The Duo

The Duo

Effect

X2 Mult if played hand contains a Pair

Rarity

Rare

Unlock Requirement

Win a run without playing a Pair.

Stats

Buy Price

8

Sell Price

4

Type

Multiplicative Mult

Activation

Independent

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

The Duo is a Rare Multiplicative Mult Joker that grants X2 Mult any time a hand containing a Pair is played. It can be unlocked by winning a run without playing a Pair, though playing other hands that contain pairs, such as Three of a Kind, are allowed.

Since The Duo offers only X2 Mult and has no scaling potential, it has limited utility past Ante 8.

Winning a run without playing a Pair is not difficult as hands played that contain Pairs do not count towards the unlock requirement. Nonetheless, there is a clear winner in which Deck to use to unlock The Duo:

• 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) allows the player to play Flushes consistently throughout the run, being able to avoid Pairs a large majority of the time.

The played Pair does not need to score for The Duo to activate. The only way to have this happen is when playing a Flush with Four Fingers (All {{ph|Flushes}} and {{ph|Straights}} can be made with 4 cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Four Fingers.png) that also has a differently suited Pair (ex: 10 9 4 3 of Spades and 10 of Diamonds).

The Duo can also activate on a Straight with Four Fingers when there is a repeated rank (ex: 10 10 9 8 7).

Revealing a pair of matching ranks via Vampire (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.1}} per scoring {{hl|orange|Enhanced card}} played, removes card {{hl|orange|Enhancement}} <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Mixed Vampire.png) removing Stone ({{chips|+50}}<br>no rank or suit Stone Card.png) from a card will not activate The Duo; the determination is made when the hand is played, not when the Joker effect activates.

All Decks work equally well, though 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) is slightly better, because the odds of a finding a Pair are higher given the unequal distribution of the Deck.

Although only a X2 Mult boost, this Joker can trigger on every hand except High Card:

• Pair, Two Pair
• Three of a Kind, Four of a Kind, Five of a Kind
• Full House, Flush House
• Flush Five
• Flush, when a pair is present in the played hand
• Straight and Straight Flush, when containing a pair using Four Fingers (All {{ph|Flushes}} and {{ph|Straights}} can be made with 4 cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Four Fingers.png) (ex: 10 9 9 8 7)

Any Joker that provides benefits to hands that contain Pairs provide direct synergy, such as:

• Pair: Jolly Joker ({{Mult|+8}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Pair}} Common Additive Mult Independent Jolly Joker.png) and Sly Joker ({{Chips|+50}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Pair}} Common Chips Independent Sly Joker.png).
• Two Pair: Mad Joker ({{Mult|+10}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Two Pair}} Common Additive Mult Independent Mad Joker.png), Clever Joker ({{Chips|+80}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Two Pair}} Common Chips Independent Clever Joker.png), and Spare Trousers (This Joker gains {{Mult|+2}} if played hand contains a [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|Two Pair}}]] <br> {{currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Uncommon Additive Mult Mixed Spare Trousers.png).
• Three of a Kind: Zany Joker ({{Mult|+12}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Three of a Kind}} Common Additive Mult Independent Zany Joker.png) and Wily Joker ({{Chips|+100}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Three of a Kind}} Common Chips Independent Wily Joker.png).
• Half Joker ({{Mult|+20}} if played hand contains {{hl|orange|3}} or fewer cards Common Additive Mult Independent Half Joker.png) works reasonably well to provide some base Mult to feed into The Duo, although it does limit the player to only playing a maximum of 3 cards per hand.
• Supernova (Adds the number of times [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|poker hand}}]] has been played this run to Mult Common Additive Mult Independent Supernova.png) and Card Sharp ({{xmult|3}} if played {{hl|orange|poker hand}} has already been played this round Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Card_Sharp.png) are also decent choices if the player wishes to lean into a specific poker hand type.
• 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) is another option provided the player always includes a Club and Non-Club in the hand that contains the Pair.
• Space Joker ({{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance to upgrade level of played [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|poker hand}}]] Uncommon Effect On Played Space Joker.png) or Burnt Joker (Upgrade the level of the first {{hl|orange|discarded}} poker hand each round Sell 50 cards. Rare Effect On Discard Burnt Joker.png) can level up Pairs to steadily increase its scoring power, which is relatively weak compared to harder to form poker hands.

Pairs of specific ranks can be useful for the following Jokers:

• 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): Aces, 2s, 3s, 5s, and 8s.
• Scary Face (Played {{hl|orange|face}} cards give {{Chips|+30}} when scored Common Chips On Scored Scary Face.png) and Smiley Face (Played {{hl|orange|face}} cards give {{mult|+5}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Smiley Face.png): Kings, Queens, and Jacks.
• Scholar (Played {{hl|orange|Aces}} give {{chips|+20}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Scholar.png): Aces.
• 8 Ball ({{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance for each played {{hl|orange|8}} to create a [[Tarot Cards|{{hl|purple|Tarot}}]] card when scored<br>{{room}} Common Effect On Scored 8_Ball.png): 8s.
• Even Steven (Played cards with [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|even}}]] rank give {{Mult|+4}} when scored <br> {{hl|gray|(10, 8, 6, 4, 2)}} Common Additive Mult On Scored Even Steven.png): 2s, 4s, 6s, 8s, and 10s.
• Odd Todd (Played cards with [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|odd}}]] rank give {{Chips|+31}} when scored <br> {{hl|gray|(A, 9, 7, 5, 3)}} Common Chips On Scored Odd Todd.png): Aces, 3s, 5s, 7s, and 9s.
• 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): 4s and 10s.
• 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): Kings and Queens.

• This Joker is part of a set that gives strong Mult boosts for playing specific hands, which are unlocked by winning a run without playing that hand. The others are The Trio ({{xmult|3}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Three of a Kind}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Three of a Kind}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The Trio.png), The Family ({{xmult|4}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Four of a Kind}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Four of a Kind}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The_Family.png), The Order ({{xmult|3}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Straight}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Straight}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The Order.png) and The Tribe ({{xmult|2}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Flush}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Flush}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The Tribe.png).
  • Though all 5 Jokers have identical, color-swapped backgrounds, The Duo has small portions in the center that differ from on every other in the set.
• This Joker has similar colors to Jolly Joker ({{Mult|+8}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Pair}} Common Additive Mult Independent Jolly Joker.png) and Sly Joker ({{Chips|+50}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Pair}} Common Chips Independent Sly Joker.png), two other Jokers that give bonuses if the played hand contains a Pair.