Purple stake just feels too hard.

[Degmograndfather]

I dont know what to do even. I get to round 2-3 at most and never get good stuff. Or know what to go for.
Go for High card some say. easier said than done.
Is it just trial and error or what?

[snakeskip]

Balatro University's tips for early-mid antes might be helpful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Wr7giQFKI&list=PLdNGt-ihEAcEY9VVwmqT4V80xWG9ZWA14

I should probably watch that video too. I have yet to beat Black Deck on Purple Stake.

[malogoss]

High card has many advantages, I play it a lot. But it's pretty much impossible to be playing it at ante 2 on purple stake. It usually needs a bit more time to set up. You need a decent +chips joker, Pluto is not useless but you can't rely on it to make it all work early on, usually a scaling joker for mult is good but you need to scale it before committing fully to high card. So use those tips and try again or practice a bit on lower stake. Or totally change strategy.

A way to win would be to stick to Flush for the whole game. It works at ante 1, it works at ante 8. It won't work 100% of the times, but quite often it will. In this case, planet cards are more helpful. Consequently, blue seals are your friends.

As with other stake levels, skipping too many blinds is a bad idea and a good economy makes everything easier.

Of all stakes, purple is arguably the biggest difficulty bump from the previous stake level. Give it time, keep trying, you'll get there.