The demo for poker-based roguelike Balatro returns today with nearly 40 new jokers—plus a full release date in February PC Gamer

As of update 1.0.1f-full there are 150 total jokers of varying rarities with 105 unlocked from the start and 45 unlockable through specific conditions.

1 Blueprint 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

Jokers have four different rarities denoting how likely they are to appear in a given run: Common Uncommon Rare and Legendary. In general higher rarity jokers can be more powerful but when a joker has no direct analogue of a higher rarity it can be difficult to determine if it is better.