Square Joker (Joker) Balatro Wiki Fandom
The Square Joker is a common Joker which provides a chips bonus that increases by +4 Chips every time you play a hand with only four cards. The four cards played do not have to score, and all four can be debuffed. This Joker cannot receive the Perishable sticker. Plasma Deck: Due to the... 
Effect
This Joker gains +4 Chips if played hand has exactly 4 cards (Currently 0 Chips)This Joker gains +4 Chips if played hand has exactly 4 cards (Currently 0 Chips)
Rarity
CommonCommon
Stats
Buy Price
$ 4
Sell Price
$ 2
Type
Chips
Activation
Mixed
Buy Price
$ 4 $ 4
Sell Price
$ 2 $ 2
Type
Chips Chips
Activation
Mixed Mixed
Unlock Requirement
Available from start. Available from start.
Decks
Plasma Deck: Due to the balancing feature, Square Joker can be very beneficial if picked up early and scaled adequately throughout the run.
Poker Hands
Four of a Kind, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, Pair, and High Card are all hands which can be played with four cards or fewer. Hands that require fewer than 4 cards can be padded with non-scoring cards to increase this Joker's Chips bonus.
Flushes, Straights, and Straight Flushes can synergize with this Joker if 
Four Fingers is also present.
Jokers
- Four Fingers: Allows Straights and Flushes to be made with only four cards.
Splash: Allows High Cards to score with all 4 cards, providing more bonus.
Spare Trousers: Requires Two Pairs hand to scale, which is exactly 4 cards.
Boss Blinds
In general, the only time Square Joker will not scale or score is when a hand is not allowed. Boss Blinds that can prevent specific hands are:
- The Eye: all hands must be a different type
- The Mouth: only 1 hand type can be played
- The Psychic: hand must have 5 cards
Trivia
- The artwork of this Joker is an exaggerated version of pixel art, which is slightly ironic considering all the artwork in this game is in that style. Even the "Joker" text on the card has been squared off, with chunky letters.
- The value 4 is a square number, which are numbers made by multiplying one number with itself. 4 is 22, or 2×2.
- The Joker's sprite is also exactly a square, being 138x138 pixels.
- This Joker is part of a set that doesn't adhere to the 142x190 image size, together with
Photograph, 
Half Joker, and 
Wee Joker. When playing against the Amber Acorn Boss Blind, they are easy to differentiate from others due to having a different shape, even when flipped.
Update History
1.0.1f- Effect
Starts at +16 Chips -> starts at +0 Chips
Price
$5 -> $4
Artwork
Square Joker now has a square sprite
In other languages
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 方形小丑 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 方塊小丑 | |
| Dutch | Vierkante Joker | |
| French | Joker carré | |
| German | Quadrat-Joker | |
| Indonesian | Square Joker | |
| Italian | Jolly squadrato | |
| Japanese | スクエアジョーカー | |
| Korean | 정사각형 조커 | |
| Polish | Kwadratowy Joker | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Curinga Quadrado | |
| Russian | Квадратный джокер | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Comodín cuadriculado | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Comodín cuadrado |
| Jokers in Balatro |
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| Chips Jokers |
| Additive Mult Jokers |
| Multiplicative Mult Jokers |
| Chips and Mult Jokers |
| Economy Jokers |
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FAQs
What is the most powerful Joker in balatro?
Blueprint is perhaps the strongest Joker in Balatro thanks to its extremely versatile effect. Although Blueprint doesnt actually do anything on its own being able to double up on certain powerful Jokers will let you double your scores or other significant effects.Mar 15 2024
How do you unlock the invisible Joker in Balatro?
Unlock Requirement Win a game while never having more than 4 jokers. Invisible Joker is a rare Joker that can be sold after two rounds to duplicate a random Joker in the players inventory. The copied Joker will retain almost all the properties of the original including any scaling Edition and Stickers.
What are Joker stickers in Balatro?
Balatro has 11 Stickers that can be applied to Jokers or Decks. Stickers can be Stake-based indicating previous wins with this Joker or they can be one of three stickers that have in-run effects. The player cannot manually apply or remove any Stickers.
