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title: Balance Changes
description: Learn about the multiplayer balance changes in Balatro MP, including new jokers, planet cards, and adjustments to glass cards and tarot cards.
---

## Jokers

### Multiplayer Jokers

There are **10 added multiplayer jokers**. All jokers added in the multiplayer mod are designed
to **interact with your opponent** and will not show up in single player games.

<div className={'relative overflow-auto'}>
	<table>
		<thead>
		<tr>
			<th className={'text-center'}>Joker</th>
			<th>Description</th>
			<th>Notes</th>
		</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Defensive Joker [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Defensive Joker'} img={'/cards/j_defensive_joker.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<Chips>+125</Chips> Chips for every life less than your Nemesis.
			</td>
			<td>
				There is a bug where this joker might appear in single player mode. To fix this, disable the multiplayer
				mod when playing single player.
			</td>

		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Skip-Off [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Skip-Off'} img={'/cards/j_skip_off.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<Hands>+1</Hands> Hands and <Hands>+1</Hands> Discards per additional blind skipped compared to your
				Nemesis.
			</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Let's Go Gambling [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Let\'s Go Gambling'} img={'/cards/j_lets_go_gambling.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<div className={'flex flex-col gap-1'}>
					<span><Chance>1 in 4</Chance> chance for <Xmult>X4</Xmult> Mult and <Money>$10</Money></span>
					<span><Chance>1 in 8</Chance> chance to give your Nemesis <Money>$5</Money></span>
				</div>
			</td>
			<td>
				The effect applies on each hand played.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Speedrun [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Speedrun'} img={'/cards/j_speedrun.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				If you reach a <Hands>PvP Blind</Hands> before your Nemesis, create a
				random <Spectral>Spectral</Spectral> card. Must have room.
			</td>
			<td>
				There is a bug where the spectral card might not be created, but is is very rare. We're working on a
				fix.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Conjoined Joker [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Conjoined Joker'} img={'/cards/j_conjoined_joker.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				While in a <Hands>PvP Blind</Hands>, gain
				<Xmult>X1</Xmult> Mult for every <Hands>Hand</Hands>
				your Nemesis has left
				(Max <Xmult>X5</Xmult> Mult)
			</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Penny Pincher [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Penny Pincher'} img={'/cards/j_penny_pincher.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				At start of shop, gain
				<Money>$1</Money> for every <Money>$3</Money> your Nemesis spent last shop
			</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Taxes [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Taxes'} img={'/cards/j_taxes.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				This Joker gains <Mult>+5</Mult> Mult each time your Nemesis sells a card
			</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Magnet [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Magnet'} img={'/cards/j_magnet.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				After <Hands>2</Hands> rounds, sell this card to Copy your Nemesis' highest sell cost Joker. Does not
				copy Joker state.
			</td>
			<td>
				If your Nemesis has multiple Jokers that have the highest sell cost, a random one will be copied.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Pizza [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Pizza'} img={'/cards/j_pizza.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<div className={'flex flex-col gap-1'}>
					<span><Mult>+6</Mult> Discards for all players</span>
					<span><Mult>-1</Mult> Discard when any player selects a blind</span>
					<span>Eaten when your Nemesis skips</span>
				</div>
			</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Pacifist [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Pacifist'} img={'/cards/j_pacifist.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				<div className={'flex flex-col gap-1'}>
					<Xmult>X10</Xmult> Mult while not in a <Hands>PvP Blind</Hands>
				</div>
			</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		</tbody>
	</table>
</div>

<Callout>
	These jokers can be removed by unchecking the **"Enable Multiplayer Cards"** option in the lobby options.
</Callout>

### Disabled Jokers
The following jokers are **unavailable** in multiplayer due to their interaction with boss blinds:

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	<table>
		<thead>
		<tr>
			<th className={'text-center'}>Joker</th>
			<th>Description</th>
		</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Chicot [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Chicot'} img={'/cards/j_chicot.png'} h={4}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				Disables effect of every <Hands>Boss Blind</Hands>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Matador [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Matador'} img={'/cards/j_matador.png'} h={4}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				Earn <Money>$8</Money> if played hand triggers the <Hands>Boss Blind</Hands> ability
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Mr. Bones [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Mr. Bones'} img={'/cards/j_mr_bones.png'} h={4}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				Prevents Death if chips scored are at least <Hands>25%</Hands> of required chips.
				<Mult>Self destructs</Mult>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Luchador [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Luchador'} img={'/cards/j_luchador.png'} h={4}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				Sell this card to disable the current <Hands>Boss Blind</Hands>
			</td>
		</tr>
		</tbody>
	</table>
</div>


### Modified Jokers

These jokers are modified versions of the original jokers.

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	<table>
		<thead>
		<tr>
			<th className={'text-center'}>Joker</th>
			<th>Description</th>
		</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>
				#### Hanging Chad [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Hanging Chad'} img={'/cards/j_hanging_chad.png'} h={4}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				Retrigger <Hands>first</Hands> and <Hands>second</Hands> played cards used in
				scoring <Hands>1</Hands> additional time
			</td>
		</tr>
		</tbody>
	</table>
</div>

## Planet cards

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	<table>
		<thead>
		<tr>
			<th className={'text-center'}>Joker</th>
			<th>Description</th>
		</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>
				### Asteroid [toc]
				<JokerCard name={'Asteroid'} img={'/cards/c_asteroid.png'}/>
			</td>
			<td>
				Removes <Hands>one level</Hands> from your Nemesis' highest level <Hands>poker hand</Hands>.
			</td>
		</tr>
		</tbody>
	</table>
</div>



<Callout>
	These planet cards can be removed by unchecking the **"Enable Multiplayer Cards"** option in the lobby options.
</Callout>

## Tarot Cards

### Justice

This card is not available in the standard ruleset.

## Enhancements
### Glass Cards

Glass cards are now **1.5x** instead of 2x multiplier and can **only** be found in:

- Standard packs
- Spectral cards that spawn cards (Grim, Incantation, and Familiar)
