Tarot Cards

Tarot Cards

Tarot Cards are a form of consumable you can obtain during a run. They can be acquired via Arcana Packs, Purple Seals, and the Shop.

Tarot Cards are used to modify various aspects of the playing cards in the deck, such as their suit or rank. They are also capable of giving cards Enhancements, giving them additional effects, such as giving extra chips or multiplier when scored. Some of them offer cash, generate new jokers or even create more consumables. There are 22 different cards available, and these unlock in your Collection when purchased or used in an unseeded run.

List of Tarot Cards[]

Tarot Card	Name	Description
	The Fool (0)	Creates the last Tarot or Planet card used during this run The Fool excluded
	The Magician (I)	Enhances 2 selected cards to Lucky Cards
	The High Priestess (II)	Creates up to 2 random Planet cards (Must have room)
	The Empress (III)	Enhances 2 selected cards to Mult Cards
	The Emperor (IV)	Creates up to 2 random Tarot cards (Must have room)
	The Hierophant (V)	Enhances 2 selected cards to Bonus Cards
	The Lovers (VI)	Enhances 1 selected card into a Wild Card
	The Chariot (VII)	Enhances 1 selected card into a Steel Card
	Justice (VIII)	Enhances 1 selected card into a Glass Card
	The Hermit (IX)	Doubles money (Max of $20)
	The Wheel of Fortune (X)	1 in 4 chance to add Foil, Holographic, or Polychrome edition to a random Joker
	Strength (XI)	Increases rank of up to 2 selected cards by 1 (Rank order: 2→3→4→5→6→7→8→9→10→J→Q→K→A→2)
	The Hanged Man (XII)	Destroys up to 2 selected cards
	Death (XIII)	Select 2 cards, convert the left card into the right card (Drag to rearrange)
	Temperance (XIV)	Gives the total sell value of all current Jokers (Max of $50)
	The Devil (XV)	Enhances 1 selected card into a Gold Card
	The Tower (XVI)	Enhances 1 selected card into a Stone Card
	The Star (XVII)	Converts up to 3 selected cards to Diamonds
	The Moon (XVIII)	Converts up to 3 selected cards to Clubs
	The Sun (XIX)	Converts up to 3 selected cards to Hearts
	Judgement (XX)	Creates a random Joker card (without in-run stickers) (Must have room)
	The World (XXI)	Converts up to 3 selected cards to Spades
	The Soul	Creates a Legendary Joker (Must have room)

Usage notes[]

The Wheel of Fortune has a 12.5% chance of giving Foil, 8.75% chance for Holographic, and a 3.75% chance of Polychrome, which add up to 25% (or a 1/4 chance). The number of jokers you have that Wheel could apply to does not change the probability of it working. The Wheel will not apply to any Joker that already has an edition (including Negative). It also cannot be used if all Jokers already have an edition, and its Use button will be disabled.
The Hermit does nothing if you are below $0 (for example, with Credit Card, or The Tooth Blind.)
If Death is used on the automatically-selected card in the Cerulean Bell Boss Blind, the card converted will also stay permanently selected until played or discarded.
When using The World, The Sun, The Star or The Moon to convert cards, the rank and enhancements on the chosen cards remains unchanged.
Tarot, like other Jokers and Consumables, can't have duplicates in the shop or Booster Packs without Showman. If all 22 Tarots are available, subsequent Tarot spawned will always be Strength.

Trivia[]

All of the tarot cards in Balatro are based on the Major Arcana, which are trump cards from a 78-card pack of cards. They are also often used in tarot reading, a form of divination or fortune telling. Most of the tarot cards effects represent the meaning of the major arcana, although some of them are just simpler visual references.
The artworks seems to be based on the Rider–Waite tarot deck.
- However, it seems to omit and change small elements such as removing the angel in The Lovers and making The Empress' scepter into a staff.
- The cards Justice (VIII) and Strength (XI) are swapped, as this ordering is more standard for other tarot decks.
Even though The Soul is not a tarot card in and of itself, it can still be found in Arcana Packs on extremely rare occasions and is also stylized like a traditional tarot card.

In other languages[]

The Fool
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	愚者
Chinese (Traditional)	愚者
Dutch	De dwaas
French	Le Mat
German	Der Narr
Indonesian	The Fool
Italian	Il matto
Japanese	愚者
Korean	바보
Polish	Błazen
Portuguese (Brazilian)	O Tolo
Russian	Дурак
Spanish (Spain)	El loco
Spanish (Latin America)	El loco

The Magician
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	魔术师
Chinese (Traditional)	魔術師
Dutch	De magiër
French	Le Batleur
German	Der Magier
Indonesian	The Magician
Italian	Il bagatto
Japanese	魔術師
Korean	마법사
Polish	Mag
Portuguese (Brazilian)	O Mago
Russian	Волшебник
Spanish (Spain)	El mago
Spanish (Latin America)	El mago

The High Priestess
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	女祭司
Chinese (Traditional)	女祭司
Dutch	De hogepriesteres
French	La Papesse
German	Die Hohepriesterin
Indonesian	The High Priestess
Italian	La papessa
Japanese	女教皇
Korean	고위 여사제
Polish	Arcykapłanka
Portuguese (Brazilian)	A Sacerdotisa
Russian	Верховная Жрица
Spanish (Spain)	La sacerdotisa
Spanish (Latin America)	La sacerdotisa

The Empress
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	皇后
Chinese (Traditional)	皇后
Dutch	De keizerin
French	L'Impératrice
German	Die Herrscherin
Indonesian	The Empress
Italian	L'imperatrice
Japanese	女帝
Korean	여제
Polish	Cesarzowa
Portuguese (Brazilian)	A Imperatriz
Russian	Императрица
Spanish (Spain)	La emperatriz
Spanish (Latin America)	La emperatriz

The Emperor
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	皇帝
Chinese (Traditional)	皇帝
Dutch	De keizer
French	L'Empereur
German	Der Herrscher
Indonesian	The Emperor
Italian	L'imperatore
Japanese	皇帝
Korean	황제
Polish	Cesarz
Portuguese (Brazilian)	O Imperador
Russian	Император
Spanish (Spain)	El emperador
Spanish (Latin America)	El emperador

The Hierophant
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	教皇
Chinese (Traditional)	教皇
Dutch	De hiërofant	Direct translation - Also referred to as 'Hogepriester' (High Priest) or 'Paus' (Pope)
French	Le Pape
German	Der Hierophant
Indonesian	The Hierophant
Italian	Il papa
Japanese	教皇
Korean	교황
Polish	Hierofant
Portuguese (Brazilian)	O Hierofante
Russian	Иерофант
Spanish (Spain)	El hierofante
Spanish (Latin America)	El hierofante

The Lovers
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	恋人
Chinese (Traditional)	戀人
Dutch	De geliefden
French	L'Amoureux
German	Die Liebenden
Indonesian	The Lovers
Italian	Gli amanti
Japanese	恋人
Korean	연인
Polish	Kochankowie
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Os Amantes
Russian	Влюбленные
Spanish (Spain)	Los enamorados
Spanish (Latin America)	Los enamorados

The Chariot
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	战车
Chinese (Traditional)	戰車
Dutch	De zegewagen
French	Le Chariot
German	Der Wagen
Indonesian	The Chariot
Italian	Il carro
Japanese	戦車
Korean	전차
Polish	Rydwan
Portuguese (Brazilian)	A Carruagem
Russian	Колесница
Spanish (Spain)	El carro
Spanish (Latin America)	El carro

Justice
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	正义
Chinese (Traditional)	正義
Dutch	Gerechtigheid
French	La Justice
German	Gerechtigkeit
Indonesian	Justice
Italian	La giustizia
Japanese	正義
Korean	정의
Polish	Sprawiedliwość
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Justiça
Russian	Правосудие
Spanish (Spain)	La justicia
Spanish (Latin America)	La justicia

The Hermit
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	隐者
Chinese (Traditional)	隱士
Dutch	De kluizenaar
French	L'Ermite
German	Der Eremit
Indonesian	The Hermit
Italian	L'eremita
Japanese	隠者
Korean	은둔자
Polish	Pustelnik
Portuguese (Brazilian)	O Eremita
Russian	Отшельник
Spanish (Spain)	El ermitaño
Spanish (Latin America)	El ermitaño

The Wheel of Fortune
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	命运之轮
Chinese (Traditional)	幸運之輪
Dutch	Het rad van fortuin
French	La Roue de Fortune
German	Das Rad des Schicksals
Indonesian	The Wheel of Fortune
Italian	La ruota della fortuna
Japanese	運命の輪
Korean	운명의 수레바퀴
Polish	Koło Fortuny
Portuguese (Brazilian)	A Roda da Fortuna
Russian	Колесо Фортуны
Spanish (Spain)	La rueda de la fortuna
Spanish (Latin America)	La rueda de la fortuna

Strength
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	力量
Chinese (Traditional)	力量
Dutch	Kracht
French	La Force
German	Kraft
Indonesian	Strength
Italian	La forza
Japanese	強さ
Korean	힘
Polish	Siła
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Força
Russian	Сила
Spanish (Spain)	La fuerza
Spanish (Latin America)	La fuerza

The Hanged Man
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	倒吊人
Chinese (Traditional)	吊人
Dutch	De gehangene
French	Le Pendu
German	Der Gehängte
Indonesian	The Hanged Man
Italian	L'appeso
Japanese	吊された男
Korean	매달린 남자
Polish	Wisielec
Portuguese (Brazilian)	O Enforcado
Russian	Висельник
Spanish (Spain)	El colgado
Spanish (Latin America)	El colgado

Death
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	死神
Chinese (Traditional)	死神
Dutch	De dood
French	La Mort
German	Tod
Indonesian	Death
Italian	La morte
Japanese	死神
Korean	죽음
Polish	Śmierć
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Morte
Russian	Смерть
Spanish (Spain)	La muerte
Spanish (Latin America)	La muerte

Temperance
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	节制
Chinese (Traditional)	節制
Dutch	Gematigdheid
French	La Tempérance
German	Mäßigkeit
Indonesian	Temperance
Italian	La temperanza
Japanese	節制
Korean	절제
Polish	Umiarkowanie
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Temperança
Russian	Умеренность
Spanish (Spain)	La templanza
Spanish (Latin America)	La templanza

The Devil
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	恶魔
Chinese (Traditional)	惡魔
Dutch	De duivel
French	Le Diable
German	Der Teufel
Indonesian	The Devil
Italian	Il diavolo
Japanese	悪魔
Korean	악마
Polish	Diabeł
Portuguese (Brazilian)	O Demônio
Russian	Дьявол
Spanish (Spain)	El diablo
Spanish (Latin America)	El diablo

The Tower
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	塔
Chinese (Traditional)	高塔
Dutch	De toren
French	La Maison Dieu
German	Der Turm
Indonesian	The Tower
Italian	La torre
Japanese	塔
Korean	탑
Polish	Wieża
Portuguese (Brazilian)	A Torre
Russian	Башня
Spanish (Spain)	La torre
Spanish (Latin America)	La torre

The Star
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	星星
Chinese (Traditional)	星星
Dutch	De ster
French	L'Étoile
German	Der Stern
Indonesian	The Star
Italian	La stella
Japanese	星
Korean	별
Polish	Gwiazda
Portuguese (Brazilian)	A Estrela
Russian	Звезда
Spanish (Spain)	La estrella
Spanish (Latin America)	La estrella

The Moon
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	月亮
Chinese (Traditional)	月亮
Dutch	De maan
French	La Lune
German	Der Mond
Indonesian	The Moon
Italian	La luna
Japanese	月
Korean	달
Polish	Księżyc
Portuguese (Brazilian)	A Lua
Russian	Луна
Spanish (Spain)	La luna
Spanish (Latin America)	La luna

The Sun
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	太阳
Chinese (Traditional)	太陽
Dutch	De zon
French	Le Soleil
German	Die Sonne
Indonesian	The Sun
Italian	Il sole
Japanese	太陽
Korean	태양
Polish	Słońce
Portuguese (Brazilian)	O Sol
Russian	Солнце
Spanish (Spain)	El sol
Spanish (Latin America)	El sol

Judgement
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	审判
Chinese (Traditional)	審判
Dutch	Het oordeel
French	Le Jugement
German	Gericht
Indonesian	Judgement
Italian	Il giudizio
Japanese	審判
Korean	심판
Polish	Wyrok
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Julgamento
Russian	Суд
Spanish (Spain)	El juicio
Spanish (Latin America)	El juicio

The World
Language	Name	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	世界
Chinese (Traditional)	世界
Dutch	De wereld
French	Le Monde
German	Die Welt
Indonesian	The World
Italian	Il mondo
Japanese	世界
Korean	세계
Polish	Świat
Portuguese (Brazilian)	O Mundo
Russian	Мир
Spanish (Spain)	El mundo
Spanish (Latin America)	El mundo