Brainstorm (Joker) Balatro Wiki Fandom
Brainstorm is a very powerful joker that copies the effect of the leftmost Joker you have. Unlike Blueprint, moving Brainstorm around will not change what it copies, only when it does so. To change the Joker that is being copied, a different Joker will need to be moved to the leftmost position... 
Effect
Copies the ability of leftmost JokerCopies the ability of leftmost Joker
Rarity
RareRare
Stats
Buy Price
$ 10
Sell Price
$ 5
Type
Effect
Buy Price
$ 10 $ 10
Sell Price
$ 5 $ 5
Type
Effect Effect
Unlock Requirement
Discard a Royal Flush. Discard a Royal Flush.
Decks
Works well with any deck. Brainstorm is best used to copy a card that adds multiplier or chips. Getting a second Brainstorm through the Ankh Spectral card, the 
Invisible Joker, or 
Showman will allow you to copy the same card multiple times.
Poker Hands
This joker does not directly synergize with any hand.
Jokers
Due to the different way it copies a card, Brainstorm will always be in Blueprint's shadow- but not by much. The main scenario in which that Brainstorm is worse is that Mult Mult jokers (such as 
Cavendish or must be placed all the way to the left to be copied by Brainstorm, meaning you can't multiply the mult from scaling jokers such as 
Supernova twice. For example, Supernova + Blueprint + The Trio will score more than Supernova + Brainstorm + The Trio. However, A Polychrome Brainstorm can copy a Joker from the rightmost side, allowing the full benefit of its edition effect, though Brainstorm itself can't copy edition effects. Some notable targets for copying include 
Bull/
Bootstraps, Jokers which make money mid-round such as 
Mail-In Rebate, retrigger Jokers such as 
Dusk, scaling jokers like 
Erosion, and effects which multiply your mult before other jokers are scored, such as 
Baron, 
Photograph or 
Bloodstone.
See Blueprint for more general copying strategies.
Incompatible Jokers
There are 29 Jokers that are entirely incompatible with Blueprint/Brainstorm:
Astronomer
Chaos the Clown
Chicot
Cloud 9
Credit Card
Delayed Gratification
Drunkard
Egg
Four Fingers
Gift Card
Golden JokerInvisible Joker
Juggler
Merry Andy
Midas Mask
Mr. Bones
Oops! All 6s
Pareidolia
Rocket
Satellite
ShortcutShowman
Sixth Sense
Smeared Joker
Splash
To the Moon
Trading Card
Troubadour
Turtle Bean
Trivia
- When copying chance-based Jokers like
Space Joker, the chance is rolled independently for each copy of that joker. This means if one Joker triggers, the copies aren't guaranteed to trigger at the same time. - It is impossible to copy Brainstorm with another Brainstorm, unlike Blueprint.
- The card art depicts a "back of the napkin" sketch, a rough calculation or idea quickly sketched out during a conversation at a bar or restaurant, which could be seen as the conception of the Joker being copied. This also reflects its limitations compared to the more versatile
Blueprint, which depicts a more deliberate and detailed technical drawing. - This is the only Joker that has a 90 degree corner (top left) in its card art, as all other jokers have a rounded radius in all their corners.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 头脑风暴 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 腦力激盪 | |
| Dutch | Brainstormen | |
| French | Remue-méninges | |
| German | Brainstorming | |
| Indonesian | Brainstorm | |
| Italian | Raccolta di idee | |
| Japanese | ブレインストーム | |
| Korean | 브레인스토밍 | |
| Polish | Burza mózgów | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Boa Ideia | |
| Russian | Мозговой штурм | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Lluvia de ideas | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Lluvia de ideas |
| Jokers in Balatro |
|---|
| Chips Jokers |
| Additive Mult Jokers |
| Multiplicative Mult Jokers |
| Chips and Mult Jokers |
| Economy Jokers |
| Effect Jokers |
More Balatro Wiki- 1Jokers
- 2Vouchers
- 3Poker Hands
FAQs
How do you copy the Joker in Balatro?
Once a Poker hand is played Blueprint will continue copying the last Joker to its right even if its moved around afterward. This can be exploited by first playing the winning hand then moving Blueprint to copy the end-of-round effect Joker such as Reserved Parking or Mime while scoring is calculated.
What are the best late game jokers in Balatro?
Finally both Bull and Blue Joker are among some of the best Chip cards you can get in Balatro. These scale very well especially in the late game when you have more money to spare. The Blue Joker also works especially well for decks that like adding playing cards.Feb 27 2024
How to unlock invisible Joker 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.
