Update 1.0.1c is an experimental build of Balatro, released on 8th April 2024. It was the first non-bugfix patch of Balatro since launch and the first to change a lot of cards and mechanics outwith the demos. It is only available on Steam to players who explicitly choose it.
Interface improvements[]
- Updated version of Love2D - this fixed an issue on Windows and Steam Deck causing poor/stuttery performance for some players
- Added toggle for 'Reduced Motion', removing the swirly background and gyrating card motion
- Changed default fallback Tarot card from Fool to Strength (when all Tarot cards are already on screen)
- Upcoming blinds/tags can now be seen in the Shop immediately after defeating a boss blind/cashing out
Gameplay changes[]
General changes[]
- Changed Eternal stickers to apply to Jokers in Buffoon packs
- Changed the first Shop in every run to always include a normal Buffoon pack as one of the pack options
Stakes and antes[]
- Changed ante scaling in White Stake:
- Ante 3: 2800 -> 2000
- Ante 4: 6000 -> 5000
- Changed ante scaling in Green Stake:
- Ante 2: 1000 -> 900
- Ante 3: 3200 -> 2400
- Ante 4: 9000 -> 7000
- Changed ante scaling in Purple Stake:
- Ante 2: 1200 -> 1000
- Ante 3: 3600 -> 3000
- Ante 4: 10000 -> 8000
- Ante 5: 25000 -> 22000
- Changed Orange Stake:
- Scrapped increasing pack cost
- Added new 'Perishable' mechanic: Jokers have a 30% chance to have a 'Perishable' sticker which disables them after 5 rounds. (Jokers can be Eternal or Perishable, but not both.)
- Changed Gold Stake:
- Scrapped -1 hand size
- Added new 'Rental' mechanic: Jokers have a 30% chance to have a 'Rental' sticker, making them cost only $1 up front but an additional $3 every round. (Stacks with Eternal and Perishable stickers.)
- Changed random seeds for Gold Stake: now ensures that the first Legendary Joker on that seed is a Joker that you have not won with on Gold Stake (for Completionist++ Achievement hunting)
Challenge decks[]
- Some Blinds are now banned on Challenge runs:
- banned Crimson Heart, Verdant Leaf and Amber Acorn on Jokerless
- banned Verdant Leaf on Typecast
- banned Verdant Leaf on Non-Perishable
- banned The Plant on Mad World
Planet cards[]
- Buffed Saturn: +2 mult -> +3 mult for Straights
- Buffed Neptune: +3 mult -> +4 mult for Straight Flush
- Buffed Eris: +40 chips -> +50 chips for Flush Five
- Buffed Ceres: +3 mult -> +4 mult for Flush House
Tags[]
- Changed Uncommon Tag - Now makes the uncommon joker free
- Changed Rare tag - Now makes the rare joker free
- Changed Negative tag - Now makes the negative joker free
- Changed Polychrome tag - Now makes the polychrome joker free
- Changed Holographic tag - Now makes the holographic joker free
- Changed Foil tag - Now makes the foil joker free
- Changed Investment tag - Gives $15 -> Gives $25
Seals[]
- Changed Blue Seal - New effect -> Creates the Planet card of the final poker hand played during the round
Tarot cards[]
- Changed The Magician - applied Lucky to 1 card -> applies Lucky to 2 cards
Jokers - Major changes[]
- Changed
8 Ball:
- Scrapped old effect. New effect -> 1 in 4 chance to spawn a tarot when any played 8 is scored
- Also changed the card from blue background to purple.
- Changed both
Mad Joker and 
Clever Joker - scrapped 'contains Four of a Kind' effect -> now applies instead to any hand that contains a 'Two Pair' - Changed
Yorick - scrapped old effect. New effect -> gains X1 mult every 23 cards discarded (starts at X1) - Changed Midas Mask:
- Applied Gold to played face cards -> applies Gold to scoring face cards
- costs $6 -> costs $7
- Changed Vampire:
- Removed enchantments from played cards -> Only removes enhancement from scoring cards
- X0.2 mult per enhancement -> X0.1 mult per enhancement
- Uncommon -> Rare
- Changed Madness - triggered on all blinds -> only triggers on Small/Large blinds
- Changed To Do List - poker hand changes on payout -> poker hand always changes at end of round (won't get stuck on Straight Flush)
- Changed Ancient Joker - the selected suit is no longer able to repeat between rounds
- Changed Swashbuckler - adds sell value of Jokers to the left to Mult -> adds sell value of all other Jokers to Mult
- Changed Hanging Chad - Retriggers first played card once -> Retriggers the first played card 2 times
- Changed Flower Pot - Now includes the base suit of debuffed cards when determining if it will trigger
- Changed all four Sinful Jokers ( Greedy Joker, Wrathful Joker, Lusty Joker and Gluttonous Joker) - +4 Mult -> +3 Mult
- Changed Banner - +40 chips per remaining discard -> +30 chips per remaining discard
- Changed Fibonacci - Cost $7 -> Costs $8, because Fibonacci
- Changed Steel Joker - X0.25 Mult per Steel card in full deck -> X0.2 mult per Steel card in full deck
- Changed Odd Todd - +30 Chips per odd ranked card -> +31 chips per odd ranked card, because odd
- Changed Sixth Sense - Rare -> Uncommon and $6
- Changed Hiker - +4 Chips to every scoring card -> +5 chips to every scoring card
- Changed Gros Michel - 1 in 4 chance to go extinct -> 1 in 6 chance to go extinct
- Changed SĆ©ance:
- Rare -> Uncommon
- Costs $7 -> costs $6
- Changed Riff-Raff - Cost $4 -> costs $6
- Changed Vagabond:
- Uncommon -> Rare
- Cost $6 -> costs $8
- Applied when you have $3 or less -> Applies when you have $4 or less
- Changed Cloud 9 - Cost $6 -> costs $7
- Changed Mail-In Rebate - Gives $3 -> Gives $5
- Changed Reserved Parking - Uncommon -> Common
- Changed Lucky Cat - Gained X0.2 Mult per Lucky card triggering -> Gains X0.25 per Lucky card triggering
- Changed Trading Card - Cost $5 -> costs $6
- Changed Campfire - Gained X0.5 per card sold -> Gains X0.25 per card sold
- Changed Smiley Face - +4 mult per face card -> +5 mult per face card
- Changed Golden Ticket - Paid out $3 per Gold card played -> Pays out $4 per gold card played
- Changed Bloodstone - 1 in 3 chance of triggering -> 1 in 2 chance of triggering
- Changed Onyx Agate - +8 mult per Club card -> +7 mult per club card
- Changed Glass Joker - Gained X0.5 Mult per Glass card destroyed -> Gains X0.75 mult per glass card destroyed
- Changed Stuntman - +300 Chips -> +250 Chips
- Changed Invisible Joker:
- Sell after 3 rounds -> Sell after 2 rounds
- Cost Ā£10 -> costs $8
- Changed Burnt Joker - Uncommon -> Rare
Jokers - Minor changes[]
- Changed description of Shortcut to include a more apt example (10 8 6 5 3)
- Changed description of Bootstraps to include current mult bonus
- Changed wording on most scaling jokers to refer to 'this joker'
Bugfixes[]
- Fixed bug where opening a Booster Pack with hand size of 0 was unskippable
- Fixed bug where the card generated by Certificate was not being debuffed by boss blinds
Source[]
Reddit repost of Discord post by developer LocalThunk.