Lucky Cards

Lucky Card
Effect
1 in 5 chance for +20 Mult
1 in 15 chance to win $20

Lucky Cards are Enhanced cards that have a chance to give the following effects when scored:

  • A 1 in 5 chance to give +20 Mult
  • A 1 in 15 chance to give $20

Both effects are rolled separately, and both can trigger on the same turn. Lucky Cards can be a good source of income throughout an entire run, but this is unlikely to happen in the early game. They're far more likely to give +20 Mult, which can be more than enough in the early game. Lucky Cards can be acquired in several ways, including:

  • The Magician adds the Lucky enhancement to 2 selected cards.
  • Incantation, Familiar, and Grim can add Lucky Number, Face, and Ace cards, respectively.
  • Standard Packs can contain Lucky Cards.
  • Illusion allows Lucky Cards to appear in The Shop.

Synergies

Seals

  • Gold Seals combined with Lucky Cards give $4 on average when scored.
  • Red Seals double the opportunities for the Lucky Card to trigger.
  • Lucky Cat is the best Joker to utilize when using Lucky Cards, as it can scale incredibly fast with the right setup. Because it can be scaled relatively easily and consistently, it is possible to get over X1000 Mult on a single Lucky Cat[1].
  • Oops! All 6s makes all probabilities twice as likely, which can be massively beneficial with Lucky Cards. While the +20 Mult becomes less important in higher antes, reliably hitting the $20 can make Oops! All 6s your main source of income. In addition, this Joker also makes Lucky Cat scale twice as fast on average, massively increasing score.
  • Hanging Chad retriggers the first played card twice, which can benefit Lucky Cards for more chances on hitting either the +20 Mult or $20.
  • Seltzer, Sock and Buskin, Hack, and Dusk can all double the amount of Lucky Card triggers when a hand is played, which is the best way to increase the odds of getting +20 Mult or $20.

Usage notes

  • On average, Lucky Cards give +4 Mult and $1 when scored.
  • If Oops! All 6s is owned, scored Lucky Cards give +8 Mult and $3 on average.

Trivia

  • If the Lucky Card also has a Gold Seal and hits the chance for money, the pop-up shows the combined amount of $23.

In other languages

LanguageNameNotes
Chinese (Simplified)幸运牌
Chinese (Traditional)幸運牌
DutchBofkaart'Boffen' is a verb that translates to 'being lucky'. The only indirect translation of the enhancement, though not immediately clear why.
FrenchCarte Chance
GermanGlückskarte
IndonesianLucky Card
ItalianCarta fortunata
Japaneseラッキーカード
Korean럭키 카드
PolishKarta Szczęścia
Portuguese (Brazilian)Carta da Sorte
RussianСчастливая карта
Spanish (Spain)Carta de la suerte
Spanish (Latin America)Carta de la suerte
  1. VEIR. (9 August 2024). The World’s Luckiest Cat - (Former Record). YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUvQjhubsfc