Blinds are the main obstacle that the player must overcome in Balatro. For each round, the player has to get enough score to beat the Blind, losing the game otherwise. Defeating the Blind may earn some reward money.
An Ante is made up of three Blinds in succession: a Small Blind, a Big Blind, and a random Boss Blind. Special Boss Blinds called Finisher Blinds only appear on the last level of a run, at Ante 8. The player can choose to take on a Small or Big Blind, or to skip one or both and claim one or more Tags instead; Boss Blinds must always be played.
The score required by a certain Blind is determined by the Ante level. Generally, you start at Ante 1 and go up a level for every Boss Blind defeated.
Blinds[]
Small Blind and Big Blind[]
Small and Big Blinds have no other effects and can be skipped to get a Tag. The score required is 1x base chips for Small Blind, and 1.5x base chips for Big Blind. On Red Stake or higher, Small Blinds will give no reward money.
Boss Blind[]
Boss Blinds are the last blind of an Ante, most of which require a score of 2x base chips. Boss Blinds have certain special effects that add difficulty to the round, for example:
- Debuffing some category of cards. The debuffed cards, appearing with a red cross, can still make Poker Hands but won't be scored. Effects made by holding, scoring or discarding the card, from Card Modifiers or Jokers (with a few exceptions, such as
Flower Pot) will also be deactivated. Debuffed Wild Cards will return to their base suit. - Causing some cards to be drawn face-down, making them entirely hidden before being played. A hand played including face-down cards will have its type displayed as "???"; scoring and other effects will still perform as normal. These face-down cards still sort correctly into rank or suit position when ordering your cards. They can also be briefly uncovered by using Tarot Cards to modify them (for example,
The Empress). - Restricting the size or type of poker hand that can be played. Hands that don't meet the restriction can still be played, but will not be scored or activate other effects, acting like a discard.
Boss Blinds are randomly selected. Each Boss Blind has a minimum ante in which it can appear, with Ante 1 having only eight possible bosses. Boss Blinds cannot reappear in a run until all other blinds have appeared or been defeated once.
Boss Blinds cannot be skipped, but there are other ways to avoid them:
- The vouchers
Director's Cut and Retcon enable players to reroll Boss Blinds. Rerolling on Ante 8 (or a multiple of 8) will always roll a Finisher Blind, and other antes will always roll a normal Boss Blind. - Luchador and Chicot can disable the effect of Boss Blinds. For blinds with an extremely high score ( The Wall and Violet Vessel), the score will return to normal (2x base chips).
Finisher Blind[]
Finisher Blinds are a special type of Boss Blind, that appear at the end of the game (Ante 8). In endless mode, Finisher Blinds will appear again in Ante 16, 24, and 32.
Apart from their timing, they are otherwise identical to regular Boss Blinds (can be rerolled, disabled by 
Chicot, and so on).
List of Blinds[]
| Blind | Name | Description | Minimum Ante | Score at least... | ...to earn... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Small Blind
|
No special effects - can be skipped to receive a Tag | 1 | 1x base | $3 |
|
Big Blind
|
No special effects - can be skipped to receive a Tag | 1 | 1.5x base | $4 |
|
The Hook
|
Discards 2 random cards held in hand after every played hand | 1 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Ox
|
Playing your most played hand this run sets money to $0 | 6 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The House
|
First hand is drawn face down | 2 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Wall
|
Extra large blind | 2 | 4x base | $5 |
|
The Wheel
|
1 in 7 cards get drawn face down during the round | 2 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Arm
|
Decrease level of played poker hand by 1 (hand levels can go as low as Level 1, and are reduced before scoring) | 2 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Club
|
All Club cards are debuffed | 1 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Fish
|
Cards drawn face down after each hand played | 2 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Psychic
|
Must play 5 cards (not all cards need to score) | 1 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Goad
|
All Spade cards are debuffed | 1 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Water
|
Start with 0 discards | 2 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Window
|
All Diamond cards are debuffed | 1 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Manacle
|
-1 Hand Size | 1 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Eye
|
No repeat hand types this round (every hand played this round must be of a different type and not previously played this round) | 3 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Mouth
|
Only one hand type can be played this round | 2 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Plant
|
All face cards are debuffed | 4 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Serpent
|
After Play or Discard, always draw 3 cards (ignores hand size) | 5 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Pillar
|
Cards played previously this Ante (during Small and Big Blinds) are debuffed | 1 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Needle
|
Play only 1 hand | 2 | 1x base | $5 |
|
The Head
|
All Heart cards are debuffed | 1 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Tooth
|
Lose $1 per card played | 3 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Flint
|
Base Chips and Mult for played poker hands are halved for the entire round | 2 | 2x base | $5 |
|
The Mark
|
All face cards are drawn face down | 2 | 2x base | $5 |
|
Amber Acorn
|
Flips and shuffles all Joker cards | 8 | 2x base | $8 |
|
Verdant Leaf
|
All cards debuffed until 1 Joker sold | 8 | 2x base | $8 |
|
Violet Vessel
|
Very large blind | 8 | 6x base | $8 |
|
Crimson Heart
|
One random Joker disabled every hand (changes every hand) | 8 | 2x base | $8 |
|
Cerulean Bell
|
Forces 1 card to always be selected | 8 | 2x base | $8 |
Antes[]
An Ante is made up of three Blinds. A run will always begin at Ante 1. After beating the Finisher Blind in Ante 8, the run is won, but the player can choose to continue in Endless Mode to set a personal high score. Endless Mode begins from Ante 9 and purports to offer infinite Ante levels to ascend, with additional Finisher Blinds every eight Antes, but Ante score requirements also scale much faster. Under Blinds in the Collection, a list of the base score per Ante is shown up to Ante 16, although the player can reach higher Antes. Ante 0 can be reached by purchasing a 
Hieroglyph on Ante 1 (or 
Petroglyph on Ante 1 to reach Ante 0 a second time). Ante -1 can be reached via incredibly rare circumstances, involving a voucher tag, very fast reflexes, and the seed to roll both vouchers. A basic demonstration can be found here.
Green Stake and Purple Stake (or higher) will cause chip requirements to be higher. Playing on the 
Plasma Deck doubles the Ante requirement for all stakes.
| Ante Level | Base Chip Requirement | Base Chips at Green Stake or higher | Base Chips at Purple Stake or higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 & -1 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 1 (Starting Ante) | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| 2 | 800 | 900 | 1,000 |
| 3 | 2,000 | 2,600 | 3,200 |
| 4 | 5,000 | 8,000 | 9,000 |
| 5 | 11,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 |
| 6 | 20,000 | 36,000 | 60,000 |
| 7 | 35,000 | 60,000 | 110,000 |
| 8 (Finisher Blind) | 50,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 |
| Endless Mode | |||
| 9 | 110,000 | 230,000 | 460,000 |
| 10 | 560,000 | 1,100,000 | 2,200,000 |
| 11 | 7,200,000 | 14,000,000 | 29,000,000 |
| 12 | 300,000,000 | 600,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 |
| 13 | 47,000,000,000 | 94,000,000,000 | 1.8e11 |
| 14 | 2.9e13 | 5.8e13 | 1.1e14 |
| 15 | 7.7e16 | 1.5e17 | 3.0e17 |
| 16 (Finisher Blind) | 8.6e20 | 1.7e21 | 3.4e21 |
| Untracked Endless Mode (not listed under Collection) | |||
| 17 | 4.2e25 | 8.4e25 | 1.6e26 |
| 18 | 9.2e30 | 1.8e31 | 3.7e31 |
| 19 | 9.2e36 | 1.8e37 | 3.7e37 |
| 20 | 4.3e43 | 8.6e43 | 1.7e44 |
| 21 | 9.7e50 | 1.9e51 | 3.8e51 |
| 22 | 1.0e59 | 2.1e59 | 4.2e59 |
| 23 | 5.8e67 | 1.1e68 | 2.3e68 |
| 24 (Finisher Blind) | 1.6e77 | 3.3e77 | 6.6e77 |
| 25 | 2.4e87 | 4.9e87 | 9.8e87 |
| 26 | 1.9e98 | 3.9e98 | 7.8e98 |
| 27 | 8.4e109 | 1.6e110 | 3.3e110 |
| 28 | 2.0e122 | 4.0e122 | 8.1e122 |
| 29 | 2.7e135 | 5.5e135 | 1.1e136 |
| 30 | 2.1e149 | 4.3e149 | 8.6e149 |
| 31 | 9.9e163 | 1.9e164 | 3.9e164 |
| 32 (Finisher Blind) | 2.7e179 | 5.4e179 | 1.0e180 |
| 33 | 4.4e195 | 8.9e195 | 1.7e196 |
| 34 | 4.4e212 | 8.9e212 | 1.7e213 |
| 35 | 2.8e230 | 5.6e230 | 1.1e231 |
| 36 | 1.1e249 | 2.2e249 | 4.4e249 |
| 37 | 2.7e268 | 5.5e268 | 1.1e269 |
| 38 | 4.5e288 | 9.0e288 | 1.8e289 |
| 39 | 4.8e309 (overflows to naneinf) | 9.6e309 (overflows to naneinf) | 1.9e310 (overflows to naneinf) |
In Ante 39, the score requirement exceeds 21024 (1.8e308), which is the largest number that can be represented in double-precision floating point format, causing the score to overflow to nan (not a number). Scoring over 21024 points results as the score showing as naneinf (nan exponent infinity). Since nan is incomparable to any value, scoring even naneinf is not sufficient for beating a score requirement of nan (even with 
Mr. Bones), meaning that at the current moment, Ante 39 is the highest Ante reachable in Endless mode without the use of glitches to skip antes. A player is considered to have "completed" or "beaten" endless mode if one scores naneinf on Ante 39.
A calculator for the score requirements for antes can be found here.
Notes[]
- When playing against The Pillar, which debuffs cards played previously in the ante, if a debuffed card is modified in any way (such as having its suit changed, or being made Gold by a Tarot card), the card will now be "different" and thus no longer be debuffed.
- The scaling in Endless mode is faster than super-exponential, proportional to (polynomial-exponential), where x denotes the current Ante. The common Endless build of Mime/ Baron with Perkeo/ Cryptid and Red Seal Steel kings can, theoretically, scale at a similar or faster speed (proportional to ). However, this would involve the constant addition of (presumably negative) copies of Blueprint or Brainstorm to the joker roster every Ante, a near-impossible feat in a normal game, unless using extremely tedious tarot-based infinite money strategies. (You may use Mime/Baron with Burgular to get x^x^3 Perkeoless) Regardless, in vanilla Balatro, the Ante 39 nan overflow will always end the run, meaning there is never any need to go to such great lengths to scale a build.
- The Hook discards 2 random cards, meaning that such jokers as Mail-In Rebate, Castle or Hit the Road will count the discarded cards. However, that also means that Green Joker and Ramen will count those discards as well.
- When playing against Cerulean Bell and using Death to convert a card into the permanently selected card, the converted card also cannot be de-selected.
- It is possible to reach Ante -1 by utilizing Yellow Deck and a Voucher skip tag. On a seed that has Hieroglyph in Ante 1, skip for the Voucher tag, beat Big Blind then cash out. With slow game speed (recommended 0.5 or 1), quickly buy Hieroglyph before the Voucher tag activates, which will allow Petroglyph to spawn since the game checks for voucher availability after Hieroglyph has been bought. With the bonus econ from Yellow Deck, it is possible to buy both Vouchers, which bring players to Ante -1.
- There are 4 Jokers which can still be distinguished while face down due to their unique shape, being the Square Joker, Half Joker, Wee Joker and Photograph.
Trivia[]
- The names Small Blind, Big Blind, and Ante are based on poker terminology.
- The symbols and names of most of the Boss Blinds are based on the letters of the Phoenician alphabet. The sole exception is The Flint, which is an original creation by the developer, though it resembles the runic letter jera (į).
- According to LocalThunk, the reason for inventing a new symbol for The Flint was to bring the total number of blinds from 29 to 30 for a neat Collection screen.[1]
- According to LocalThunk, the reason for inventing a new symbol for
- The symbols and names of the five Finisher Blinds are based on alternate playing card suits: Hearts, Bells (replaces Diamonds in German decks), Acorns (replaces Clubs in German decks), Leaves (replaces Spades in German decks), and Vessels (replaces Hearts in Italian and Spanish decks).
- The Arm used to be able to de-level played Poker Hands to level 0. This was changed in 1.0.0k.
- The name of every blind contains exactly two words each.
- The name of every non-finisher boss blind starts with the word "The".
- Balatro developer LocalThunk has given the reasoning behind the design of some boss blind effects in the Balatro Discord.
- The Plant debuffs face cards because plants do not have faces.[2]
- The Needle requires precision in reference to the phrase "thread the needle".[3]
- The Wheel has a chance-based effect similarly to The Wheel of Fortune.[4]
- The Eye bans repeat hand types because it has observed what hands you've played.[5]
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | å°ē²ę³Ø | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | å°ē²ę³Ø | |
| Dutch | Small blind | |
| French | Petite Blinde | |
| German | Small Blind | |
| Indonesian | Small Blind | |
| Italian | Piccolo buio | |
| Japanese | ć¹ć¢ć¼ć«ćć©ć¤ć³ć | |
| Korean | ģ¤ėŖ° ėøė¼ģøė | |
| Polish | MaÅa w ciemno | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Small Blind | |
| Russian | ŠŠ°Š»ŃŠ¹ Š±Š»Š°Š¹Š½Š“ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ciega pequeƱa | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Ciega pequeƱa |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 大ē²ę³Ø | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大ē²ę³Ø | |
| Dutch | Big blind | |
| French | Grosse Blinde | |
| German | Big Blind | |
| Indonesian | Big Blind | |
| Italian | Grande buio | |
| Japanese | ććć°ćć©ć¤ć³ć | |
| Korean | ė¹ ėøė¼ģøė | |
| Polish | Duża w ciemno | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Big Blind | |
| Russian | ŠŠ¾Š»ŃŃŠ¾Š¹ Š±Š»Š°Š¹Š½Š“ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ciega grande | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Ciega grande |
Boss Blinds
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | é©å | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | é¤å | |
| Dutch | De haak | |
| French | L'hameƧon | |
| German | Der Haken | |
| Indonesian | The Hook | |
| Italian | L'uncino | |
| Japanese | ćććÆ | |
| Korean | ķ | |
| Polish | Hak | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O Gancho | |
| Russian | ŠŃŃŠŗ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El garfio | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El garfio |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | å ¬ē | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | å ¬ē | |
| Dutch | De os | |
| French | Le bÅuf | |
| German | Der Ochse | |
| Indonesian | The Ox | |
| Italian | Il bue | |
| Japanese | éē | |
| Korean | ķ©ģ | |
| Polish | WĆ³Å | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O Touro | |
| Russian | ŠŃŠ¹Š²Š¾Š» | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El buey | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El buey |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ęæå± | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ęæå | |
| Dutch | Het huis | |
| French | La maison | |
| German | Das Haus | |
| Indonesian | The House | |
| Italian | La casa | |
| Japanese | 家 | |
| Korean | ģ§ | |
| Polish | Dom | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Casa | |
| Russian | ŠŠ¾Š¼ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La casa | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La casa |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | å“å¢ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | é«ē | |
| Dutch | De muur | |
| French | Le mur | |
| German | Die Mauer | |
| Indonesian | The Wall | |
| Italian | Il muro | |
| Japanese | å£ | |
| Korean | ė²½ | |
| Polish | Mur | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O Muro | |
| Russian | Š”ŃŠµŠ½Š° | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El muro | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El muro |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | č½¦č½® | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | å·Øč¼Ŗ | |
| Dutch | Het rad | |
| French | La roue | |
| German | Das Rad | |
| Indonesian | The Wheel | |
| Italian | La ruota | |
| Japanese | ćć¤ć¼ć« | |
| Korean | ė°ķ“ | |
| Polish | KoÅo | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Roda | |
| Russian | ŠŠ¾Š»ŠµŃŠ¾ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La rueda | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La rueda |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ęč | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ęč | |
| Dutch | Het wapen | Translation interprets 'arm' as the term for weaponry rather than the limb, which most translations don't seem to do. This is consistent with the Dutch translations of the Phoenician alphabet, however. |
| French | Le bras | Literal translation, which does not match the French naming of the Phoenician Alphabet, 'arme'[6] |
| German | Der Arm | |
| Indonesian | The Arm | |
| Italian | Il braccio | Literal translation, which does not match the Italian naming of the Phoenician letter, being 'arma', 'freccia' or 'slitta'[7] |
| Japanese | č | |
| Korean | ķ | |
| Polish | RamiÄ | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O BraƧo | |
| Russian | Š ŃŠŗŠ° | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El brazo | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El brazo |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ę¢ č± | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ę¢ č± | |
| Dutch | De klaver | |
| French | Le club | |
| German | Das Kreuz | |
| Indonesian | The Club | |
| Italian | Il fiore | |
| Japanese | ćÆć©ć | |
| Korean | ķ“ė½ | |
| Polish | Klub | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Paulada | |
| Russian | Š¢ŃŠµŃŠ° | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El garrote | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El garrote |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | é±¼ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | é | |
| Dutch | De vis | |
| French | Le poisson | |
| German | Der Fisch | |
| Indonesian | The Fish | |
| Italian | Il pesce | |
| Japanese | é | |
| Korean | ė¬¼ź³ źø° | |
| Polish | Ryba | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O Peixe | |
| Russian | Š ŃŠ±Š° | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El pez | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El pez |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ēµåŖ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | éåŖ | |
| Dutch | De helderziende | |
| French | Le mƩdium | |
| German | Der Hellseher | |
| Indonesian | The Psychic | |
| Italian | Il medium | |
| Japanese | ćµć¤ćććÆ | |
| Korean | ģ¬ė ¹ģ ģ¬ | |
| Polish | Medium | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O PsĆquico | |
| Russian | ŠŠŗŃŃŃŠ°ŃŠµŠ½Ń | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El psĆquico | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El psĆquico |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ęč” | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | éē | |
| Dutch | De aansporing | Literally 'The Incentive'. Less of a taunting connotation than the original. |
| French | L'aiguillon | |
| German | Der Ansporn | |
| Indonesian | The Goad | |
| Italian | Il pungolo | |
| Japanese | ć“ć¢ć | |
| Korean | ģź·¹ | |
| Polish | OÅcieÅ | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | AguilhĆ£o | |
| Russian | ŠŠ¾Š±ŃŠ¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠøŠµ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La provocaciĆ³n | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La provocaciĆ³n |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ę°“ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ęø ę°“ | |
| Dutch | Het water | |
| French | L'eau | |
| German | Das Wasser | |
| Indonesian | The Water | |
| Italian | L'acqua | |
| Japanese | ę°“ | |
| Korean | ė¬¼ | |
| Polish | Woda | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Ćgua | |
| Russian | ŠŠ¾Š“Š° | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El agua | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El agua |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ēŖå£ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ēŖę¶ | |
| Dutch | Het raam | |
| French | La fenĆŖtre | |
| German | Das Fenster | |
| Indonesian | The Window | |
| Italian | La finestra | |
| Japanese | ēŖ | |
| Korean | ģ°½ė¬ø | |
| Polish | Okno | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Janela | |
| Russian | ŠŠŗŠ½Š¾ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La ventana | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La ventana |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | é£é | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ęé¬ | |
| Dutch | Boeien | Drops the article and makes it plural. |
| French | Les menottes | |
| German | Die Handfessel | |
| Indonesian | The Manacle | |
| Italian | La manetta | |
| Japanese | ęę· | |
| Korean | ģź° | |
| Polish | Kajdany | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | As Algemas | |
| Russian | ŠŠ°Š½Š“Š°Š»Ń | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El grillete | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El grillete |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ē¼ē | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ē¼ē | |
| Dutch | Het oog | |
| French | L'Åil | |
| German | Das Auge | |
| Indonesian | The Eye | |
| Italian | L'occhio | |
| Japanese | ē® | |
| Korean | ė | |
| Polish | Oko | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O Olho | |
| Russian | ŠŠ»Š°Š· | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El ojo | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El ojo |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | å“å·“ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | å“å·“ | |
| Dutch | De mond | |
| French | La bouche | |
| German | Der Mund | |
| Indonesian | The Mouth | |
| Italian | La bocca | |
| Japanese | å£ | |
| Korean | ģ | |
| Polish | Usta | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Boca | |
| Russian | ŠŠ°ŃŃŃ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La boca | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La boca |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ę¤ē© | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ęē | |
| Dutch | De plant | |
| French | La plante | |
| German | Die Pflanze | |
| Indonesian | The Plant | |
| Italian | La pianta | |
| Japanese | ćć©ć³ć | |
| Korean | ķģ± | |
| Polish | RoÅlina | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Planta | |
| Russian | Š¦Š²ŠµŃŠ¾Šŗ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La planta | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La planta |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | å·Øč | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | č | |
| Dutch | Het serpent | |
| French | Le serpent | |
| German | Die Schlange | |
| Indonesian | The Serpent | |
| Italian | Il serpente | |
| Japanese | ćµć¼ćć³ć | |
| Korean | ė± | |
| Polish | WÄ Å¼ | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Serpente | |
| Russian | ŠŠ¼ŠµŠ¹ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La serpiente | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La serpiente |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ęÆę± | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ęÆę± | |
| Dutch | De pilaar | |
| French | Le pilier | |
| German | Die SƤule | |
| Indonesian | The Pillar | |
| Italian | Il pilastro | |
| Japanese | ę± | |
| Korean | źø°ė„ | |
| Polish | Filar | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O Pilar | |
| Russian | Š”ŃŠ¾Š»Šæ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El pilar | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El pilar |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | é | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ē“°é | |
| Dutch | De naald | |
| French | L'aiguille | |
| German | Die Nadel | |
| Indonesian | The Needle | |
| Italian | L'ago | |
| Japanese | ćć¼ćć« | |
| Korean | ė°ė | |
| Polish | IgÅa | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Agulha | |
| Russian | ŠŠ³Š»Š° | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La aguja | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La aguja |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 夓éØ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | é é”± | |
| Dutch | Het hoofd | |
| French | La tĆŖte | |
| German | Der Kopf | |
| Indonesian | The Head | |
| Italian | La testa | |
| Japanese | é | |
| Korean | ėØøė¦¬ | |
| Polish | GÅowa | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A CabeƧa | |
| Russian | ŠŠ¾Š»Š¾Š²Š° | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La cabeza | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La cabeza |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ēé½æ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | å°é½ | |
| Dutch | De tand | |
| French | La dent | |
| German | Der Zahn | |
| Indonesian | The Tooth | |
| Italian | Il dente | |
| Japanese | ęÆ | |
| Korean | ģ“ė¹Ø | |
| Polish | ZÄ b | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O Dente | |
| Russian | ŠŃŠ± | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El diente | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El diente |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ē§ē³ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ē§ē³ | |
| Dutch | De vuursteen | |
| French | Le silex | |
| German | Der Feuerstein | |
| Indonesian | The Flint | |
| Italian | La selce | |
| Japanese | ććŖć³ć | |
| Korean | ė¶ģÆė | |
| Polish | KrzemieÅ | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Pederneira | |
| Russian | ŠŃŠµŠ¼ŠµŠ½Ń | |
| Spanish (Spain) | El pedernal | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El pedernal |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ę č®° | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ęØčØ | |
| Dutch | Het teken | Literally translates to 'the sign', matches original meaning presuming it was in reference to the act of marking, but this is ambiguous in the original. |
| French | La marque | |
| German | Die Marke | |
| Indonesian | The Mark | |
| Italian | Il marchio | |
| Japanese | ćć¼ćÆ | |
| Korean | ź°ė©“ | |
| Polish | Cel | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | A Marca | |
| Russian | ŠŠ½Š°Šŗ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | La marca | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La marca |
Finisher Boss Blinds
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ē„ēä¹å® | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ē„ēę©”ę | |
| Dutch | Amberkleurige eikel | |
| French | Gland ambre | |
| German | Bernsteineichel | |
| Indonesian | Amber Acorn | |
| Italian | Ghianda d'ambra | |
| Japanese | ē„ēč²ć®ćć³ć°ćŖ | |
| Korean | ķøė°ģ ėķ ė¦¬ | |
| Polish | Bursztynowy żoÅÄ dÅŗ | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Semente Dourada | |
| Russian | ŠÆŠ½ŃŠ°ŃŠ½ŃŠ¹ Š¶ŠµŠ»ŃŠ“Ń | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Bellota ambarina | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Bellota ambarina |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ēæ ē»æä¹å¶ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ēæ ē¶ ęعč | |
| Dutch | Groen blaadje | 'Leaf' is usually used as a diminutive in Dutch, which changes the impression of the title. Note also the use of 'green'. Verdant is technically a Dutch word, but not common enough to fit in a translation. |
| French | Feuille verte | |
| German | GrĆ¼nes Blatt | |
| Indonesian | Verdant Leaf | |
| Italian | Foglia verde | |
| Japanese | éć ćØććč | |
| Korean | ģ¬ė”ģ ģģ¬ź· | |
| Polish | Zielony liÅÄ | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Folha Verdejante | |
| Russian | ŠŠµŠ»ŠµŠ½ŃŠ¹ Š»ŠøŃŃ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Hoja verde | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Hoja verde |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | éē“«ä¹ęÆ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ē“«ē¾ čč±åØ | |
| Dutch | Violet vat | Maintains alliteration and direct meaning, though 'vat' isn't as broad a term as vessel, more referring to barrels and casks than glasses. |
| French | Vase violet | |
| German | Violette HĆ¼lle | |
| Indonesian | Violet Vessel | |
| Italian | Contenitore violetto | |
| Japanese | ćć¤ćŖć¬ććććć»ć« | |
| Korean | ė³“ė¼ģ ģ ģ | |
| Polish | Fioletowe naczynie | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Recipiente Roxo | |
| Russian | Š¤ŠøŠ¾Š»ŠµŃŠ¾Š²ŃŠ¹ ŃŠ¾ŃŃŠ“ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Contenedor violeta | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Contenedor violeta |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ē»Æēŗ¢ä¹åæ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ē·ē“ ä¹åæ | |
| Dutch | Karmozijnrood hart | Direct translation. "Karmozijn" or "Karmijn" would also be correct. |
| French | CÅur Ć©carlate | |
| German | Purpurrotes Herz | |
| Indonesian | Crimson Heart | |
| Italian | Cuore cremisi | |
| Japanese | ćÆćŖć ć¾ć³ćć¼ć | |
| Korean | ģ§ķģ ģ ģ | |
| Polish | SzkarÅatne serce | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | CoraĆ§Ć£o Rubro | |
| Russian | ŠŠ°Š³ŃŠ¾Š²Š¾Šµ ŃŠµŃŠ“ŃŠµ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | CorazĆ³n carmesĆ | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | CorazĆ³n carmesĆ |
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ččä¹é | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ččé | |
| Dutch | Azuurblauwe bel | Direct translation would match German as 'Hemelsblauwe Bel', instead uses 'Azure Blue'. No discernible reason for this. |
| French | Cloche cƩrulƩenne | |
| German | Himmelblaue Glocke | |
| Indonesian | Cerulean Bell | |
| Italian | Campana cerulea | |
| Japanese | ć»ć«ćŖć¢ć³ćć« | |
| Korean | ķėģ ģ¢ | |
| Polish | Modry dzwonek | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Sino CerĆŗleo | |
| Russian | ŠŠ°Š·ŃŃŠ½ŃŠ¹ ŠŗŠ¾Š»Š¾ŠŗŠ¾Š»ŃŃŠøŠŗ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Campana cerĆŗlea | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Campana cerĆŗlea |
Antes (pre-release demos)[]
The base values of each Ante for Normal difficulty during the pre-release demos were:
| Ante | Base |
|---|---|
| 1 | 300 |
| 2 | 800 |
| 3 | 2,800 |
| 4 | 7,000 |
| 5 | 14,000 |
| 6 | 25,000 |
| 7 | 45,000 |
| 8 | 80,000 |
| 9 | 130,000 |
| 10 | 220,000 |
References[]
- ā "The real reason I added another letter to the phoenician alphabet (flint) is because I had to make the boss blind page a nice rectangle" - LocalThunk in the Balatro Discord
- ā "You know why the plant debuffs face cards? Because plants donāt have faces That was my logic lmao" - LocalThunk in the Balatro Discord
- ā The needle is play only one hand because itās kinda like āthreading the needleā - LocalThunk in the Balatro Discord
- ā "The wheel is kinda like the wheel of fortune" - LocalThunk in the Balatro Discord
- ā "The eye is āno repeat hand typesā because it sees what you played" - LocalThunk in the Balatro Discord
- ā https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_ph%C3%A9nicien#Nom_des_lettres
- ā https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfabeto_fenicio#Alfabeto