Card Suits

Balatro's core gameplay is based on a standard deck of 52 playing cards.

A standard deck consists of 4 suits, with 13 cards of a different rank in each suit.

The suits are found in the following order: the  Spade suit, the  Heart suit, the  Club suit, and the  Diamond suit, shown from top to bottom in the visual deck display, and left to right in your hand when sorting by suit (while the rank acts as the tiebreaker). This is true even when the cards are drawn face down, allowing you to guess at a card's suit.

Each suit contains an Ace followed by King, Queen, and Jack, and then 10-2, shown left to right both in the visual deck display and in your hand when sorted by suit. When your hand is sorted by rank, the ranks are ordered from left to right, (A, KQJ, 10-2) while the suits act as the tiebreaker. This is true even when the cards are face down, allowing you to guess at a card's rank.

(For example, in rank sort, an Ace of Diamonds will be sorted to the right of an Ace of Spades, but to the left of a King of any suit.)

Some decks in Balatro (such as the Checkered Deck ( Start run with {{hl|orange|26}} {{suit|Spades}} and {{hl|orange|26}} {{suit|Hearts}} in deck Win a run with the {{D|Black}} on any difficulty Checkered Deck.png) or 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)) use a different distribution of cards, and some consumables and Jokers can manipulate the suits in a deck.

Wild Cards (Can be used as any suit Wild Card.png) are considered to be every suit simultaneously, meaning they can benefit from multiple suit-related Jokers (and be penalized by any suit-related Boss Blind). However, for Jokers such as 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) and Seeing Double ({{xmult|2}} if played hand has a scoring {{suit|Club}} card and a scoring card of any other suit Play a hand that contains {{hl|orange|four}} <abbr title="Other suits that count as clubs (e.g. wild suits) with rank 7 will also count.">{{hl|orange|7 of Clubs}}</abbr> Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Seeing_Double.png), each Wild Card will only count as one suit at a time.

The  Spade suit is one of four suits in Balatro. It is one of two black suits, the other being the  Club suit. The Spade suit is colored dark blue-black. The World (Converts up to {{hl|orange|3}} selected cards to {{Suit|Spades}} Available from start. Tarot The World.png) is used to turn cards into Spades.

Jokers that directly synergize with the  Spade suit:

• Wrathful Joker (Played cards with {{Suit|Spade}} suit give {{Mult|+3}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Wrathful Joker.png)
• Arrowhead (Played cards with {{suit|Spade}} suit give {{Chips|+50}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Spade}} suit in your deck Uncommon Chips On Scored Arrowhead.png)

Jokers that affect the  Spade suit as well as other suits:

• Blackboard ({{xmult|3}} if all cards held in hand are {{suit|Spades}} or {{suit|Clubs}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Blackboard.png)
• Smeared Joker ({{suit|Hearts}} and {{suit|Diamonds}} count as the same suit, {{suit|Spades}} and {{suit|Clubs}} count as the same suit Have at least {{hl|orange|3}} [[Wild Cards|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] in your deck Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Smeared Joker.png)
• 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)

Boss Blind that affects the  Spade suit:

• The Goad ( Boss The Goad.png)

The  Heart suit is one of four suits in Balatro. It is one of two red suits, the other being the  Diamond suit. The Heart suit is colored bright red. Enabling high contrast in the game's deck customization options darkens the shade of Hearts' color. The Sun (Converts up to {{hl|orange|3}} selected cards to {{Suit|Hearts}} Available from start. Tarot The Sun.png) is used to turn cards into Hearts.

Jokers that directly synergize with the  Heart suit:

• Lusty Joker (Played cards with {{Suit|Heart}} suit give {{Mult|+3}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Lusty Joker.png)
• 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)

Jokers that affect the  Heart suit as well as other suits:

• Smeared Joker ({{suit|Hearts}} and {{suit|Diamonds}} count as the same suit, {{suit|Spades}} and {{suit|Clubs}} count as the same suit Have at least {{hl|orange|3}} [[Wild Cards|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] in your deck Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Smeared Joker.png)
• 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)

Joker with a special unlock condition: Shoot the Moon is unlocked by playing every Heart card in your deck in one round.

• Shoot the Moon (Each {{hl|orange|Queen}} held in hand gives {{mult|+13}} Play every Heart card in your deck in one round. Common Additive Mult On Held Shoot the Moon.png)

Boss Blind that affects the  Heart suit:

• The Head ( Boss The Head.png)

The  Club suit is one of four suits in Balatro. It is one of two black suits, the other being the  Spade suit. The Club suit is colored dark green. Enabling high contrast in the game's deck customization options changes Clubs' color to bright blue. The Moon (Converts up to {{hl|orange|3}} selected cards to {{Suit|Clubs}} Available from start. Tarot The Moon.png) is used to turn cards into Clubs.

Jokers that directly synergize with the  Club suit:

• Gluttonous Joker (Played cards with {{Suit|Club}} suit give {{Mult|+3}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Gluttonous Joker.png)
• Onyx Agate (Played cards with {{Suit|Club}} suit give {{mult|+7}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Club}} suit in your deck Uncommon Additive Mult On Scored Onyx Agate.png)

Jokers that affect the  Club suit as well as other suits:

• Blackboard ({{xmult|3}} if all cards held in hand are {{suit|Spades}} or {{suit|Clubs}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Blackboard.png)
• Smeared Joker ({{suit|Hearts}} and {{suit|Diamonds}} count as the same suit, {{suit|Spades}} and {{suit|Clubs}} count as the same suit Have at least {{hl|orange|3}} [[Wild Cards|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] in your deck Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Smeared Joker.png)
• 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)
• Seeing Double ({{xmult|2}} if played hand has a scoring {{suit|Club}} card and a scoring card of any other suit Play a hand that contains {{hl|orange|four}} <abbr title="Other suits that count as clubs (e.g. wild suits) with rank 7 will also count.">{{hl|orange|7 of Clubs}}</abbr> Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Seeing_Double.png) (note: requires a  Club suit card to be scored in a played hand along with another suit)

Boss Blind that affects the  Club suit:

• The Club ( Boss The Club.png)

The  Diamond suit is one of four suits in Balatro. It is one of two red suits, the other being the  Heart suit. The Diamond suit is colored red-orange. Enabling high contrast in the game's deck customization options changes Diamonds' color to yellow. The Star (Converts up to {{hl|orange|3}} selected cards to {{Suit|Diamonds}} Available from start. Tarot The Star.png) is used to turn cards into Diamonds.

Jokers that directly synergize with the  Diamond suit:

• Greedy Joker (Played cards with {{Suit|Diamond}} suit give {{Mult|+3}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Greedy Joker.png)
• Rough Gem (Played cards with {{suit|Diamond}} suit earn {{Money|1}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Diamond}} suit in your deck Uncommon Economy On Scored Rough Gem.png)

Jokers that affect the  Diamond suit as well as other suits:

• Smeared Joker ({{suit|Hearts}} and {{suit|Diamonds}} count as the same suit, {{suit|Spades}} and {{suit|Clubs}} count as the same suit Have at least {{hl|orange|3}} [[Wild Cards|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] in your deck Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Smeared Joker.png)
• 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)

Boss Blind that affects the  Diamond suit:

• The Window ( Boss The Window.png)

Some Jokers in Balatro act on a random suit each round:

• 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) (chooses evenly between all suits)
• Castle (This Joker gains {{Chips|+3}} per discarded [[Card Suits|{{hl|orange|[suit]}}]] card, suit changes every round <br> {{currently|{{chips|+0}}}} Uncommon Chips Mixed Castle.png) (chooses based on deck composition)
• 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) (chooses based on deck composition)

The following Spectral Cards can act on a suit:

• Sigil (Converts all cards in hand to a single random [[Card Suits|{{hl|orange|suit}}]] Available from start. Spectral Sigil.png) (converts all cards in hand to a single, random suit)

The following Tarot Cards can interact with suits:

• The Lovers (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot The Lovers.png) (converts 1 selected card into a Wild Card (Can be used as any suit Wild Card.png))
• The Star (Converts up to {{hl|orange|3}} selected cards to {{Suit|Diamonds}} Available from start. Tarot The Star.png) (converts 3 selected cards to the  Diamond suit)
• The Moon (Converts up to {{hl|orange|3}} selected cards to {{Suit|Clubs}} Available from start. Tarot The Moon.png) (converts 3 selected cards to the  Club suit)
• The Sun (Converts up to {{hl|orange|3}} selected cards to {{Suit|Hearts}} Available from start. Tarot The Sun.png) (converts 3 selected cards to the  Heart suit)
• The World (Converts up to {{hl|orange|3}} selected cards to {{Suit|Spades}} Available from start. Tarot The World.png) (converts 3 selected cards to the  Spade suit)
• 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) (copies the left card into the right card, which copies the suit)