Discards

Discards are one of the primary actions that a player can perform during each round and are the main tool that the player has to locate certain cards from their deck to play in each round. There are many effects, both positive and negative, that are able to be triggered upon discarding. Some Jokers like 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) or 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) will activate on the player's first discard but will not reactivate on subsequent discards. Other jokers like Banner ({{Chips|+30}} for each remaining {{hl|orange|discard}} Common Chips Independent Banner.png) or Delayed Gratification (Earn {{Money|2}} per {{hl|orange|discard}} if no discards are used by end of the round Common Economy N/A (Passive) Delayed_Gratification.png) will have a stronger effect if the player has more unused discards.

By default, each run will start with a total of 3 discards per round (2 discards on Blue Stake or above), however, this number is able to be modified to be higher or lower depending on the deck or challenge deck being used. For example, the Red Deck ( {{hl|red|+1}} discard every round Unlocked from start Red Deck.png) will increase the starting number of discards by 1 per round; or in the Five-Card Draw ( ) challenge deck, the discards per round is set at 6 to offset the starting max hand size of 5.

There are three main methods for a player to discard cards from their hand:

• Standard Discard: This is when the player selects up to 5 cards they do not want to play so that they can be replaced with up to 5 new cards from the player's deck. Doing so costs 1 discard and will trigger any effects such as Purple Seal (Creates a {{Tarot|}} card when {{hl|orange|discarded}}<br>{{room}} Purple Seal.png), Green Joker ({{mult|+1}} per hand played <br> {{mult|-1}} per discard <br> {{Currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Mixed Green_Joker.png), or 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) that activate when discarding a card.
• Throwaway Hand: A common scenario that will occur is that the player will have used all their discards and still not have found the cards they need. In this scenario, the player can elect to play what would be considered to be a throwaway hand where they play as many non-essential cards from their hand as they are able to then draw that many new cards from their deck. In doing so, they are using a hand as if it was a discard. Using throwaway hands comes at a cost though, as each additional hand that the player has upon finishing the round would normally be converted to $1.
• If playing a hand type that requires less than 5 cards, any additional cards that are not scored can be pseudo-discarded, allowing for your discards to be utilized when really needed.

One effective way that pseudo-discards can be used is with 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) as the player can use the following methods to remove face cards from their hand using pseudo-discards without resetting the Mult on Ride the Bus:

• The player can play a High Card Hand using 1 Ace and up to 1 King, 1 Queen, and 1 Jack, as long as the hand does not also contain a 10 to form a straight or all match the same suit to form a flush.
• The player can play a Pair, Three of a Kind, or Four of a Kind using any non-face card rank plus up to 1 King, 1 Queen, and 1 Jack.

Using pseudo-discards is also a very effective method when facing The Psychic ( Boss The Psychic.png) as it can be used to allow hands types with less than 5 cards to be valid for scoring.

• Red Deck ( {{hl|red|+1}} discard every round Unlocked from start Red Deck.png) provides +1 discard every round.
• Five-Card Draw ( ) provides +3 discards every round, for a total of 6.
• Golden Needle ( ) also provides +3 discards every round, for a total of 6.

• Drunkard ({{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Common Effect N/A (Passive) Drunkard.png) provides +1 discard each round.
• 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) provides +3 discards each round.

• The Wasteful (Permanently gain {{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Base Wasteful.png) and Recyclomancy (Permanently gain an additional {{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Discard a total of 2500 cards Upgraded Recyclomancy.png) Vouchers each add 1 discard.

• Blast Off ( ) reduces discards by 1, for a total of 2.

• Burglar (When [[Blind|{{hl|orange|Blind}}]] is selected, gain {{hl|blue|+3}} Hands and {{hl|orange|lose all discards}} Uncommon Effect On Blind Select Burglar.png) sets discards to 0 each round.

• The Water ( Boss The Water.png) sets discards to 0 for the round.

• Blue Stake reduces discards by 1, for a total of 2.

• Petroglyph ({{hl|orange|-1}} Ante, <br> {{hl|red|-1}} discard each round Reach Ante 12 Upgraded Petroglyph.png) reduces discards by 1 as a cost for decreasing the ante by 1.

• Black Deck ( {{hl|orange|+1}} Joker slot <br> {{hl|blue|-1}} hand every round Discover at least {{hl|orange|100}} items from your [[collection]] Black Deck.png) makes discards significantly more important because of its reduced scoring potential each round.

While all hands can benefit from discarding, hands that are difficult to make, such as Straights, Four of a Kinds, and Flushes benefit the most. Hands like Two Pair, Pair, and especially High Card are generally easy to draw so discards aren't as necessary for these hand types, however, discarding can still be very beneficial when playing these hands if you first want to find specific cards for effects such as 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) to trigger duplicate if you have modified cards in your deck.

• 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) is the most powerful Joker that benefits from discards. Its ability can scale by X1 Mult or X2 Mult each round with the right Jokers and Vouchers, making it an incredibly powerful source of scoring. However, it is important to utilize hand size upgrades or deck fixing to be able to keep cards you need for scoring, as it's best to discard the maximum of 5 cards to scale Yorick.
• 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) is able to give you up to $25 per discard used if you have 5 copies of the selected rank to discard, and this can be further repeated for each Blueprint (Copies ability of [[Jokers|{{Hl|orange|Joker}}]] to the right Win a run Rare Effect Blueprint.png) or Brainstorm (Copies the ability of leftmost [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]] Discard a {{ph|Royal Flush}}. Rare Effect Brainstorm.png) copying Mail-In Rebate's effect.
• Mystic Summit ({{Mult|+15}} when {{hl|orange|0}} discards remaining Common Additive Mult Independent Mystic Summit.png) rewards you for using all of your discards, which is often done in normal play anyway. This is even easier and more beneficial if you have a reduced number of discards. However, this can cause issues where you prematurely use all your discards if you are unable to win the round in a single hand.
• 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) is similar to Yorick in its effect, although less powerful long term as it resets every round. Despite this, Hit the Road is still a very powerful Joker if your deck contains enough Jacks.
• 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) only activates on discard. Because it can only trigger on your first discarded hand, sometimes it is worth playing unwanted cards until the desired hand type is ready to be discarded.
• 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) will give you $5 each time 3 or more face cards are discarded at the same time.
• 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) will give greater yields if the player first uses their discards to find additional face cards to hold in hand.
• Castle (This Joker gains {{Chips|+3}} per discarded [[Card Suits|{{hl|orange|[suit]}}]] card, suit changes every round <br> {{currently|{{chips|+0}}}} Uncommon Chips Mixed Castle.png) will provide a scaling source of Chips if the player is able to successfully discard cards matching the selected suit each round.

• Purple Seals (Creates a {{Tarot|}} card when {{hl|orange|discarded}}<br>{{room}} Purple Seal.png) reward discarding by giving a Tarot Card when doing so.

• Green Deck ( At end of each Round: <br> {{Money|2}} per remaining {{hl|blue|Hand}} <br> {{Money|1}} per remaining {{hl|red|Discard}} <br> Earn no {{hl|orange|Interest}} Discover at least {{hl|orange|75}} items from your [[collection]] Green Deck.png) punishes you for using discards, albeit not as much as it does for hands.

• Delayed Gratification (Earn {{Money|2}} per {{hl|orange|discard}} if no discards are used by end of the round Common Economy N/A (Passive) Delayed_Gratification.png) only gives money if no discards were used, forcing you to either not use any discards or lose out on a payout at the end of the round.
• Banner ({{Chips|+30}} for each remaining {{hl|orange|discard}} Common Chips Independent Banner.png) is similar to Delayed Gratification discouraging you from using discards. However, it will only decrease in power when discarding, rather than being completely disabled.
• Ramen ({{xmult|2}}, loses {{xmult|0.01}} per {{hl|orange|card}} discarded Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Mixed Ramen.png) is often a more powerful version of Banner giving XMult instead of Chips. Unlike Banner however, Ramen punishes the amount of cards discarded, rather than the number of discards used.
• Green Joker ({{mult|+1}} per hand played <br> {{mult|-1}} per discard <br> {{Currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Mixed Green_Joker.png) will lose 1 Mult each time a discard is used.
• Half Joker ({{Mult|+20}} if played hand contains {{hl|orange|3}} or fewer cards Common Additive Mult Independent Half Joker.png) will restrict your ability to use pseudo-discards significantly.
• Blue Joker ({{Chips|+2}} for each remaining card in {{hl|orange|deck}} <br> {{currently|{{chips|+104}}}} Common Chips Independent Blue Joker.png) will have its Chip value decreased with each card that is discarded.
• Splash (Every {{hl|orange|played card}} counts in scoring Common Effect N/A (Passive) Splash.png) will prevent you from using pseudo-discards as all cards will score including ones you do not want.