (All cards are considered {{hl|orange|face}} cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Pareidolia.png).

In Balatro, all face cards provide 10 Chips each when scored.

From Update 1.0.1g, it is possible to customize the artwork of face cards with Friends of Jimbo from other games.

• Scary Face (Played {{hl|orange|face}} cards give {{Chips|+30}} when scored Common Chips On Scored Scary Face.png) gives +30 Chips for every scored face card.
• Smiley Face (Played {{hl|orange|face}} cards give {{mult|+5}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Smiley Face.png) gives +5 Mult for every scored face card.
• Business Card (Played {{hl|orange|face}} cards have a {{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance to give {{Money|2}} when scored Common Economy On Scored Business_Card.png) has a 1 in 2 chance to give $2 for every scored face card.
• Faceless Joker (Earn {{Money|5}} if {{hl|orange|3}} or more {{hl|orange|face cards}} are discarded at the same time Common Economy On Discard Faceless_Joker.png) gives $5 for discarding 3 face cards at the same time.
• 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) retriggers all scored face cards.
• Midas Mask (All played {{hl|orange|face}} cards become [[Gold Cards|{{hl|orange|Gold}}]] cards when scored Uncommon Effect On Played Midas_Mask.png) turns all scored face cards into Gold Cards ({{money|3}} if this card is held in hand at end of round Gold Card.png).
• Reserved Parking (Each {{hl|orange|face}} card held in hand has a {{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance to give {{Money|1}} Common Economy On Held Reserved Parking.png) has a 1 in 2 chance to give $1 for every face card held in hand.
• Photograph (First played {{hl|orange|face}} card gives {{xmult|2}} when scored Common Multiplicative Mult On Scored Photograph.png) gives X2 Mult for the first scored face card.
• Canio (This Joker gains {{xmult|1}} when a {{hl|orange|face}} card is destroyed <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult Mixed Canio.png) gains X1 Mult for each destroyed face card.
• Hit the Road (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.5}} for every {{hl|orange|Jack}} discarded this round<br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Discard {{hl|orange|5 Jacks}} at the same time. Rare Multiplicative Mult Mixed Hit_the_Road.png) gains X0.5 Mult for every Jack discarded this round.
• Shoot the Moon (Each {{hl|orange|Queen}} held in hand gives {{mult|+13}} Play every Heart card in your deck in one round. Common Additive Mult On Held Shoot the Moon.png) gives +13 Mult for every Queen held in hand.
• Baron (Each {{hl|orange|King}} held in hand gives {{xmult|1.5}} Rare Multiplicative Mult On Held Baron.png) gives X1.5 Mult for every King held in hand.
• 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) gives X2 Mult for every scored King and Queen.
• Pareidolia (All cards are considered {{hl|orange|face}} cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Pareidolia.png) makes every card count as a face card.

• 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) destroys 1 random card in the hand and adds 3 random Enhanced face cards to the hand.

• Ride the Bus (This Joker gains {{Mult|+1}} per {{hl|orange|consecutive}} hand played without a scoring {{hl|orange|face}} card <br> {{Currently|{{Mult|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Mixed Ride the Bus.png) resets if face cards are scored.

• The Plant () debuffs all face cards.
• The Mark () draws all face cards face down.

Number cards usually carry the value of their number, unless modified by tarot cards to add Card Modifiers or modified by joker effects. They are sometimes called 'pip' cards, as each icon printed on them is a pip.

In Balatro, the number cards provide chips equal to their value unless modified, for example, a 7 card provides 7 Chips when scored. Note that cards are not scored when not required for the hand.

"Even cards" are cards with a rank that can be divided by 2 into a whole number. In Balatro, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 are considered even.

"Odd cards" are cards with a rank that cannot be divided by 2 into a whole number. In Balatro, Ace, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are considered odd.

• Odd Todd (Played cards with [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|odd}}]] rank give {{Chips|+31}} when scored <br> {{hl|gray|(A, 9, 7, 5, 3)}} Common Chips On Scored Odd Todd.png) gives +31 Chips for every scored 3, 5, 7, and 9.
• Even Steven (Played cards with [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|even}}]] rank give {{Mult|+4}} when scored <br> {{hl|gray|(10, 8, 6, 4, 2)}} Common Additive Mult On Scored Even Steven.png) gives +4 Mult for every scored 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10.
• Fibonacci (Each played {{hl|orange|Ace}}, {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|5}}, or {{hl|orange|8}} gives {{Mult|+8}} when scored Uncommon Additive Mult On Scored Fibonacci.png) gives +8 Mult for every scored 2, 3, 5, and 8.
• Hack (Retrigger each played {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|4}}, or {{hl|orange|5}} Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Hack.png) retriggers all scored 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s.
• Walkie Talkie (Each played {{hl|orange|10}} or {{hl|orange|4}} gives {{chips|+10}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Walkie_Talkie.png) gives +10 Chips and +4 Mult for every scored 10 and 4.
• Wee Joker (This Joker gains {{Chips|+8}} when each played {{hl|orange|2}} is scored <br> {{Currently|{{chips|+0}}}} Win a run in {{hl|orange|18}} or fewer rounds Rare Chips Mixed Wee Joker.png) gains +8 Chips for every scored 2.
• 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) creates a Spectral Card if the first played hand in a round is a single 6, and destroys the 6.
• 8 Ball ({{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance for each played {{hl|orange|8}} to create a [[Tarot Cards|{{hl|purple|Tarot}}]] card when scored<br>{{room}} Common Effect On Scored 8_Ball.png) has a 1 in 4 chance of creating a Tarot Card for every scored 8.
• Cloud 9 (Earn {{Money|1}} for each {{hl|orange|9}} in your {{hl|orange|full deck}} at end of round <br> {{Currently|{{Money|4}}}} Uncommon Economy N/A (Passive) Cloud 9.png) gives $1 for every 9 in the deck.

• 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) destroys 1 random card in the hand and adds 4 random Enhanced number cards to the hand.

Some Jokers in Balatro act on a random rank each round:

• Mail-In Rebate (Earn {{Money|5}} for each discarded [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|[rank]}}]], rank changes every round Common Economy On Discard Mail-In Rebate.png) (chooses based on deck composition)
• The Idol (Each played [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|[rank]}}]] of [[Card Suits|{{hl|orange|[suit]}}]] gives {{xmult|2}} when scored<br><small>Card changes every round</small> In one hand, earn at least {{hl|orange|1,000,000}} chips Uncommon Multiplicative Mult On Scored The Idol.png) (chooses based on deck composition)

The following Spectral Cards can act on a rank:

• 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) (converts all cards in hand to a single, random rank)

The following Tarot Cards can interact with ranks:

• Strength (Increases rank of up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards by {{hl|orange|1}} Available from start. Tarot Strength.png) (increases rank of up to 2 selected cards by 1)
• 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) (copies the left card into the right card, which copies the rank)

• There are many types of decks of playing cards in real life. The basic deck in Balatro matches the French-suited, 52-card standard deck that is usually the most common (or only) deck of cards available in predominantly English-speaking countries. When buying one of these decks, the packs usually include one or a few Joker cards, which may or may not be needed for the game.
• Face cards are sometimes called court cards, as the figures represent the highest roles in a royal court.
• The names of Aces and Faces are usually translated in non-English-speaking areas, which includes changing the letter (J/Q/K/A) printed on the card. Unusually though, on French-language decks, the Ace becomes a 1.