Five-Card Draw

Five-Card Draw

Rules & Modifiers

6 discards per round
5 hand size
7 Joker slots

Initial Jokers & Consumables

Card Sharp ({{xmult|3}} if played {{hl|orange|poker hand}} has already been played this round Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Card_Sharp.png)
Joker ({{Mult|+4}} Common Additive Mult Independent Joker.png)

Deck

Standard 52 card deck

Restrictions

Banned Jokers: Juggler ({{hl|orange|+1}} hand size Common Effect N/A (Passive) Juggler.png), Troubadour ({{hl|orange|+2}} hand size, <br> {{hl|blue|-1}} hand each round Win {{hl|orange|5}} consecutive rounds by <abbr title="Discards are OK to use.">playing only 1 hand</abbr> Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Troubadour.png), Turtle Bean ({{hl|orange|+5}} hand size, reduces by {{hl|red|1}} each round Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Turtle Bean.png)

Five-Card Draw is a Challenge Deck. Its small hand size can be supplemented by the additional discards in order to find and play the same hand multiple times.

The starting deck contains the standard 52 cards.

• Generic + Mult Jokers like Half Joker ({{Mult|+20}} if played hand contains {{hl|orange|3}} or fewer cards Common Additive Mult Independent Half Joker.png) and 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) can help you push through the early antes.
• Jokers that benefit from the extra Joker slots, like Abstract Joker ({{Mult|+3}} for each [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]] card<br>{{Currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Independent Abstract Joker.png), Riff-Raff (When [[Blind|{{hl|orange|Blind}}]] is selected, create {{hl|orange|2}} [[Common Jokers|{{hl|blue|Common}} {{hl|orange|Jokers}}]] <br> {{room}} Common Effect On Blind Select Riff-Raff.png), and Joker Stencil ({{xmult|1}} for each empty [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]] slot <br> <small>Joker Stencil included</small> <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1|}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Joker Stencil.png).
• Jokers that benefit from the extra discards, like Banner ({{Chips|+30}} for each remaining {{hl|orange|discard}} Common Chips Independent Banner.png) and 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).
• Blackboard ({{xmult|3}} if all cards held in hand are {{suit|Spades}} or {{suit|Clubs}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Blackboard.png) becomes much easier to activate due to the small hand size.
• Strong XMult Jokers that aren't reliant on hand type, such as 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), Constellation (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.1}} every time a [[Planet_Cards|{{hl|cyan|Planet}}]] card is used <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Constellation.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).
• Blue Joker ({{Chips|+2}} for each remaining card in {{hl|orange|deck}} <br> {{currently|{{chips|+104}}}} Common Chips Independent Blue Joker.png) gives slightly more chips due to drawing fewer cards from 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 amazing in this challenge, as the increased discards mean it can consistently gain X1 Mult every blind with the use of 5 discards.
• Raised Fist (Adds {{hl|orange|double}} the rank of {{hl|orange|lowest}} ranked card held in hand to Mult Common Additive Mult On Held Raised Fist.png) can have a better score from the reduced hand size, as it's easier to hold onto high-ranked cards
• Paint Brush ({{hl|orange|+1}} hand size Base Paint Brush.png) and Palette ({{hl|orange|+1}} hand size Reduce your hand size down to five cards. Upgraded Palette.png) can be used to increase your hand size in this challenge.
• Juggle Tag ( Juggle tag.png) can give a temporary hand size for the player. This can help on certain situations were the normal hand size of this challenge isn't enough.

• The value of Temperance (Gives the total sell value of all current [[Jokers]]<br>{{hl|grey|(Max of}} {{hl|orange|{{Money|50}}}}{{hl|grey|)}} Available from start. Tarot Temperance.png) rises from two extra Jokers.

• The House ( Boss The House.png) becomes less deadly since only 5 cards are drawn face down.

• Held in hand effects such as Baron (Each {{hl|orange|King}} held in hand gives {{xmult|1.5}} Rare Multiplicative Mult On Held Baron.png) and 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) are less effective due to the decreased hand size and banning of hand size-increasing Jokers.
• Straight-based Jokers, such as Runner (Gains {{Chips|+15}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Straight}} <br> {{Currently|{{chips|+0}}}} Common Chips Mixed Runner.png), Crazy Joker ({{Mult|+12}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Straight}} Common Additive Mult Independent Crazy Joker.png), and The Order ({{xmult|3}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Straight}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Straight}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The Order.png), becomes much harder to use due to the decreased hand size, which makes it extremely hard to assemble Straights.
  • On a similar note, Séance (If [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|poker hand}}]] is a {{ph|Straight Flush}}, create a random [[Spectral_Cards|{{hl|sblue|Spectral}}]] card <br> {{room}} Uncommon Effect Independent Séance.png) requires playing a Straight Flush, which is practically impossible with a hand size of 5.
• 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) and 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) should be avoided, as their reduced hand size penalty will make it impossible to play 5-card poker hands.
• While it's not necessarily bad, do note that 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) will remove the extra discards provided by this challenge, making it a risky pick-up.

• Ectoplasm (Add [[Card Modifiers#Editions|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] to a random {{hl|orange|Joker,}} {{hl|red|-1}} hand size Available from start. Spectral Ectoplasm.png) and 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) are not recommended due to their permanent hand size reduction. Not only that, but the lower hand size of this challenge means that 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) will transform fewer cards.

• The decreased hand size doesn't allow many Gold Cards ({{money|3}} if this card is held in hand at end of round Gold Card.png), Steel Cards ({{xmult|1.5}} while this card stays in hand Steel Card.png), and Blue Seals (Creates the {{Planet|}} card for final played [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|poker hand}}]] of round if {{hl|orange|held}} in hand<br>{{room}} Blue Seal.png) to be utilized.

• The Manacle ( Boss The Manacle.png)'s reduced hand size can be dangerous, as it will prevent the player from playing 5-card poker hands.

• Five-Card Draw brings Balatro closer to the popular poker variant of the same name, where players are dealt five cards in their hand and are able to discard and replace many of these easily.