Crimson Heart

Crimson Heart

Type

Showdown

Description

One random Joker disabled every hand

Stats

Minimum Ante

8

Score Requirement

2x base

Reward

8

Compatibility

Matador

✗ No

Crimson Heart is a Showdown Blind that debuffs a random Joker in possession every hand. It never picks the same Joker twice in a row, unless it is the player's only Joker.

For example, if a player has 5 Jokers, and Joker #3 gets debuffed by Crimson Heart, that Joker will be disabled until the player plays a hand. Once the hand is played, Joker #3 will no longer be debuffed, but instead, a different random Joker will be debuffed, such as Joker #5.

• Jokers already debuffed (due to Perishable () sticker) will never be chosen when Crimson Heart randomly selects a Joker.
• Selling Luchador (Sell this card to disable the current [[Blinds|{{hl|orange|Boss Blind}}]] Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Luchador.png) when debuffed does not disable Crimson Heart.
• If Mr. Bones (Prevents Death if chips scored are at least {{hl|orange|25%}} of required chips <br> {{hl|red|self destructs}} Lose {{hl|orange|5}} runs Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Mr. Bones.png) is debuffed on the final hand, it cannot activate to save the player.
• On the winning hand, Crimson Heart debuffs a Joker until the next shop. This means some Jokers might not behave as expected at the end of the round.
  • End-of-round economy Jokers such as Golden Joker (Earn {{Money|4}} at end of round Common Economy N/A (Passive) Golden_Joker.png) or 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) will not grant money.
  • Egg (Gains {{Money|3}} of {{Hl|orange|sell value}} at end of round Common Economy N/A (Passive) Egg.png) and Gift Card (Add {{Money|1}} of {{hl|orange|sell value}} to every [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]] and [[Consumables|{{hl|orange|Consumable}}]] card at end of round Uncommon Economy N/A (Passive) Gift Card.png) will not upgrade. Rocket (Earn {{Money|1}} at end of round. Payout increases by {{Money|2}} when [[Blinds|{{hl|orange|Boss Blind}}]] is defeated Uncommon Economy N/A (Passive) Rocket.png) will not upgrade and will not grant money.
  • Invisible Joker (After {{hl|orange|2}} rounds, sell this card to {{hl|orange|Duplicate}} a random Joker <br> {{currently|{{hl|orange|0}}/2}} <br> {{hl|gray|(Removes [[Negative|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] from copy)}} Win a run without ever having more than {{hl|orange|4 Jokers}} Rare Effect N/A (Passive) Invisible Joker.png) will delay its countdown by 1 round.
  • Campfire (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.25}} for each card {{hl|orange|sold}}, resets when [[Blinds|{{hl|orange|Boss Blind}}]] is defeated <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent Campfire.png) and 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) will not reset, allowing the player to scale them for another ante or round respectively.
  • 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) and Cavendish ({{xmult|3}} <br> {{hl|green|1 in 1000}} chance this card is destroyed at the end of round Common Multiplicative Mult Independent Cavendish.png) cannot go extinct, guaranteeing a Stake Sticker on them.
  • Popcorn ({{Mult|+20}} <br> {{Mult|-4}} per round played Common Additive Mult Independent Popcorn.png) and Turtle Bean ({{hl|orange|+5}} hand size, reduces by {{hl|red|1}} each round Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Turtle Bean.png) will not degrade. This is a rare case where a Perishable () version of them will be out of sync with their natural countdown.
  • A debuffed Perishable () Joker will still degrade as normal. Similarly, a debuffed Rental () Joker will still charge the player $3 at the end of the round.
• The Jokerless ( ) challenge bans Crimson Heart.

• You can disable Crimson Heart's effect with 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) or by selling Luchador (Sell this card to disable the current [[Blinds|{{hl|orange|Boss Blind}}]] Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Luchador.png). Note that selling Luchador (Sell this card to disable the current [[Blinds|{{hl|orange|Boss Blind}}]] Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Luchador.png) while it is debuffed will not disable Crimson Heart's effect.
• You can play a useless hand to get Crimson Heart to debuff a different Joker. This can be useful if you are preparing to play a big hand and need the effect of certain Jokers.
• Having lots of Jokers from increasing Joker slots or Negative ({{hl|edition|+1}} Joker or Consumable slot Joker (Negative).png) Jokers lowers the chance of Crimson Heart disabling important Jokers.
• When certain Jokers are debuffed, you can make certain actions that you wouldn't otherwise. For example, if Obelisk (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.2}} per {{hl|orange|consecutive}} hand played without playing your most played {{hl|orange|poker hand}} <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Rare Multiplicative Mult Mixed Obelisk.png) is debuffed, you can play your most-played hand without resetting it; if Ramen ({{xmult|2}}, loses {{xmult|0.01}} per {{hl|orange|card}} discarded Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Mixed Ramen.png) is debuffed, you can discard without losing xMult, etc.
• A debuffed Loyalty Card ({{xmult|4}} every {{hl|orange|6}} hands played<br>{{hl|grey|5 remaining}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Loyalty Card.png) will still count every hand played toward its 6 hands requirement. If the Joker is active when it's debuffed, it will not trigger until it is enabled again.
• 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) and 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 only work on the first hand ever of a round. So if the player is unlucky and gets one of them debuffed by Crimson Heart on the first hand, then the player is denied its value for that round. Similarly, Burnt Joker (Upgrade the level of the first {{hl|orange|discarded}} poker hand each round Sell 50 cards. Rare Effect On Discard Burnt Joker.png) and 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) can only work on the first discard ever of a round. Although for their case if they are debuffed on the first hand, the player can play a throwaway hand before using their first discard to move the debuff effect to another Joker.
• If Crimson Heart debuffs any hand size increasing Joker, such as Turtle Bean ({{hl|orange|+5}} hand size, reduces by {{hl|red|1}} each round Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Turtle Bean.png) or Juggler ({{hl|orange|+1}} hand size Common Effect N/A (Passive) Juggler.png), the hand size will return to normal but current hand will stay intact until the next discard (ex: 13/8). By quitting to Main Menu and returning, the hand size actually permanently increases (ex: 13/13), giving players a permanent hand size upgrade. The same can be done with a hand size decreasing Joker such as Merry Andy ({{hl|red|+3}} discards each round, <br>{{hl|red|-1}} hand size Win a run in {{hl|orange|12}} or fewer rounds Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Merry_Andy.png) or Stuntman ({{Chips|+250}},<br>{{hl|orange|-2}} hand size Earn at least 100 million (100,000,000) Chips in a single hand. Rare Chips Independent Stuntman.png) but in reverse, quitting when any Joker but that one is debuffed. The two strategies also work together, increasing hand size even further.

• Crimson Heart makes an appearance as a boss enemy in Vampire Survivors.

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