Loyalty Card

Loyalty Card

Effect

X4 Mult every 6 hands played
5 remaining

Rarity

Uncommon

Unlock Requirement

Available from start.

Stats

Buy Price

5

Sell Price

2

Type

Multiplicative Mult

Activation

Independent

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Loyalty Card is an Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Joker that provides X4 Mult once every six hands. A countdown in its description begins at 6 and decreases with each hand played. Once five hands have been played, it will begin to shake, signaling that the next played hand will receive the Mult bonus. After applying it, the countdown returns to 6.

• The text on the bottom of the Loyalty Card will change to "Active!" and the card will wiggle when the multiplier effect is applied.
• If Loyalty Card is copied (for example, with 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)), it keeps the same number of rounds played.
• When a not allowed hand is played during Boss Blinds that restrict hand type (like The Psychic ( Boss The Psychic.png)) or when Loyalty Card is disabled (by Crimson Heart ( Showdown Crimson Heart.png)), Loyalty Card still counts down internally and will trigger every 6 hands, but there is no shaking animation nor does the visual counter in the description get reduced, which may be a bug.

• Blue Deck ( {{hl|blue|+1}} hand every round Discover at least {{hl|orange|20}} items from your [[collection]] Blue Deck.png) works well with this Joker, as the +1 hand makes it easier to activate.

Any poker hand can benefit from Loyalty Card, but it tends to work best with large hands like Straight and Full House since they tend to struggle against more boss blinds than smaller hands, e.g. The Water ( Boss The Water.png), The House ( Boss The House.png), The Fish ( Boss The Fish.png) and The Mouth ( Boss The Mouth.png), and their higher power compensates for Loyalty Card’s long downtime.

• 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)'s +3 hands usually allow Loyalty Card to trigger every blind.
• 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), The Trio ({{xmult|3}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Three of a Kind}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Three of a Kind}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The Trio.png) and Flower Pot ({{xmult|3}} if poker hand contains a {{Suit|Diamond}} card, {{Suit|Club}} card, {{Suit|Heart}} card, and {{Suit|Spade}} card Reach Ante level {{hl|orange|8}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Flower_Pot.png) provide XMult that can be triggered every round, and appreciate Loyalty Card’s ability to blow through boss blinds like The Water ( Boss The Water.png) and The House ( Boss The House.png) that make the hands neccesary to trigger them harder to assemble.
• 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), Smiley Face (Played {{hl|orange|face}} cards give {{mult|+5}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Smiley Face.png), Hiker (Every played {{hl|orange|card}} permanently gains {{Chips|+5}} when scored Uncommon Chips On Scored Hiker.png), and all other Jokers that trigger on playing cards appreciate Loyalty Card defeating boss blinds that debuff the required playing cards, like The Head ( Boss The Head.png), The Plant ( Boss The Plant.png), and especially The Pillar ( Boss The Pillar.png).

• Grabber (Permanently gain {{hl|blue|+1}} hand per round Base Grabber.png) and Nacho Tong (Permanently gain an additional {{hl|blue|+1}} hand per round Play a total of 2,500 cards Upgraded Nacho Tong.png) give you extra hands per round, helping you trigger this more often. With Nacho Tong (or Grabber + Blue Deck ( {{hl|blue|+1}} hand every round Discover at least {{hl|orange|20}} items from your [[collection]] Blue Deck.png)), Loyalty Card can trigger every blind if the player opts to use every hand for it, making it significantly stronger.

• This Joker is easy to locate when playing against Amber Acorn ( Showdown Amber Acorn.png), as it still shakes if it meets the condition, even when flipped face-down.

• 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), Blast Off ( ), and Golden Needle ( ) all have anti-synergy with Loyalty Card due to their reduced number of hands.

• 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) has anti-synergy with Loyalty Card, as the -1 hand each round makes it difficult to reach the 6 hands requirement to activate Loyalty Card.

• Hieroglyph ({{hl|orange|-1}} Ante, <br> {{hl|blue|-1}} hand each round Base Hieroglyph.png) has anti-synergy with Loyalty Card, as the -1 hand each round makes it difficult to reach the 6 hands requirement to activate Loyalty Card.

The "critical hit" nature of Loyalty Card makes it suitable for dealing with Boss Blinds that punish multiple plays ( The Needle ( Boss The Needle.png), The Tooth ( Boss The Tooth.png), The Eye ( Boss The Eye.png), or The Fish ( Boss The Fish.png)) and blinds with high score requirements ( The Wall ( Boss The Wall.png) and Violet Vessel ( Showdown Violet Vessel.png)), as long as it triggers at the appropriate time. Therefore, with Loyalty Card, sometimes it is not better to play fewer hands in a round, but rather to adjust the hands played so that the Loyalty Card can be triggered when needed.

• Many delis and coffee shops provide frequent customers with loyalty cards like this, which may be punched, stamped, or otherwise marked every time the customer makes a purchase. This usually comes with a reward, and the completed card can be handed in for a free coffee, a discount, or some other reward.
• The Loyalty Card's associated business, Joker's Deli, appears on a shirt as part of the Playstack merchandise for Balatro.^[1]. The product is labeled as Jimbo's Fish & Chips T-Shirt, which hints at Joker's Deli selling fries and types of seafood.