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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.

Trivia[]

  • Golden Joker is one of the few non-effect Jokers to have a consistent, unconditional, unchanging effect. The others are Joker Joker and Credit Card Credit Card.

In other languages[]

Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) 黄金小äø‘
Chinese (Traditional) 黃金小äø‘
Dutch Gouden Joker
French Joker d'or
German Goldener Joker
Indonesian Golden Joker
Italian Jolly dorato
Japanese ć‚“ćƒ¼ćƒ«ćƒ‡ćƒ³ć‚øćƒ§ćƒ¼ć‚«ćƒ¼
Korean ź³Øė“  ģ”°ģ»¤
Polish Złoty Joker
Portuguese (Brazilian) Curinga Dourado
Russian Š—Š¾Š»Š¾Ń‚Š¾Š¹ Š“Š¶Š¾ŠŗŠµŃ€
Spanish (Spain) ComodĆ­n dorado
Spanish (Latin America) ComodĆ­n dorado


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