How do Planet Cards work in Balatro?

Planet Cards are consumable upgrades that permanently boost a specific poker hand for the rest of your current Balatro run. Each card corresponds to a hand type (e.g., Full House, Flush) and raises that hand’s base chips and its score multiplier when you use it. There are 12 Planet Cards in total, with three secrets (Eris, Ceres, and Planet X) that only appear after you’ve played the related hand during a run. For an official overview, see Balatro’s core guide. official Balatro guide.

Planet Cards appear at the end of each round and can be purchased or saved for later use. They remain in effect for the rest of the current game, while Tarot cards’ effects are one-time. They are consumables and are destroyed once used, and you can carry at most two consumables (Planet or Tarot) at a time. Examples and unlock rules help you plan which cards to pursue. GameSkinny’s Planet Cards guide.

Here are some basic and secret Planet Cards and their effects on chips and multipliers: - Earth — Full House +2 Mult and +25 Chips - Uranus — Two Pair +1 Mult and +20 Chips - Jupiter — Flush +2 Mult and +15 Chips - Pluto — High Card +1 Mult and +10 Chips - Neptune — Straight Flush +4 Mult and +40 Chips - Planet X — Five of a Kind +3 Mult and +35 Chips (secret) - Ceres — Flush House (Full House with same suit) +4 Mult and +40 Chips (secret) - Eris — Flush Five (Five of a Kind in a single suit) +3 Mult and +50 Chips (secret) You can unlock the secret cards by playing their corresponding hand at least once in a run, after which they can appear in the shop for the rest of that run. Dot Esports planetary card list.

To maximize results, many players focus on one or two Planet Cards that fit their Jokers and deck, since effects stack with other modifiers and persist across the run. Celestial Packs and in-game shops are common paths to snag Planet Cards, while you’ll want to weigh when to deploy them versus Tarot cards that are one-time buffs. Balatro official and guides; Dot Esports overview.