Balance Changes
Learn about the multiplayer balance changes in Balatro MP, including new jokers, planet cards, and adjustments to glass cards and tarot cards.
Jokers
Multiplayer Jokers
There are 10 added multiplayer jokers. All jokers added in the multiplayer mod are designed to interact with your opponent and will not show up in single player games.
| Joker | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Defensive Joker | +125 Chips for every life less than your Nemesis. | There is a bug where this joker might appear in single player mode. To fix this, disable the multiplayer mod when playing single player. |
 Skip-Off | +1 Hands and +1 Discards per additional blind skipped compared to your Nemesis. | |
 Let's Go Gambling | 1 in 4 chance for X4 Mult and $101 in 8 chance to give your Nemesis $5 | The effect applies on each hand played. |
 Speedrun | If you reach a PvP Blind before your Nemesis, create a random Spectral card. Must have room. | There is a bug where the spectral card might not be created, but is is very rare. We're working on a fix. |
 Conjoined Joker | While in a PvP Blind, gain X1 Mult for every Hand your Nemesis has left (Max X5 Mult) | |
 Penny Pincher | At start of shop, gain $1 for every $3 your Nemesis spent last shop | |
 Taxes | This Joker gains +5 Mult each time your Nemesis sells a card | |
 Magnet | After 2 rounds, sell this card to Copy your Nemesis' highest sell cost Joker. Does not copy Joker state. | If your Nemesis has multiple Jokers that have the highest sell cost, a random one will be copied. |
 Pizza | +6 Discards for all players-1 Discard when any player selects a blindEaten when your Nemesis skips | |
 Pacifist | X10 Mult while not in a PvP Blind |
These jokers can be removed by unchecking the "Enable Multiplayer Cards" option in the lobby options.
Disabled Jokers
The following jokers are unavailable in multiplayer due to their interaction with boss blinds:
| Joker | Description |
|---|---|
 Chicot | Disables effect of every Boss Blind |
 Matador | Earn $8 if played hand triggers the Boss Blind ability |
 Mr. Bones | Prevents Death if chips scored are at least 25% of required chips. Self destructs |
 Luchador | Sell this card to disable the current Boss Blind |
Modified Jokers
These jokers are modified versions of the original jokers.
| Joker | Description |
|---|---|
 Hanging Chad | Retrigger first and second played cards used in scoring 1 additional time |
Planet cards
| Joker | Description |
|---|---|
 Asteroid | Removes one level from your Nemesis' highest level poker hand. |
These planet cards can be removed by unchecking the "Enable Multiplayer Cards" option in the lobby options.
Tarot Cards
Justice
This card is not available in the standard ruleset.
Enhancements
Glass Cards
Glass cards are now 1.5x instead of 2x multiplier and can only be found in:
- Standard packs
- Spectral cards that spawn cards (Grim, Incantation, and Familiar)