Photograph

Photograph

Effect

First played face card gives X2 Mult when scored

Rarity

Common

Unlock Requirement

Available from start.

Stats

Buy Price

5

Sell Price

2

Type

Multiplicative Mult

Activation

On Scored

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Photograph is a Common Joker that can give Multiplicative Mult. This Joker activates on the first played scoring Face card in a poker hand and gives X2 Mult after the played cards' Enhancement and Edition trigger. Photograph will get retriggered by either a Joker effect (ex. Sock and Buskin (Retrigger all played {{hl|orange|face}} cards Play a total of {{hl|orange|300}} face cards Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Sock and Buskin.png)) or if said face card had a Red Seal (Retrigger this card {{hl|orange|1}} time Red Seal.png).

It's generally better to place scoring face cards on the rightmost side of the poker hand so that they activate later (unless paired with Hanging Chad (Retrigger {{hl|orange|first}} played card used in scoring {{hl|orange|2}} additional times Beat a Boss Blind with a {{ph|High Card}} Common Retrigger On Scored Hanging Chad.png)). This is because of the sequence scoring activation. By having Photograph activate its X2 Mult later, Jokers that give + Mult from played scoring cards, the Holographic ({{mult|+10}} Joker (Holographic).png) edition, and/or the Mult ({{mult|+4}} Mult Card.png) enhancement from playing cards will contribute to the Mult of the score before it's doubled by Photograph.

• A face card-heavy Erratic Deck ( All [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|Ranks}}]] and [[Suits|{{hl|orange|Suits}}]] in deck are randomized Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Orange}} difficulty or harder Erratic Deck.png) seed can score far higher in the early game with this card by allowing for easy Four of a Kind and especially Five of a Kind.
• The 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 a good choice since it gives easier access to Deja Vu (Add a [[Red Seal|{{hl|red|Red Seal}}]] to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Deja Vu.png) for Red Seals (Retrigger this card {{hl|orange|1}} time Red Seal.png), and Familiar (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|3}} random [[Card Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|face cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Familiar.png) for more face cards.

• Full House, Two Pair, Straight, and Flush are the best early game, as they give additional opportunity for Enhanced and/or Edition Aces and numbered cards to activate their effects first. Additionally, all of these except Two Pair have relatively high starting raw Mult stats, enabling more benefit from Photograph's xMult early on.
• Straight, Four of a Kind, and Secret Hands are the best late game, as the high base Mult from Saturn (Increases {{ph|Straight}} hand value by {{mult|+3}} and {{chips|+30}} Available from start. Planet Saturn.png), Mars (Increases {{ph|Four of a Kind}} hand value by {{mult|+3}} and {{chips|+30}} Available from start. Planet Mars.png), and the Secret Hand Planet Cards far outscale any + Mult effects.

• Hanging Chad (Retrigger {{hl|orange|first}} played card used in scoring {{hl|orange|2}} additional times Beat a Boss Blind with a {{ph|High Card}} Common Retrigger On Scored Hanging Chad.png): Popularly known together as "Photochad", these are one of the most reliable duos in the game, with a powerful early game combo that has the potential to stay relevant in the late game. Due to their low rarity, it makes it easy to create this pair with a low total cost of $9, providing X8 Mult and +20 Chips on their own if the first scored card in a hand is a face card.
  • For example: A Flush will score a minimum of 2,528 (Fa 5 4 3 2), a Full House 2,752 (Fa Fa 2 2 2), and a Straight 3,008 (J 10 9 8 7). This means, with a little luck, Ante 2 on any Stake can be cleared in a single hand per Blind with just this combo, while saving cash to make stronger purchases. The only exception is if The Wall ( Boss The Wall.png) Boss Blind is encountered at Ante 2, requiring 2 hands or something extra.
• Wrathful Joker (Played cards with {{Suit|Spade}} suit give {{Mult|+3}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Wrathful Joker.png), Fibonacci (Each played {{hl|orange|Ace}}, {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|5}}, or {{hl|orange|8}} gives {{Mult|+8}} when scored Uncommon Additive Mult On Scored Fibonacci.png), Walkie Talkie (Each played {{hl|orange|10}} or {{hl|orange|4}} gives {{chips|+10}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Walkie_Talkie.png), and other Jokers that give + Mult when cards are scored are one of the few ways to add Mult before Photograph activates, and can provide high scores early game if the + Mult cards are placed before the first Face Card.
• Sock and Buskin (Retrigger all played {{hl|orange|face}} cards Play a total of {{hl|orange|300}} face cards Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Sock and Buskin.png): By retriggering all played face cards, Photograph's effect is doubled. This combo is most effective when the player has stacked up many Glass Cards ({{xmult|2}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance to destroy card Glass Card.png) and/or Polychrome ({{xmult|1.5}} Joker (Polychrome).png) face cards, as they can shoot the Mult value way higher even after Photograph is done triggering.
• Dusk (Retrigger all played cards in {{hl|orange|final hand}} of the round Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Dusk.png) and Seltzer (Retrigger all cards played for the next {{hl|orange|10}} hands Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Seltzer.png): These two are generally more effective than Sock and Buskin in bolstering this Joker, but instead of unconditionally applying to face cards, they are either conditional (Dusk) or temporary (Seltzer). They allow for 'when scored' effects of Aces and numbered cards (ex. Scholar (Played {{hl|orange|Aces}} give {{chips|+20}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Scholar.png), Mult Cards ({{mult|+4}} Mult Card.png), and Holographic ({{mult|+10}} Joker (Holographic).png) cards) to trigger twice before Photograph quadruples the Mult at the time the face card gets scored, leading to an overall higher score.
• The Idol (Each played [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|[rank]}}]] of [[Card Suits|{{hl|orange|[suit]}}]] gives {{xmult|2}} when scored<br><small>Card changes every round</small> In one hand, earn at least {{hl|orange|1,000,000}} chips Uncommon Multiplicative Mult On Scored The Idol.png): Providing X2 Mult when a card of a specific rank and suit is scored, it can double the rate at which this Joker skyrockets the score. At base, it only has a 3/13 (~23.1%) chance of choosing any face card at the end of a round, but deck manipulation through the likes of Tarot Cards such as Strength (Increases rank of up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards by {{hl|orange|1}} Available from start. Tarot Strength.png), The Lovers (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot The Lovers.png), and especially Death (Select {{hl|orange|2}} cards, convert the {{hl|orange|left}} card into the {{hl|orange|right}} card<br>{{hl|gray|(Drag to rearrange)}} Available from start. Tarot Death.png) (which can unify suits while also copying other Card Modifiers stronger than the Wild Enhancement) can make it significantly easier to activate.
• Ancient Joker (Each played card with [[Card Suits|{{hl|orange|[suit]}}]] gives {{xmult|1.5}} when scored, <br> <small>suit changes at end of round</small> Rare Multiplicative Mult On Scored Ancient Joker.png) gives X1.5 when cards played match the suit that Ancient Joker targets in that round, effectively making the first played face card give X3 Mult when triggered. Though, due to Ancient Joker being based on random suits and not the specific cards in your deck, it can be less consistent in the later antes or when your deck is sufficiently fixed through Tarot Cards like Strength (Increases rank of up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards by {{hl|orange|1}} Available from start. Tarot Strength.png) and Death (Select {{hl|orange|2}} cards, convert the {{hl|orange|left}} card into the {{hl|orange|right}} card<br>{{hl|gray|(Drag to rearrange)}} Available from start. Tarot Death.png). The Lovers (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot The Lovers.png) can also be useful with this Joker, allowing it to always trigger.
• Triboulet (Played Kings and Queens each give {{xmult|2}} when scored Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult On Scored Triboulet.png): An exceedingly rare Legendary Joker that gives X2 Mult when a King or Queen is scored. Pairing this with one of the aforementioned retrigger Jokers makes for an absurd amount of Mult when scoring a King or Queen.
• Pareidolia (All cards are considered {{hl|orange|face}} cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Pareidolia.png): A situational synergy with Photograph, since it causes the X2 Mult to be activated on the first scoring card played regardless of rank. This means that any + Mult that could have been added beforehand will not get doubled.
• Splash (Every {{hl|orange|played card}} counts in scoring Common Effect N/A (Passive) Splash.png): Can help with activating Photograph if the played hand does not contain any scoring face cards. For example, a Four of a Kind with 5, 5, 5, 5, Queen.

• Since Photograph retains its unique square shape, it is easy to identify despite being flipped face-down by the Amber Acorn ( Showdown Amber Acorn.png).

• Abandoned Deck ( Start run with no {{F|}}[[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|Face Cards}}]] in your deck Win a run with the {{D|Green}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Abandoned Deck.png) and Medusa ( ) should not be used with Photograph, as they have no face cards by default. A possible exception is if Pareidolia (All cards are considered {{hl|orange|face}} cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Pareidolia.png) is used alongside.

• 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) incentivizes discarding Face cards, making it harder to preserve one for Photograph.
• 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 scoring a face card resets it back to +0 Mult, this Joker is unable to use its own effect without decimating many rounds' worth of Additive Mult scaling.
• Canio (This Joker gains {{xmult|1}} when a {{hl|orange|face}} card is destroyed <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult Mixed Canio.png) encourages the player to destroy face cards, which doesn't work well with Photograph.

• The Plant ( Boss The Plant.png) debuffs all Face cards, rendering Photograph useless.
• The Mark ( Boss The Mark.png) may be an issue if your poker hand relies on particular ranks, such as Straights.

• This Joker is square-shaped, rather than the typical rectangle. It evokes the style of the Polaroid camera film.
• The Joker in the image has red eyes. This is a reference to the red-eye effect that was especially common when Polaroid cameras were the standard, but can still occur with digital cameras assuming no correction is used. It is caused when the camera's flash feature reflects all the blood cells in one's retina; this is best seen in low-light areas as the pupils dilate in darkened conditions.
• Photograph is one of only two Common Jokers that can provide Multiplicative Mult, along with 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).
• This Joker is part of a set that doesn't adhere to the standard joker size, even when flipped over by Amber Acorn ( Showdown Amber Acorn.png), along with Wee Joker (This Joker gains {{Chips|+8}} when each played {{hl|orange|2}} is scored <br> {{Currently|{{chips|+0}}}} Win a run in {{hl|orange|18}} or fewer rounds Rare Chips Mixed Wee Joker.png), Square Joker (This Joker gains {{Chips|+4}} if played hand has exactly {{hl|orange|4}} cards <br> {{Currently|{{Chips|0}}}} Common Chips Mixed Square_Joker.png), and Half Joker ({{Mult|+20}} if played hand contains {{hl|orange|3}} or fewer cards Common Additive Mult Independent Half Joker.png).