Jamie OBrien – Balatro Beginners Guide

Vouchers

January 6, 2026 Miscellaneous, Vouchers 1 Comment

Vouchers are upgrades that players can buy that help them out in runs. Normally they are direct buffs depending on what you’re running, they take up no space and can be just what you need […]

Decks

November 18, 2025 Decks, Decks and Stakes Leave a Comment

Decks are chosen at the start of a run and determine either many things in run depending on the one you choose. They vary in terms of how complex they are and what way they […]

Spectrals

November 18, 2025 Spectrals, Tarots and Spectrals Leave a Comment

Compared to Tarots, Spectrals can be, for a decent amount, risky but also holding some insane potential if used correctly. Spectrals can do many things that other cards can’t do for the most part, even […]

Boss Blinds

November 18, 2025 Boss Blinds, Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

Boss Blinds are Blinds that appear at the end of every ante. They are usually special Blinds that have double the score of the small blind and an effect you need to work around. There […]

Seals and Editions

November 18, 2025 Miscellaneous, Seals And Editions Leave a Comment

Appearance Seal Effect Some Notes Red Seals Retrigger this card 1 time Anything the card has, and anything the card triggers by Jokers is retriggered. This leads to insanely high scoring potential like Baron and […]

Stakes

November 18, 2025 Decks and Stakes, Stakes 4 Comments

In a traditional game, you will normally have a difficulty select at the start of a new playthrough or have no option for difficulty. In some games however, you have more dynamic difficult options like […]

Tarots

November 18, 2025 Tarots, Tarots and Spectrals 1 Comment

Tarots are one of the main forms of shaping your deck and building your run. They serve many different functions and can be reliable and helpful. Some work on shaving off the fat of a […]

Scalers/Scaling Jokers

November 18, 2025 Jokers, Types Leave a Comment

Scalers are a type of Joker in Balatro. They will start out with no score and must meet a certain condition in order for you to increase the score or money that they give you. […]

Straights

November 11, 2025 Poker Hands Leave a Comment

Two Pair

November 11, 2025 Poker Hands 1 Comment