Balatro Spectral Cards ListâWhat They All Do - VGKAMI
To buff your deck in the craziest ways, you’ll need to use the Spectral Cards in Balatro. Be warned, thoughâsome need a sacrifice… Seek out these spooky cards for great boons. March 12, 2024 - 6 min read
Written by:Reviewed by:Wraith is a Spectral Card that exchanges all your money for a random Rare Joker. If you have lots of cash (over $15), you should not use Wraith, as Rare Jokers can cost less in the shop than what the Wraith Spectral Card may take from you.
Conversely, if you have almost no money (or not at all), itâs recommended to use Wraith, as the Rare Joker it spawns is likely to be worth more than the few bucks youâll lose. It should also be mentioned that Wraith can be useful for completing your Joker collection as Rare Jokers are hard to find.
Sigil
The Sigil Spectral Card converts all Playing Cards in your hand into the same random suit. For example, using Sigil can turn all cards in your hand into Spades. This Spectral Card is great for builds focusing on playing a Flush, Straight Flush, Royal Flush, Flush House, and Flush Five.
Ouija
Resembling the effect of Sigil, Ouija is a Spectral Card that converts all Playing Cards in your hand to a random rankâand decreases your hand size by one. For instance, Ouija may turn all the cards in your hand into Aces.
This is great for builds that want to play a Pair, Two Pair, Three of a Kind, Four of a Kind, and Five of a Kind. However, the downside is that your hand size decreases by one. Therefore, if you previously had a hand size letting you hold eight cards, youâll now only be allowed to hold seven. With that said, this is a decent exchange, as even with one less card in hand, itâll be easy to get a Three of a Kind or better.
Ectoplasm
Ectoplasm adds the Negative edition to a random Joker you own but decreases your hand size by one. Negative edition Jokers gives you another Joker slot. Unfortunately, the trade-off here is a bit more risky than the hand size decrease of using Ouija. The random Joker you get could be useless for your build despite the handiness of a Negative Joker.
Immolate
Immolate is a helpful Spectral Card for making money, as it gives you $20âŠbut at the cost of destroying five random Playing Cards in your hand. With that said, destroying five cards can be a good thing. Decreasing your deck size increases the odds of drawing your better cards. Out of the Spectral Cards that give you money, this is one of the best for getting rich quickly.
Ankh
When the Ankh Spectral Card is used, itâll create a copy of one random Joker but destroy all others. Given the nature of Ankh, its usage is very situational; sometimes itâs the best out of the Spectral Cards to find while at other times it could be the worst.
For example, if you only have one Joker, we recommend always using the Ankh Spectral Card. However, if you have more than that and all your current Jokers are valuable, we suggest you pass on using Ankh. If you want to see a great demonstration of a time when this Spectral Card was helpful, check out our video showing a blue deck run victory that was only possible due to the Ankh Spectral Card.
Deja Vu
Next up is another of the Spectral Cards in Balatro that gives you a seal. Deja Vu is a Spectral Card that adds a Red Seal to one selected Playing Card in your hand. Red Seals cause whatever cards theyâre on to trigger one additional time.
Letâs say you have a King with a Red Seal on it. Normally, a King gives you 10 Chips when scored. However, when that King with a Red Seal is scored in a played hand, it gives you 20 Chips, as it gets triggered twice thanks to the Red Sealâs effect. Red Seals become even more potent if placed on an enhanced card or one with a rare edition.
Hex
Hex is one of the Spectral Cards in Balatro that destroys all Jokers except the one you selectâin trade, youâll give the selected Joker the Polychrome edition. Since Polychrome gives you an x1.5 Mult boost, it can be excellent for ramping up your round score.
If a Joker with Polychrome is the last card triggered, itâll increase your entire round score by 50%. This can make it a lot easier to clear boss blinds. However, like with the Ankh Spectral Card, youâll need to weigh whether or not itâs worth sacrificing your other Jokers.
Trance
The Trance Spectral Card adds a Blue Seal to one Playing Card in your hand. When a card marked with a Blue Seal is held in your hand at the end of a round, a random Planet Card appears in your consumable zone. Since Planet Cards help improve your Poker Hand score, getting more of them from Blue Seal cards is always useful.
WarningIf you donât have an open slot in your consumable zone, you wonât keep the spawned Planet Card.
Medium
When you use the Medium Spectral Card, youâll add a Purple Seal to one selected Playing Card in your hand. Cards with Purple Seals on them create a random Tarot Card every time they are discarded. As with Trance, if you donât have an open slot in your consumable zone, you cannot keep the spawned Tarot Card.
Cryptid
The Cryptid Spectral Card creates two copies of a selected Playing Card in your hand. This is almost always useful and makes Cryptid one of the best Spectral Cards in Balatro. Hang onto this Spectral card until youâve got a nicely upgraded Ace or face card to get more of them!
The Soul
If you have an open Joker slot, the Soul Spectral Card creates a Legendary Joker. In addition to Legendary Jokers being very powerful, the Soul is also a convenient way to complete your Joker collection. Legendary Jokersâappropriatelyâare the most elusive cards in the game, so youâll need all the help you can get to find each one.
Black Hole
Black Hole is a Spectral Card that upgrades every type of Poker Hand by one level. As mentioned before, upgrading Poker Hands is very helpful for winning rounds, so Black Hole is always an excellent boon to find.
However, unlike other Spectral Cards in Balatro, Black Hole is not found in Spectral Booster Packs. After roughly 40 hours of playing Balatro, weâve only ever found Black Hole in Celestial Booster Packs. To complete your Spectral Card collection, you need to head into outer space!
While some Spectral Cards in Balatro come with great risks, the rewards are often worth it. This is a game about gambling, after all. Donât hesitate to make a big play if you want a big payoff! This is a common trend in card games, which is not dissimilar to using Artifacts like Mana Crypt in Magic: The Gathering.
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The Sigil Spectral Card converts all Playing Cards in your hand into the same random suit. For example, using Sigil can turn all cards in your hand into Spades. This Spectral Card is great for builds focusing on playing a Flush, Straight Flush, Royal Flush, Flush House, and Flush Five.
Ouija
Resembling the effect of Sigil, Ouija is a Spectral Card that converts all Playing Cards in your hand to a random rankâand decreases your hand size by one. For instance, Ouija may turn all the cards in your hand into Aces.
This is great for builds that want to play a Pair, Two Pair, Three of a Kind, Four of a Kind, and Five of a Kind. However, the downside is that your hand size decreases by one. Therefore, if you previously had a hand size letting you hold eight cards, youâll now only be allowed to hold seven. With that said, this is a decent exchange, as even with one less card in hand, itâll be easy to get a Three of a Kind or better.
Ectoplasm
Ectoplasm adds the Negative edition to a random Joker you own but decreases your hand size by one. Negative edition Jokers gives you another Joker slot. Unfortunately, the trade-off here is a bit more risky than the hand size decrease of using Ouija. The random Joker you get could be useless for your build despite the handiness of a Negative Joker.
Immolate
Immolate is a helpful Spectral Card for making money, as it gives you $20âŠbut at the cost of destroying five random Playing Cards in your hand. With that said, destroying five cards can be a good thing. Decreasing your deck size increases the odds of drawing your better cards. Out of the Spectral Cards that give you money, this is one of the best for getting rich quickly.
Ankh
When the Ankh Spectral Card is used, itâll create a copy of one random Joker but destroy all others. Given the nature of Ankh, its usage is very situational; sometimes itâs the best out of the Spectral Cards to find while at other times it could be the worst.
For example, if you only have one Joker, we recommend always using the Ankh Spectral Card. However, if you have more than that and all your current Jokers are valuable, we suggest you pass on using Ankh. If you want to see a great demonstration of a time when this Spectral Card was helpful, check out our video showing a blue deck run victory that was only possible due to the Ankh Spectral Card.
Deja Vu
Next up is another of the Spectral Cards in Balatro that gives you a seal. Deja Vu is a Spectral Card that adds a Red Seal to one selected Playing Card in your hand. Red Seals cause whatever cards theyâre on to trigger one additional time.
Letâs say you have a King with a Red Seal on it. Normally, a King gives you 10 Chips when scored. However, when that King with a Red Seal is scored in a played hand, it gives you 20 Chips, as it gets triggered twice thanks to the Red Sealâs effect. Red Seals become even more potent if placed on an enhanced card or one with a rare edition.
Hex
Hex is one of the Spectral Cards in Balatro that destroys all Jokers except the one you selectâin trade, youâll give the selected Joker the Polychrome edition. Since Polychrome gives you an x1.5 Mult boost, it can be excellent for ramping up your round score.
If a Joker with Polychrome is the last card triggered, itâll increase your entire round score by 50%. This can make it a lot easier to clear boss blinds. However, like with the Ankh Spectral Card, youâll need to weigh whether or not itâs worth sacrificing your other Jokers.
Trance
The Trance Spectral Card adds a Blue Seal to one Playing Card in your hand. When a card marked with a Blue Seal is held in your hand at the end of a round, a random Planet Card appears in your consumable zone. Since Planet Cards help improve your Poker Hand score, getting more of them from Blue Seal cards is always useful.
WarningIf you donât have an open slot in your consumable zone, you wonât keep the spawned Planet Card.
Medium
When you use the Medium Spectral Card, youâll add a Purple Seal to one selected Playing Card in your hand. Cards with Purple Seals on them create a random Tarot Card every time they are discarded. As with Trance, if you donât have an open slot in your consumable zone, you cannot keep the spawned Tarot Card.
Cryptid
The Cryptid Spectral Card creates two copies of a selected Playing Card in your hand. This is almost always useful and makes Cryptid one of the best Spectral Cards in Balatro. Hang onto this Spectral card until youâve got a nicely upgraded Ace or face card to get more of them!
The Soul
If you have an open Joker slot, the Soul Spectral Card creates a Legendary Joker. In addition to Legendary Jokers being very powerful, the Soul is also a convenient way to complete your Joker collection. Legendary Jokersâappropriatelyâare the most elusive cards in the game, so youâll need all the help you can get to find each one.
Black Hole
Black Hole is a Spectral Card that upgrades every type of Poker Hand by one level. As mentioned before, upgrading Poker Hands is very helpful for winning rounds, so Black Hole is always an excellent boon to find.
However, unlike other Spectral Cards in Balatro, Black Hole is not found in Spectral Booster Packs. After roughly 40 hours of playing Balatro, weâve only ever found Black Hole in Celestial Booster Packs. To complete your Spectral Card collection, you need to head into outer space!
While some Spectral Cards in Balatro come with great risks, the rewards are often worth it. This is a game about gambling, after all. Donât hesitate to make a big play if you want a big payoff! This is a common trend in card games, which is not dissimilar to using Artifacts like Mana Crypt in Magic: The Gathering.
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