Yorick

Yorick

Effect

This Joker gains X1 Mult every 23 [23] cards discarded
(Currently X1 Mult)

Rarity

Legendary

Unlock Requirement

Find this Joker from the Soul card.

Stats

Buy Price

20 (cannot be found in shop)

Sell Price

10

Type

Multiplicative Mult

Activation

Mixed

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Yorick is one of the five Legendary Jokers that can be generated from using The Soul (Creates a [[Legendary Jokers|{{hl|purple|Legendary}}]] Joker <br> {{room}} Available from start. Spectral The Soul.png) Spectral card, which in itself has a 3 in 1000 (0.3%) chance to replace any given card in a Spectral Pack or Arcana Pack.

Yorick starts at X1 Mult and gains an extra X1 Mult for every 23 cards discarded.

• Red Deck ( {{hl|red|+1}} discard every round Unlocked from start Red Deck.png) starts with an extra discard, which can help Yorick by allowing up to 5 more cards to be discarded than normally available.
• 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) starts with a larger Hand size, letting the player get rid of unused cards to their heart's content while still being able to keep the important cards to form poker hands.
• Five-Card Draw ( ) works very well with Yorick, as this deck starts with 6 discards, which means it can consistently gain X1 Mult every blind with the use of 5 discards.
• Golden Needle ( ) may also work with Yorick, as this deck also starts with 6 discards. However, this deck penalizes the player by losing $1 for each discard, which can make it awkward to use Yorick.

Yorick can be made to work with all poker hands. Discarding a large amount of cards to form bigger poker hands like Straight or Full House is a viable strategy, while smaller poker hands like High Card and Pair can still be made consistently after discarding for Yorick.

• Drunkard ({{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Common Effect N/A (Passive) Drunkard.png) gives 1 extra discard, which is the same as using Red Deck ( {{hl|red|+1}} discard every round Unlocked from start Red Deck.png), making scaling Yorick much easier.
• 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) gives 3 extra discards, which drastically helps improving Yorick, almost always giving at least an extra X1 Mult to it every round if all discards are used to their maximum effect. Though, it is important to note that its downside, -1 Hand size, along with it being an Uncommon, makes it more difficult to come by than Drunkard ({{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Common Effect N/A (Passive) Drunkard.png).
• A large Hand size is typically preferred when discarding for Yorick to keep important cards, which makes Jokers that give more Hand sizes, like Juggler ({{hl|orange|+1}} hand size Common Effect N/A (Passive) Juggler.png) and Troubadour ({{hl|orange|+2}} hand size, <br> {{hl|blue|-1}} hand each round Win {{hl|orange|5}} consecutive rounds by <abbr title="Discards are OK to use.">playing only 1 hand</abbr> Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Troubadour.png), very helpful when paired with Yorick.
• Mystic Summit ({{Mult|+15}} when {{hl|orange|0}} discards remaining Common Additive Mult Independent Mystic Summit.png), Faceless Joker (Earn {{Money|5}} if {{hl|orange|3}} or more {{hl|orange|face cards}} are discarded at the same time Common Economy On Discard Faceless_Joker.png), Mail-In Rebate (Earn {{Money|5}} for each discarded [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|[rank]}}]], rank changes every round Common Economy On Discard Mail-In Rebate.png), 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), Hit the Road (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.5}} for every {{hl|orange|Jack}} discarded this round<br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Discard {{hl|orange|5 Jacks}} at the same time. Rare Multiplicative Mult Mixed Hit_the_Road.png), and 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) all have abilities that activate when using discards.

• Medium (Add a [[Purple Seal|{{hl|purple|Purple Seal}}]] to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Medium.png)'s Purple Seal (Creates a {{Tarot|}} card when {{hl|orange|discarded}}<br>{{room}} Purple Seal.png) generates a Tarot Card after discarding a card. If the player is discarding left and right to beef up Yorick, it is helpful to get another bonus out of it.

• Wasteful (Permanently gain {{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Base Wasteful.png) and Recyclomancy (Permanently gain an additional {{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Discard a total of 2500 cards Upgraded Recyclomancy.png) both give 1 extra discard, allowing Yorick to scale faster.

• The Hook ( Boss The Hook.png)'s forced discard effect can help with scaling Yorick.

These decks can make Yorick difficult to use:

• Green Deck ( At end of each Round: <br> {{Money|2}} per remaining {{hl|blue|Hand}} <br> {{Money|1}} per remaining {{hl|red|Discard}} <br> Earn no {{hl|orange|Interest}} Discover at least {{hl|orange|75}} items from your [[collection]] Green Deck.png) incentivizes not discarding, as it basically means throwing money away.
• 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 ( ) have a low starting card count, which may make it risky to discard more.
• Blast Off ( ) starts with 2 discards.

• Burglar (When [[Blind|{{hl|orange|Blind}}]] is selected, gain {{hl|blue|+3}} Hands and {{hl|orange|lose all discards}} Uncommon Effect On Blind Select Burglar.png) shuts down Yorick by removing all discards and is highly recommended to be avoided at all costs when using Yorick, especially when it has the Eternal () sticker.
• Delayed Gratification (Earn {{Money|2}} per {{hl|orange|discard}} if no discards are used by end of the round Common Economy N/A (Passive) Delayed_Gratification.png), Banner ({{Chips|+30}} for each remaining {{hl|orange|discard}} Common Chips Independent Banner.png), Green Joker ({{mult|+1}} per hand played <br> {{mult|-1}} per discard <br> {{Currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Mixed Green_Joker.png), and Ramen ({{xmult|2}}, loses {{xmult|0.01}} per {{hl|orange|card}} discarded Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Mixed Ramen.png) all incentivize not discarding, which goes against Yorick.
• 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) has less synergy with Yorick, since it incentivizes only discarding 1 card for the first discard.

• The Water ( Boss The Water.png) gets rid of all discards, meaning Yorick is unable to scale during the blind.

• Blue Stake and above hinder Yorick's potential because they have 1 less discard by default.

• Yorick is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. He is the dead court jester whose skull is exhumed in Act 5, Scene 1 of the play. The sight of Yorick's skull evokes a reminiscence by Hamlet of the man, who apparently played a role during Hamlet's upbringing: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest."
  • This also seems to be the origin of the 23 cards needed to discard for Yorick's scaling, as in the same Act 5, Scene 1 of the play, the following lines can be found: "This skull has lain in the earth three-and-twenty years ... Sir, this skull belonged to Yorick, the king's jester".^[1]
  • Yorick's costume in Balatro seems to be based on the jester's appearance in the 1868 painting The Young Lord Hamlet by Philip Hermogenes Calderon, albeit with the primary color altered from red to yellow.
• This joker is animated, with Yorick hovering just above the gold card face.
• The other legendary Jokers are Canio (This Joker gains {{xmult|1}} when a {{hl|orange|face}} card is destroyed <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult Mixed Canio.png), Chicot (Disables effect of every [[Blinds|{{hl|orange|Boss Blind}}]] Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Effect On Blind Select Chicot.png), Perkeo (Creates a [[Negative|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] copy of {{hl|orange|1}} random [[Consumables|{{hl|orange|consumable}}]] card in your possession at the end of the [[The Shop|{{hl|orange|shop}}]] Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Effect N/A (Passive) Perkeo.png), and 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).

• Yorick appears as an artifact in Monster Train 2.

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