The Idol

The Idol

Effect

Each played [rank] of [suit] gives X2 Mult when scored
Card changes every round

Rarity

Uncommon

Unlock Requirement

In one hand, earn at least 1,000,000 chips

Stats

Buy Price

6

Sell Price

3

Type

Multiplicative Mult

Activation

On Scored

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

The Idol is an Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Joker that provides X2 Mult when a card with a chosen rank and suit is scored. For example, the card may be an Ace of  Spades, or 7 of  Diamonds. The chosen card is decided at the end of each round by selecting a random card from your deck.

• 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 Mad World ( ) can make it easier to manipulate the deck into one type of card due to the reduced number of starting cards.
• Zodiac Deck ( Start run with {{V|Tarot Merchant|class=hl-purple}}, {{V|Planet Merchant|class=hl-cyan}}, and {{V|Overstock|class=hl-orange}} Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Red}} difficulty or harder Zodiac Deck.png) starts with Tarot Merchant ({{Tarot|}} cards appear {{hl|orange|2X}} more frequently in the shop Base Tarot Merchant.png), which can be helpful to manipulate the deck in your favor using Tarot Cards.
• 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) starts with 2 of every card rather than 1, making The Idol slightly more consistent to activate in the early game.

• Flush Five works exceptionally well with The Idol because it can trigger the effect 5 times, plus any additional retriggers from Jokers or Red Seal (Retrigger this card {{hl|orange|1}} time Red Seal.png).
• If using The Idol, it's best to play a Flush Five as soon as possible in order to unlock its respective Planet Card, Eris (Increases {{ph|Flush Five}} hand value by {{mult|+3}} and {{chips|+50}} Play {{ph|Flush Five}} during the current run Planet Eris.png).
• In the early to midgame, one can make do with Three of a Kind and Four of a Kind, assuming the correct card is chosen by The Idol. Due to the highly random nature of the card, you will likely want more reliable sources of score before you can fully utilize it. That said, using this Joker in the early to midgame is nearly impossible.

• Jokers that retrigger scored cards, such as Dusk (Retrigger all played cards in {{hl|orange|final hand}} of the round Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Dusk.png) or Hack (Retrigger each played {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|4}}, or {{hl|orange|5}} Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Hack.png), will compound the multiplication immensely.
• Jokers that help manipulate the deck to fewer types of cards will make the randomly chosen card more likely to be desirable. DNA (If {{hl|orange|first hand}} of round has only {{hl|orange|1}} card, add a permanent copy to deck and draw it to {{hl|orange|hand}} Rare Effect On Played DNA.png) or 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) are the most important jokers for accomplishing this.
• 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) effectively halves the number of unique cards in any given deck (aside from 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)) and may be worth considering on some runs.

• The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.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) can be used to remove undesired card(s), making The Idol more consistent. Thus, Vagabond (Create a [[Tarot Cards|{{hl|purple|Tarot}}]] card if hand is played with {{Money|4}} or less Rare Effect Independent Vagabond.png) can be one of the best ways to enable The Idol.
• The Lovers (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot The Lovers.png) can generate Wild cards, which can trigger The Idol.
• The Tower (Enhances {{hl|orange|1}} selected card into a [[Card Modifiers|{{hl|orange|Stone Card}}]] Available from start. Tarot The Tower.png) can also be used to make The Idol more consistent, as The Idol cannot choose Stone Cards ({{chips|+50}}<br>no rank or suit Stone Card.png) to buff.

• Immolate (Destroys {{hl|orange|5}} random cards in hand, gain {{Money|20}} Available from start. Spectral Immolate.png) will destroy 5 random cards in hand, making it easier to get The Idol trigger.

• Hologram (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.25}} every time a {{hl|orange|playing card}} is added to your deck <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Hologram.gif) requires you to add cards to your deck for joker scaling, making this Joker more inconsistent in scoring.

• If you have more of one card type than another, it will be proportionally likely for that card type to be chosen.
• While it can be underwhelming early game, it excels late game when the proper deck manipulation can be put into place. A Flush Five containing five of The Idol's target card yields X32 Mult, retriggers notwithstanding. However, it is one of the more difficult Jokers to extract the most use out of.
• The best cards to build around are those that can be retriggered more times by other Jokers. 2's, 3's, 4's, and 5's can be retriggered by Hack (Retrigger each played {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|4}}, or {{hl|orange|5}} Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Hack.png), while face cards (J, Q, K) can be retriggered by 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).

• The card art depicts a colorful wood carving of a head, also known as a tiki idol.
• If the deck has no card with any rank and suit (i.e., full Stone Cards ({{chips|+50}}<br>no rank or suit Stone Card.png)), The Idol will default to X2 Mult per played Ace of  Spades.
• This Joker shares its unlock requirement with the "1,000K" Achievement.