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The Golden Joker provides an extra $4 at the end of each blind. It pays for itself after only one blind, as selling it nets $3. It is considered the "standard" Economy Joker, being a decent generator of money. Many other Economy Jokers can be considered by how well they stack up to Golden Joker.

Synergies[]

Decks[]

  • Green Deck Green Deck appreciates other sources of income, especially if you are using all of your hands/discards.
  • Black Deck Black Deck can synergy with Golden Joker thanks to the +1 Joker Slot, plus its -1 hand per round means players need something to boost their income anyway.
  • Zodiac Deck Zodiac Deck generally wants to reroll a lot, meaning Golden Joker's money can help with that.

Poker Hands[]

This Joker doesn't synergize with any Poker Hands.

Jokers[]

  • Economy-based scalers, like Bull Bull and Flash Card Flash Card, appreciate the extra money brought in by Golden Joker.
  • Golden joker can be used to help jump start To the Moon To the Moon, achieving higher interest levels sooner. To The Moon is, with $25 held, a strict upgrade to Golden Joker.
  • Tarot generators can be useful with Golden Joker, since the money Golden provides can increase the value of Hermit. Temperance also likes Golden, as it has a base sell value of $3.

In other languages[]

Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) 黄金小丑
Chinese (Traditional) 黃金小丑
Dutch Gouden Joker
French Joker d'or
German Goldener Joker
Indonesian Golden Joker
Italian Jolly dorato
Japanese ゴールデンジョーカー
Korean 골든 조커
Polish Złoty Joker
Portuguese (Brazilian) Curinga Dourado
Russian Золотой джокер
Spanish (Spain) Comodín dorado
Spanish (Latin America) Comodín dorado