Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

Effect

Each Queen held in hand gives +13 Mult

Rarity

Common

Unlock Requirement

Play every Heart card in your deck in one round.

Stats

Buy Price

5

Sell Price

2

Type

Additive Mult

Activation

On Held

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Shoot the Moon is a Common Additive Mult Joker that provides +13 Mult for each Queen in the player's hand. Played cards do not trigger this Joker, regardless of whether they score. Queens that are debuffed by certain Blinds also do not trigger.

If the player has any cards in hand that give X1.5 Mult, either Steel Cards ({{xmult|1.5}} while this card stays in hand Steel Card.png) or owning a Baron (Each {{hl|orange|King}} held in hand gives {{xmult|1.5}} Rare Multiplicative Mult On Held Baron.png), it is ideal to manually drag the Queens to the far left so as to make Shoot the Moon's +Mult trigger before the XMult, maximizing the scoring power for the poker hand played. The reason for this is that any held-in-hand abilities are triggered from left to right. Therefore, placing any card far left will prioritize that specific held-in-hand effect. However, when enhancing a Queen itself to be a Steel card, the XMult will always apply before Shoot the Moon's +Mult.

To unlock Shoot the Moon, a suitable strategy may be to use the 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) to obtain a deck with relatively few  Heart cards, making the unlock condition easier to achieve.

• The 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) has a larger hand size, making this Joker easier to use.
• 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) may start the player with more Queens than usual, increasing the potential value of Shoot the Moon.

All hands that do not use Queens benefit from this Joker.

In decks with a hand limit of 8 or less, hands that require 5 cards make this Joker more difficult to use. Conversely, smaller hands, such as High Card, can use this Joker effectively every hand.

This Joker may not be good when trying to make Straights, as the Straight cannot exceed a Jack unless Shortcut (Allows {{ph|Straights}} to be made with gaps of {{hl|orange|1 rank}} <br> {{hl|gray|(ex: {{hl|orange|10 8 6 5 3}})}} Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Shortcut.png) is in use.

• Mime (Retrigger all card {{hl|orange|held in hand}} abilities Uncommon Retrigger On Held Mime.png) doubles the trigger of this Joker's effect.
• Midas Mask (All played {{hl|orange|face}} cards become [[Gold Cards|{{hl|orange|Gold}}]] cards when scored Uncommon Effect On Played Midas_Mask.png) can add a buff to played Queens, providing an additional benefit thereafter when Queens are held in hand.
• Reserved Parking (Each {{hl|orange|face}} card held in hand has a {{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance to give {{Money|1}} Common Economy On Held Reserved Parking.png) provides cash when face cards are held in hand.
• Baron (Each {{hl|orange|King}} held in hand gives {{xmult|1.5}} Rare Multiplicative Mult On Held Baron.png) increases the amount of Mult gained by X1.5 Mult per held King, which can ride off of Shoot the Moon's Additive Mult for additional value. Shoot the Moon can also be used as a stepping stone for strengthening Queens to Kings for a Baron build.
  • As previously mentioned, the player must physically move the Kings to the right of the Queens for maximum scoring value.
• Trading Card (If {{hl|orange|first discard}} of round has only {{hl|orange|1}} card, destroy it and earn {{Money|3}} Uncommon Economy On Discard Trading Card.png) can remove non-Queen cards, allowing you to see and hold Queens easier.

• 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) and Strength (Increases rank of up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards by {{hl|orange|1}} Available from start. Tarot Strength.png) can turn some cards into Queens.
• The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.png) can remove non-Queen cards, allowing you to see and hold Queens easier.
• The Chariot (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Steel Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot The Chariot.png) can turn some cards into Steel Cards, which can multiply Shoot the Moon's additive Mult.
  • As previously mentioned, the player must physically move the Steel cards to the right of the Queens for maximum scoring value.
• 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) can apply Red Seals to Queens, allowing for more Shoot the Moon triggers.
• Cryptid (Create {{hl|orange|2}} copies of {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Cryptid.png) can make more Queens.

• 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) will permanently increase the player's hand size, enabling more Queens to be held at once.

• 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), Mad World ( ), and Medusa ( ) can be difficult to use, as they naturally contain no Queens.
• Five-Card Draw ( ) does not work well with this Joker due to the decreased hand size and banning of hand size-increasing Jokers.

• Jokers that reduce hand size, like 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), will make the player hold fewer Queens.

• The Hook ( Boss The Hook.png) discards 2 random cards after playing a hand, which may render Shoot the Moon useless if the Queens were discarded.
• The Plant ( Boss The Plant.png) debuffs all face cards, rendering Queens useless for the round.
• The Mark ( Boss The Mark.png) draws all face cards face down, which makes the player unable to tell which card is a Queen.

• "Shooting the Moon" is a term used in the popular card game "Hearts" for winning a hand by taking every Heart card and the Queen of Spades. Normally these cards give the players points - which you aim to avoid in Hearts, as the lowest scorer wins - but if a player can take all of them, their opponents get hit with a points penalty instead. It is a risky play to attempt, as missing just one card ruins the attempt and will cause that player to take a lot of points.
  • The +13 Mult refers to the Queen of Spades in Hearts being 13 points.
  • The unlock requirement is also a reference to Hearts, since it requires collecting and playing every  Heart card in the deck.
  • In demo versions, Shoot the Moon only worked for the Queen of Spades, as it does in Hearts.
• The art of Shoot the Moon is based on the Queen of Spades, most noticeable by the design of their staves being the same.

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