Balatro

Can you explain the different cards in Balatro?

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Q.Can you explain the different cards in Balatro?

A.Balatro’s card system splits into Jokers, Playing Cards, Tarot Cards, Planet Cards, Spectral Cards, Vouchers, and Decks—each category shifting how your poker hands score and unlocks powerful synergies.

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Balatro organizes its cards into several distinct families that you mix with standard poker hands to build runs. The core categories are Jokers (about 150 in total, with 5 variants per Joker), Decks (15 distinct modifiers per run), and Vouchers (32 buffs that persist for the current run). In addition, you’ll encounter Playing Cards (the regular 52-card deck), Tarot Cards (22 unique one‑off effects), Planet Cards (12 consumables that level up your hand types), and Spectral Cards (supernatural effects that can appear in shops or packs). Each category interacts with the others to create wildly different run outcomes, and you can track or search these cards in tools like the Balatro HQ Card Finder for quick reference. Balatro HQ Card Finder (balatrohq.com) Planet Cards (balatrogame.fandom.com) Spectral Cards (balatrogame.fandom.com) Cartomancer (a Joker) (balatrogame.fandom.com) [Ghost Deck / Spectral shop behavior](/turn1search11) (balatrowiki.org) [The Soul and Legendary Jokers](thegamer.com) Tarot Cards (22 total) (balatro.guide)

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