Cavendish

Cavendish

Effect

X3 Mult
1 in 1000 chance this card is destroyed at the end of round

Rarity

Common

Unlock Requirement

Available from start.

Spawn Condition

Only obtainable if Gros Michel ({{mult|+15}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 6}} chance this is destroyed at the end of round. Common Additive Mult Independent Gros Michel.png) has gone "extinct" during the current run.

Stats

Buy Price

4

Sell Price

2

Type

Multiplicative Mult

Activation

Independent

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✗ No

Cavendish is a Common Multiplicative Mult Joker that provides an immediate and unconditional X3 Mult to all hands played. With many other similar cards having an activation requirement or warranting scaling, this Mult bonus makes Cavendish among the best in its class, arguably the best Common Joker, and potentially one of the best in the game.

Obtaining this joker is not particularly straightforward, however: in order for Cavendish to appear anywhere, Gros Michel ({{mult|+15}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 6}} chance this is destroyed at the end of round. Common Additive Mult Independent Gros Michel.png) needs to destroy itself through its own effect first during the same run. It also comes with a minuscule, but potentially devastating risk inherited from its more fragile ancestor, in the form of a 1 in 1000 chance to destroy itself at the end of the round (denoted by the word "Extinct!" displaying as it vanishes), which can deprive the player of most of their scoring power. While it can potentially be rediscovered more easily, this is hard to guarantee unless the player has a huge amount of money they can justify cutting into.

This Joker works well with any of the Decks, as it gives a strong X3 Mult to every hand played. Since the chance of Cavendish destroying itself is only 0.1%, one can safely ignore this possibility with 99.9% confidence.

Any hand can benefit from this Joker for the same reasons that any of the Decks can, although a stronger hand with a higher base Mult will generally work better. One should focus on their most Levelled poker hands, if possible, and/or their most played hand while also using Supernova (Adds the number of times [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|poker hand}}]] has been played this run to Mult Common Additive Mult Independent Supernova.png).

• Additive Mult Jokers capable of scaling really shine with the help of a Joker like this one. However, the ones dependent on playing repeated numbers of hands are less ideal due to its extreme and universal power. For this reason, Jokers that depend on non-hand actions, like Fortune Teller ({{mult|+1}} per [[Tarot Cards|{{hl|purple|Tarot}}]] card used this run <br> {{currently|{{hl|red|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Independent Fortune Teller.png) and Flash Card (This Joker gains {{Mult|+2}} per {{hl|orange|reroll}} in [[The Shop|the shop]] <br> {{Currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Uncommon Additive Mult Independent Flash Card.png), work exceptionally well.
• Copying Cavendish with Blueprint (Copies ability of [[Jokers|{{Hl|orange|Joker}}]] to the right Win a run Rare Effect Blueprint.png) and Brainstorm (Copies the ability of leftmost [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]] Discard a {{ph|Royal Flush}}. Rare Effect Brainstorm.png) does not increase the probability of self-destruction of Cavendish or cause the copying Joker to self-destruct, so this can be used without additional risks.

• 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) technically has an anti-synergy with this Joker, since it doubles its chance of self-destruction to a 1 in 500 chance. This is still so small that it would only have an effect, in the absolute worst-case scenario, in 1 out of ~22.73 runs, assuming Gros Michel ({{mult|+15}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 6}} chance this is destroyed at the end of round. Common Additive Mult Independent Gros Michel.png) was obtained from the first Shop, broke after the first round, then both these Jokers were somehow obtained in the second Shop (and that no Blinds were skipped, on top of that). Therefore, if you want to use it to boost the strength of your chance-dependent Jokers like Bloodstone ({{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance for played cards with {{suit|Heart}} suit to give {{xmult|1.5}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Heart}} suit in your deck Uncommon Multiplicative Mult On Scored Bloodstone.png), you can do so without worrying too much about this Joker.

• The Non-Perishable ( ) challenge bans Cavendish.

• The disease-resistant Cavendish banana cultivar makes up the vast majority of bananas consumed around the world. It was introduced after the previous cultivar, the Gros Michel, was devastated by a fungal pandemic in the 1960s. A similar disaster could occur to wipe out the Cavendish bananas because they're vulnerable to Tropical Race 4, a relative of the Tropical Race 1 fungus that wiped out the Gros Michel, but more care and preventative measures are in place to stop this from reoccurring. This is represented by the Joker's powerful bonus, the highly unlikely chance of self-destruction, and the requirement for Gros Michel ({{mult|+15}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 6}} chance this is destroyed at the end of round. Common Additive Mult Independent Gros Michel.png) to first go extinct.
• The waves of energy radiating from the banana in Cavendish's art may be a reference to how bananas are very faintly radioactive.
• In the unlikely chance that Cavendish is destroyed, the text "Extinct!" will flash on the screen.
• Cavendish is one of the few Jokers to be found in a recently released pin collection by Makeship, including Jimbo and a The Wheel of Fortune ({{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance to add [[Foil|{{hl|edition|Foil}}]], [[Holographic|{{hl|edition|Holographic}}]], or [[Polychrome|{{hl|edition|Polychrome}}]] edition to a random [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]] Available from start. Tarot The Wheel of Fortune.png)'s "Nope!"^[1]
• This Joker is part of the group of "Consumable" Jokers that can be destroyed with usage, dubbed "Food Jokers" due to their shared theme. The other Jokers in this group are Ice Cream ({{Chips|+100}}<br>{{Chips|-5}} for every hand played Common Chips Independent Ice Cream.png), Popcorn ({{Mult|+20}} <br> {{Mult|-4}} per round played Common Additive Mult Independent Popcorn.png), Gros Michel ({{mult|+15}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 6}} chance this is destroyed at the end of round. Common Additive Mult Independent Gros Michel.png), Egg (Gains {{Money|3}} of {{Hl|orange|sell value}} at end of round Common Economy N/A (Passive) Egg.png), Seltzer (Retrigger all cards played for the next {{hl|orange|10}} hands Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Seltzer.png), Turtle Bean ({{hl|orange|+5}} hand size, reduces by {{hl|red|1}} each round Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Turtle Bean.png), Ramen ({{xmult|2}}, loses {{xmult|0.01}} per {{hl|orange|card}} discarded Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Mixed Ramen.png), and Diet Cola (Sell this card to create a free [[Tags|{{hl|orange|Double Tag}}]] Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Diet Cola.png).^[2][3][4]
• Cavendish's 1 in 1000 chance to destroy itself is the least likely probability-based event in the game.

• Cavendish appears as a weapon in the Ante Chamber DLC of Vampire Survivors.
• Cavendish appears as an artifact in Monster Train 2.