Matador (Joker)
Matador (Joker) Wiki
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Buy Price
- $ 7
- Sell Price
- $ 3
- Type
- Economy
- Activation
- Independent
- Unlock
- Defeat a Boss Blind in one hand without using discards.
- Effect
- Earn $8 if played hand triggers the Boss Blind ability
Matador Effect Earn $8 if played hand triggers the Boss Blind ability Rarity Uncommon Stats Buy Price $ 7 Sell Price $ 3 Type Economy Activation Independent Unlock Requirement Defeat a Boss Blind in one hand without using discards.
The Matador provides a cash boost whenever you play a hand that triggers a Boss Blinds ability (such as attempting to score debuffed cards). This effect doesnt work with all Boss Blinds though and can occasionally give results inconsistent with what one might expect. As a general rule any hand that contains a debuffed card or will not score will trigger Matador.
Blinds that can trigger Matador:
All other blinds do not trigger Matadors effect.
Synergies
Jokers
🃏 Burglar is the best Joker to combine Matador with as with ideal draws you can obtain an additional $24 from each Boss Blind.
🃏 To the Moon can benefit from the mid-round money earning as this money will count toward interest.
🃏 Jokers such as Bull or Bootstraps that directly scale off of money enjoy the extra cash that Matador brings in.
🃏 Jokers such as Flash Card or Red Card that scale off of actions that require money to be spent can also benefit from the extra spendable cash.
🃏 Boss Blind disabling Jokers like Luchador and Chicot should be treated as mutually exclusive with Matador as their anti-synergy can ruin it.
Burglar
To the Moon
Bull
Bootstraps
Flash Card
Red Card
Luchador
Chicot
Vouchers
🎟️ As with many mid-round economy Jokers Seed Money and Money Tree are very helpful as they allow more interest to be gained off of that money.
🎟️ Directors Cut and Retcon are useful vouchers to reroll into a Boss Blind that triggers Matador however spending too much money on rerolling will negate the benefits given by Matador.
Trivia
📚 Matadors or bullfighters are the main performers with the bull in bullfighting. The lead matador is dressed in gold like our Joker with other matadors dressed in silver. Matadors often wave a red cloth to attract or anger the bull. Similarly this Joker rewards the player for provoking the Boss Blinds ability.
Matador (Joker) Languages
Pros and cons
FAQs
Does Showman stack Balatro?
Showman when equipped allows duplicates of other Jokers Planet Cards and Tarot to show up in the shop and Booster Packs. Normally when players already have a particular Joker Planet Cards or Tarot in their possessions the shop will never have a duplicate but with Showman equipped this is now possible.
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 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
