Stickers

All of the different Stickers as they can be found in the files.

Balatro has 11 Stickers that can be applied to Jokers or Decks.

Stickers can be Stake Stickers, indicating previous wins with this Joker/Deck, or they can be one of three in-run stickers that have a direct effect on the Joker during the run.

The player cannot manually apply or remove any Stickers. If a Sticker is applied, it will be shown in the top corner of the card or deck (right if Stake Stickers, left otherwise). A Joker or Deck may only show a single Stake Sticker on it at any time, but can have multiple in-run stickers.

Jokers can have an Edition and one or more Stickers at the same time.

In-Run Stickers

Eternal Sticker

Eternal Sticker on a Joker

Jokers found in the shop or booster packs during Black Stake and higher runs have a 30% chance of getting the Eternal Sticker. These Jokers cannot be sold or destroyed, making each Eternal Joker a permanent addition to the player's build.

The indestructibility of Eternal Jokers creates some strategies that are exclusive to Black stake and higher. For example, if Madness is present on a build that consists solely of Eternal Jokers, it will still gain its X0.5 Mult without being able to destroy any Jokers, turning it into a risk-free scaler. (However, Ceremonial Dagger's Mult is only added once it destroys a Joker, so it cannot be used in the same way.) Eternal Jokers can also remove or mitigate the downside of Spectral Cards that destroy Jokers, namely Hex and Ankh.

A Joker cannot have both the Eternal and Perishable Sticker at the same time. Legendary Jokers will never appear with an Eternal Sticker unless forced to by certain Challenge Decks.

Jokers that self-destruct or activate on sell cannot receive the Eternal Sticker, which includes the following 11 Jokers:

NameRarityEffect
Gros MichelCommon+15 Mult
1 in 6 chance this is destroyed at the end of round.
Ice CreamCommon+100 Chips
-5 Chips for every hand played
CavendishCommonX3 Mult
1 in 1000 chance this card is destroyed at the end of round
LuchadorUncommonSell this card to disable the current Boss Blind
Turtle BeanUncommon+5 hand size, reduces by 1 each round
Diet ColaUncommonSell this card to create a free Double Tag
PopcornCommon+20 Mult
-4 Mult per round played
RamenUncommonX2 Mult, loses X0.01 Mult per card discarded
SeltzerUncommonRetrigger all cards played for the next 10 hands
Mr. BonesUncommonPrevents Death if chips scored are at least 25% of required chips
self destructs
Invisible JokerRareAfter 2 rounds, sell this card to Duplicate a random Joker
(Currently 0/2)
(Removes Negative from copy)

Some Challenge Decks also make use of Eternal Jokers:

  • 15 Minute City: Starts with an Eternal Ride the Bus and an Eternal Shortcut.
  • On a Knife's Edge: Starts with an Eternal, Pinned Ceremonial Dagger.
  • Mad World: Starts with an Eternal, Negative Pareidolia and an Eternal Business Card.
  • Non-Perishable: All Jokers found while playing this deck are Eternal.
  • Medusa: Starts with an Eternal Marble Joker.
  • Typecast: After Ante 4's boss is defeated, all Jokers will become Eternal.
  • Bram Poker: Starts with an Eternal Vampire.
  • Fragile: Starts with two Eternal, Negative Oops! All 6s.
  • Monolith: Starts with an Eternal Obelisk, and an Eternal Negative Marble Joker.
  • Blast Off: Starts with an Eternal Constellation and an Eternal Rocket.

Perishable Sticker

Perishable Sticker on a Joker

Jokers found in the shop or booster packs during Orange Stake and Gold Stake runs have a 30% chance of getting the Perishable Sticker. These Jokers last for five rounds, and become Debuffed afterward.

A Debuffed Joker no longer provides any of its original buff nor edition, but still provides passive effects to other Jokers, such as increasing sell value with Gift Card, providing +3 Mult for Abstract Joker or adding its sell value to Swashbuckler or Temperance along with Baseball Card still giving X1.5 Mult for uncommon jokers. Because Perishable Jokers become debuffed after winning the fifth blind but before the Cash Out scene, Jokers that directly give money during Cash Out such as Golden Joker, Cloud 9, etc. will only last 4 rounds instead of 5.

A Joker cannot have both the Perishable and Eternal Sticker at the same time. Legendary Jokers will never appear with a Perishable Sticker.

Most non-retroactive positively scaling Jokers (i.e. Jokers with an effect that gradually increases only while the Joker is held) cannot receive the Perishable sticker, which includes the following 18 Jokers:

NameRarityEffect
Ceremonial DaggerUncommonWhen Blind is selected, destroy Joker to the right and permanently add double its sell value to this Mult
(Currently +0 Mult)
Ride the BusCommonThis Joker gains +1 Mult per consecutive hand played without a scoring face card
(Currently +0 Mult)
RunnerCommonGains +15 Chips if played hand contains a Straight
(Currently +0 Chips)
ConstellationUncommonThis Joker gains X0.1 Mult every time a Planet card is used
(Currently X1 Mult)
Green JokerCommon+1 Mult per hand played
-1 Mult per discard
(Currently +0 Mult)
Red CardCommonThis Joker gains +3 Mult when any Booster Pack is skipped
(Currently +0 Mult)
MadnessUncommonWhen Small Blind or Big Blind is selected, gain X0.5 Mult and destroy a random Joker
(Currently X1 Mult)
Square JokerCommonThis Joker gains +4 Chips if played hand has exactly 4 cards
(Currently 0 Chips)
VampireUncommonThis Joker gains X0.1 Mult per scoring Enhanced card played, removes card Enhancement
(Currently X1 Mult)
HologramUncommonThis Joker gains X0.25 Mult every time a playing card is added to your deck
(Currently X1 Mult)
RocketUncommonEarn $1 at end of round. Payout increases by $2 when Boss Blind is defeated
ObeliskRareThis Joker gains X0.2 Mult per consecutive hand played without playing your most played poker hand
(Currently X1 Mult)
Lucky CatUncommonThis Joker gains X0.25 Mult every time a Lucky card successfully triggers
(Currently X1 Mult)
Flash CardUncommonThis Joker gains +2 Mult per reroll in the shop
(Currently +0 Mult)
Spare TrousersUncommonThis Joker gains +2 Mult if played hand contains a Two Pair
(Currently +0 Mult)
CastleUncommonThis Joker gains +3 Chips per discarded [suit] card, suit changes every round
(Currently +0 Chips)
Glass JokerUncommonThis Joker gains X0.75 Mult for every Glass Card that is destroyed
(Currently X1 Mult)
Wee JokerRareThis Joker gains +8 Chips when each played 2 is scored
(Currently +0 Chips)

Rental Sticker

Rental Sticker on a Joker

Jokers found in the shop or booster packs during Gold Stake runs have a 30% chance of getting the Rental Sticker. These Jokers cost $1 to purchase, but deduct $3 at the end of every round. This price is deducted before the round payout, meaning that it can lower your interest.

If you have less than $3 when a Rental Joker activates, you will be put into debt. If a rental Joker self-destructs (such as Popcorn), it will still charge the $3 as it perishes. Debuffed Jokers (by means of Crimson Heart or the Perishable sticker) still charge $3.

Because Rental Jokers cost $1 up-front and sell for $1, they are effectively free if sold before the end of your next round, creating some strategies that are exclusive to Gold stake. Rental Jokers that create value in the shop (such as Hallucination, Chaos the Clown, or Diet Cola), on blind select (such as Cartomancer) or during a blind (such as Mail-In Rebate) can be purchased, then sold before the end of a round for free value. Additionally, the ability to buy and sell a Joker for no effective cost creates free scaling for Campfire.

A Rental Joker can also have an Eternal or Perishable Sticker. All Jokers can receive the Rental Sticker, although Legendary Jokers will never appear with one.

Combined Odds

Since Jokers can't be both Eternal and Perishable, there is a 40% chance (100% − 30% − 30%) of a Joker being clean of both on Orange and Gold Stakes. There is also a 70% chance (100% − 30%) of not having a Rental sticker on Gold Stake, leading to a combined 28% chance (40% × 70%) of a Joker having no in-run stickers.[1]

Stake Stickers

There are eight different Stake Stickers. They are normally not visible on Jokers or Decks during a run, but Joker Stake Stickers can be viewed by enabling the "Display Stake Stickers during Run" option in the game settings. The Stickers can also be found on Jokers and Decks in their respective section of the Collection menu, as well as on decks in the "New Run" menu. Only the highest Sticker (from the most difficult stake) obtained on a Joker/Deck is shown. Getting a certain Sticker will also automatically unlock all the Stickers below it.

A Joker will gain the Sticker corresponding to the Stake of the run, once you beat Ante 8 with this Joker equipped. Jokers that were sold or destroyed before seeing the summary screen or Jokers bought after Ante 8 will not receive a Sticker, but debuffed Jokers (from Crimson Heart or Perishable sticker) do receive Stickers. A Deck similarly will gain the Sticker corresponding to the Stake of the run, once you beat Ante 8 with this Deck.

The game also keeps track of how many Stake Stickers you have earned for Jokers and Decks. This is found in the Profile menu, under Progress. For Jokers there are 1200 (150 Jokers * 8 Stickers) in total, and for Decks there are 120 (15 Decks * 8 Stickers). Some Achievements make use of these Stickers, such as Completionist++, which requires you to earn a Gold Sticker on every Joker.

There are eight Stake Stickers, which are listed here in the same order as their respective Stakes.

Nr Sticker Name Description
1

White Sticker Used this Joker to win on White Stake difficulty
2

Red Sticker Used this Joker to win on Red Stake difficulty
3

Green Sticker Used this Joker to win on Green Stake difficulty
4

Black Sticker Used this Joker to win on Black Stake difficulty
5

Blue Sticker Used this Joker to win on Blue Stake difficulty
6

Purple Sticker Used this Joker to win on Purple Stake difficulty
7

Orange Sticker Used this Joker to win on Orange Stake difficulty
8

Gold Sticker Used this Joker to win on Gold Stake difficulty
Note: This sticker is slightly bigger than the others

Trivia

  • If the "Display Stake Stickers during Run" option is enabled the Joker in the intro sequence, win screen, and death screen will have its Stake Sticker visible.
  • Popcorn and Turtle Bean can have the Perishable sticker, even though the sticker generally has no effect on them, due to them disappearing after 5 blinds anyways.
  • The Jokers that cannot receive the Perishable tag are mostly non-retroactive scaling Jokers (Jokers that always start with a scaling of 0 when picked up). This was because, in playtesting, it was revealed that these Jokers being Perishable often made them useless, as they didn't have time to scale. Note that this only applies to Jokers which only start scaling when picked up, which is why Jokers such as Fortune Teller and Throwback can receive the Perishable tag.

Update History

This information has been manually compiled. Some updates may not be included yet.
1.0.1f
  • Added new 'Perishable' mechanic to Orange Stake: Jokers have a 30% chance to have a 'Perishable' sticker which disables them after 5 rounds. (Jokers can be Eternal or Perishable, but not both.)
  • Added new 'Rental' mechanic to Gold Stake: Jokers have a 30% chance to have a 'Rental' sticker, making them cost only $1 up front but an additional $3 every round. (Stacks with Eternal and Perishable stickers.)

In other languages

LanguageName
Chinese (Simplified)永恒卡
Chinese (Traditional)永恆
DutchEeuwig
FrenchÉternel
GermanEwig
IndonesianEternal
ItalianEterna
Japaneseエターナル
Korean이터널
PolishWieczny
Portuguese (Brazilian)Eterna
RussianВечное
Spanish (Spain)Eterno
Spanish (Latin America)Eterno
LanguageName
Chinese (Simplified)易腐
Chinese (Traditional)非保久
DutchVergankelijk
FrenchPérissable
GermanVerderblich
IndonesianPerishable
ItalianDeperibile
Japanese摩耗
Korean부패
PolishNietrwały
Portuguese (Brazilian)Perecível
RussianПортящийся
Spanish (Spain)Perecedero
Spanish (Latin America)Perecedero
LanguageName
Chinese (Simplified)租用
Chinese (Traditional)租賃
DutchHuur
FrenchLocation
GermanGemietet
IndonesianRental
ItalianA noleggio
Japaneseレンタル
Korean렌탈
PolishWypożyczany
Portuguese (Brazilian)Aluguel
RussianПрокатный
Spanish (Spain)De alquiler
Spanish (Latin America)Alquiler

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