Joker Stencil

Joker Stencil

Effect

X1 Mult for each empty Joker slot
Joker Stencil included
(Currently X1)

Rarity

Uncommon

Unlock Requirement

Available from start.

Stats

Buy Price

8

Sell Price

4

Type

Multiplicative Mult

Activation

Independent

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Joker Stencil is an Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Joker that gives the player X1 Mult per empty Joker slot, including this Joker.

• 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) is good with this Joker, as this deck gives +1 Joker slot, which basically gives it an extra X1 Mult.
• Similarly, Five-Card Draw ( ) is even better with this Joker, as this deck gives +2 Joker slots, which basically gives it an extra X2 Mult.
• Ghost Deck ( [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Spectral}}]] cards may appear in the shop, start with a {{spectral|Hex}} card Win a run with the {{D|Yellow}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Ghost Deck.png) can be potent with Joker Stencil thanks to its easier access to Spectral Cards, especially those mentioned in the Synergetic Spectral Cards section.
• Nebula Deck ( Start run with the {{V|Telescope|class=hl-cyan}} voucher <br> {{hl|red|-1}} consumable slot Win a run with the {{D|Blue}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Nebula Deck.png) is really good with this Joker, as it relies less on having many Jokers, thus freeing up slots.
• Zodiac Deck ( Start run with {{V|Tarot Merchant|class=hl-purple}}, {{V|Planet Merchant|class=hl-cyan}}, and {{V|Overstock|class=hl-orange}} Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Red}} difficulty or harder Zodiac Deck.png) can be good with this Joker, as it gives more chances for cards other than Jokers to appear.

Strong five-card hands like Flush, Straight, or Full House synergize well with Joker Stencil thanks to their high base Mult.

• Any Negative ({{hl|edition|+1}} Joker or Consumable slot Joker (Negative).png) Joker works well with this, as they do not take up a Joker slot.
• Because the Joker Stencil () counts itself as an empty slot, multiple Joker Stencils combine brilliantly. If you have five slots, two Joker Stencils, and no other Jokers, they both provide X5 Mult for a combined total of X25 Mult. A negative joker stencil gives an extra X1 Mult to each Joker Stencil (the formula being XMult = Empty Joker slots + # of Joker Stencils).
• 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) can be very good for duplicating the Joker Stencil, provided you can play around the loss of X1 Mult for two rounds before selling it.
• While 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) both copy the main XMult effect of Joker Stencil, they do not take on the secondary effect of acting as an empty joker slot. This makes their synergies inadvisable if buying them takes the Joker Stencil down to X1 Mult, rendering it useless. However, as long as the Joker Stencil stays above X1 Mult, multiple copies of its XMult effect will provide a higher combined XMult than a singular copy of it, even if that means the XMult being copied is slightly lower (for example, X3 Mult < X2 Mult * X2 Mult).
• Any Joker giving Mult is good, as it's better to have a bigger base Mult to multiply off of. Jokers that can reach high levels of Mult by themselves, like Red Card (This Joker gains {{Mult|+3}} when any [[Booster Packs|{{hl|orange|Booster Pack}}]] is skipped <br> {{Currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Independent Red_Card.png), 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), or Bootstraps ({{Mult|+2}} for every {{Money|5}} you have <br> {{Currently|{{Mult|+0}}}} Have at least {{hl|orange|2}} {{hl|edition|Polychrome}} Jokers at the same time. Uncommon Additive Mult Independent Bootstraps.png), are really good, as you don't have to rely on multiple Jokers to get large amounts of Mult.

• 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) makes one of your Jokers Negative ({{hl|edition|+1}} Joker or Consumable slot Joker (Negative).png), adding +1 Joker slot and therefore adding X1 Mult.
• Ankh (Create a copy of a random [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]], destroy all other Jokers <br> {{hl|gray|(Removes {{hl|edition|Negative}} from copy)}} Available from start. Spectral Ankh.png) can duplicate Joker Stencil, effectively raising your XMult Mult by the 2nd power. If you only have 1 Joker Stencil and 5 total Joker slots, this would be X5 Mult ^2, which equals X25 Mult. This can be done multiple times if your Joker Stencil is Eternal ().

• Antimatter ({{hl|edition|+1}} Joker Slot Redeem Blank 10 total times Upgraded Antimatter.png) provides +1 Joker Slot and therefore gives it an extra X1 Mult.

• On Black Stake and higher, the Eternal () sticker can allow for Ankh (Create a copy of a random [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]], destroy all other Jokers <br> {{hl|gray|(Removes {{hl|edition|Negative}} from copy)}} Available from start. Spectral Ankh.png) to make multiple copies of Joker Stencil, which is made more powerful when combined with the Polychrome ({{xmult|1.5}} Joker (Polychrome).png) from Hex (Add [[Card Modifiers#Editions|{{hl|edition|Polychrome}}]] to a random [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]], destroy all other Jokers Available from start. Spectral Hex.png). Or, if combined with Perkeo (Creates a [[Negative|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] copy of {{hl|orange|1}} random [[Consumables|{{hl|orange|consumable}}]] card in your possession at the end of the [[The Shop|{{hl|orange|shop}}]] Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Effect N/A (Passive) Perkeo.png) and 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), the elusive naneinf score can be achieved with hundreds of Negative ({{hl|edition|+1}} Joker or Consumable slot Joker (Negative).png) Joker Stencils. Because of the hand size reduction, however, you will immediately lose the next round.

• Painted Deck ( {{hl|orange|+2}} hand size, <br> {{hl|red|-1}} Joker slot Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Green}} difficulty or harder Painted Deck.png) hamstrings Joker Stencil with its -1 Joker Slot, giving it X1 Mult less.
• Similarly, Cruelty ( ) hamstrings Joker Stencil even more with its -2 Joker Slots, giving it X2 Mult less.
• Plasma Deck ( Balance [[Chips|{{hl|blue|Chips}}]] and [[Mult|{{hl|red|Mult}}]] when calculating score for played hand <br> {{hl|red|X2}} base Blind size Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Blue}} difficulty or harder Plasma Deck.png) is also generally not good with this Joker, as usually the player either wants a lot of chips for early antes or needs a lot more mult for later antes, more than what this Joker gives.
• 15 Minute City ( ) and Blast Off ( ) do not work well with Joker Stencil, as these decks both start with two Eternal () Jokers, which means Joker Stencil gives less XMult than usual. Not only that, but Blast Off ( ) also reduces a Joker slot, which means Joker Stencil gives even less XMult than usual.
• Typecast ( ) sets your Joker Slots to 0 after ante 4, which sets Joker Stencil to X0 Mult or less.

Weaker hands with low base Mult, like High Card, Pair, or Two Pair, have poor synergies with Joker Stencil, unless heavily leveled up using Planet Cards.

• Abstract Joker ({{Mult|+3}} for each [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]] card<br>{{Currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Independent Abstract Joker.png) requires filling up all Joker Slots to maximize its effect, and thus has anti-synergy with Joker Stencil.
• 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) adds two jokers per blind selected, reducing empty slots for Joker Stencil to use.

• A "stencil" is a thin piece of material, usually paper, metal, or plastic, that has letters or patterns cut out of it. The stencil is then used to print a design or sentence on a surface by applying ink or paint through the cut-out holes. This is reflected in the Joker's design, as the card has a joker that's been cut out of the middle of it.
• The center of the Joker Stencil texture is transparent, allowing you to see through it when moving this Joker around. However, when it is flipped face-down, it uses the same intact card back as the rest.

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