Balatro

Balatro

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noisyturtle Dec 27, 2024 @ 3:37pm
Joker disables all Boss Blinds?
Seems extremely overpowered. Is this the best card in the game?
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kone Dec 27, 2024 @ 3:58pm 
Unfortunately no.
Of course there's some nasty boss blind effects, but they often can be blown past by sheer power. It's a joker that might not be relevant when it really counts: scoring.
Naalith Dec 27, 2024 @ 4:05pm 
That joker IS a legendary which should come with a high power level, but nah it isn't the best joker. It's arguably the worst of the 5 legendary jokers actually, and for my money I'd say there are double digit numbers of non-legendary jokers that also beat it out.
malogoss Dec 27, 2024 @ 4:12pm 
It's a weird joker. If you can guarantee you'll generate big enough scores for the rest of the game even with it in your lineup, then you secured the win, easy as that. No need to bother with bosses anymore, just finish the game.

On the other hand, if your scores are low and you constantly need 3-4 hands to beat blinds, it's an awful pick.

All in all, very unique effect and interesting for sure but no, not the strongest joker in the game. Probably the worst legendary joker you can get, on average. A possible exception being 2 other legendary that pretty much are useless IF you are playing the Abandoned deck, for example.
Last edited by malogoss; Dec 27, 2024 @ 4:14pm
Scrub Dec 27, 2024 @ 4:19pm 
The boss blinds usually aren't super scary as a whole, you're usually just worried about one or two depending on your build. Not worth sacrificing a joker slot every time.
renjii44 Dec 30, 2024 @ 4:32am 
There is a voucher that lets you re-roll boss blinds for $10 which obviously doesn’t take up a very very valuable joker slot.
Frostea Dec 30, 2024 @ 5:51am 
I mean for the first 8 antes it can be good which is the main goal of the game to be fair. But good luck in endless with that thing.
Last edited by Frostea; Dec 30, 2024 @ 5:51am
FDru Dec 30, 2024 @ 7:25am 
I was excited the first time I got it, but within 3 antes I had sold it for something that actually helps scoring. It's kind of meh... like disabling the boss blind is nice but it only helps against the boss blind.
ulzgoroth Dec 30, 2024 @ 12:39pm 
Originally posted by FDru:
I was excited the first time I got it, but within 3 antes I had sold it for something that actually helps scoring. It's kind of meh... like disabling the boss blind is nice but it only helps against the boss blind.
And fairly often the boss blind abilities are mostly or entirely harmless.
Ackranome Dec 30, 2024 @ 3:47pm 
That legendary Joker is a free win
ulzgoroth Dec 30, 2024 @ 3:55pm 
3 of the legendary jokers are powerful mult-multipliers that should be able to hand you a win.

One does a weird thing with consumables that's combo fodder but maybe not amazing otherwise.

And then Chicot is...there. A legendary joker that mostly accomplishes the same thing as owning a Luchadore.
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Date Posted: Dec 27, 2024 @ 3:37pm
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