@@clairlestrangeMe too haha. But that's because the Stuntman isn't unlocked in a odd way, you simply have to get an insane score, which happens sooner or later. Discarding a royal flush or playing 5 gold cards is something odder that you do on purpose.
An important addendum; in the near future, Midas Mask is getting a nerf so it only applies to scoring cards instead of just played cards, so be aware of that
Blank voucher could also be considered a strange unlock, since you need to buy it 10 times to unlock antimatter, which new players will not know. Regardless, great video! I love these secret unlocks
I already knew about antimatter going in and didn't realize it was an unlock so I was just doing it to do it, it's certainly not helpful for people who're just playing the game without looking for stuff to unlock
Fantastic video! Concise and easily digestible! I know all the hard work you put in on the back end to get these videos polished and the hard work shows! Great work!! Also, I didnt even realize thats how throwback was unlocked!!
The Duo is one of the hardest jokers for me to unlock. Even if pairs aren’t a focus of my build it is easy for me to accidentally play at least 1 pair somewhere in my run. I unlocked The Trio, Family, Order, and Tribe Jokers without even trying.
@ it doesn’t really matter what deck I run. Like I said it was easy to play a pair by mistake. But at this point, I unlocked the duo joker a little while ago.
Another thing that wasn't in this video, there is a joker which can be unlocked by playing a hand worth 100 million chips - although it isn't really "odd" but more of a test of synergy. To get this joker, you need to have either an *extremely* good synergy with jokers like constellation, ancient joker, baseball card, etc. that multiply your final score enough to pass this requirement, or you can raise your chip value (the blue one) by adding foil editions to your jokers and cards, and turning normal cards into bonus cards for the extra +30 chips each. This makes it a lot easier on your mult and turns the requirement from something like 80 chips x1.25M into 500 chips x200k (as an example). After you do this, congrats! You've unlocked this "stuntman" card people are talking about in the comments and assuming you have already! (I tried to make it as bare as possible in terms of required jokers, but obviously unlocking things like plasma deck and baron/mime make this much easier. Good luck!)
Yes! Stuntman is a very important joker and a good basis for many runs so ppl need to unlock it quickly! 18 rounds or less unlocks the wee joker who can also be very crucial for high scoring games
@@socrates7722 Oh that's true, I forgot about wee when I commented and now I realize that it has probably the highest chip potential out of all the jokers
I did it on a run where I get the joker gives X4 if your hand had a 4 of a kind early. The run made to Ante 13 and the deck had like 25 "8 of Spades" so Flush Five with tons of Steel cards and multiplier Jokers would make 100M eventually
Bit of a weird strategy for getting the palette voucher but playing on gold stake is what I ended doing to help, since it has the default -1 hand size from the start.
U mean the 12 rounda or less challenge? If so u need the joker throwback, wich unlocks by resuming a saved game. Then start a new game try to get him and skip as many blinds as u can and pick up some good jokers on the way. Pretty easy
the "strange" unlock requirements are definitely one of my favorite parts of balatro as it incentivises exploring the tarots and such discarding 5 jacks and a royal flush is a little ridiculous but at least the jokers they unlock are suitably powerful under the right conditions (especially brainstorm lol) my personal favorite unlock condition is the 12 round speedrun requirement even if it's a bit of a luckfest i personally did it fullskip!
For 12/18 rounds or less I would def recommend plasma deck, it can score very high hands with easy chip generators like banner or bull or stuntman. Had much easier time when skipping using plasma, and I found Analglyph to be too clunky and awkward as the double tag usually hit something I didn’t want
This is all there is to know: 1. The Spectral Card 'The Soul' can appear in Spectral Packs and Arcana Packs. 2. When used you will spawn 1 of the 5 legendries. 3. If you play on Gold Stake, when you use The Soul, it will only create legendries you don't yet have a gold sticker with (e.g. it wont spawn legendries you already have a gold sticker on until all 5 legendries have a gold sticker.) Tip: Restart the run and look for Charm Tags on the first skip.
I managed to unlock Palette, but I haven't bought it yet. Are there any requirements for it to show up in the store, aside from buying Paint Brush first?
Strong players can produce win streaks on random seeds. Keep at it, there's lots of nuances to learn in the game that will help as you get more experienced
I'm new too, I see the frustration. There is a lot of playing the odds and making sure you're really pushing for something, not just going blind to blind, low on money and not high above score. Manipulating the deck and removing the luck, basically.
@@ms-h7617 Midas mask now only works on scored face cards not all played one. The patch is currently experimental to check for anything broken, it will roll out officially when it's ready.
I somehow unlocked everything right away…after a couple hours of play…it asked if I wanted to unlock all the cards and I said yes…I had no idea cards had to be unlocked with specific play…any idea how that happened !?
palette can be easily achieved with stuntman and manacle lol
Thats how i got it too!!
@@murphyobvThe problem is: you have to unlock stuntman before 😆
@@Glioburd learning a strategy to unlock stuntman is why I clicked on the video in the first place........ And it doesn't even get mentioned
@@clairlestrangeMe too haha.
But that's because the Stuntman isn't unlocked in a odd way, you simply have to get an insane score, which happens sooner or later. Discarding a royal flush or playing 5 gold cards is something odder that you do on purpose.
I did it on gold stake lmao
An important addendum; in the near future, Midas Mask is getting a nerf so it only applies to scoring cards instead of just played cards, so be aware of that
*OR* you can grab Splash and Midas Mask at once
@@samtinkle9076splash + midas + pareidoilia
Finally a useful Balatro video that isnt an hour long
Check out my whole Balatro for beginners playlist for more stuff like this
And without a super specific seeded.set up
Blank voucher could also be considered a strange unlock, since you need to buy it 10 times to unlock antimatter, which new players will not know.
Regardless, great video! I love these secret unlocks
You can also buy it, quit the game, and buy it again. Repeat until done.
I already knew about antimatter going in and didn't realize it was an unlock so I was just doing it to do it, it's certainly not helpful for people who're just playing the game without looking for stuff to unlock
Fantastic video! Concise and easily digestible! I know all the hard work you put in on the back end to get these videos polished and the hard work shows! Great work!! Also, I didnt even realize thats how throwback was unlocked!!
2:04 I'd actually recommend Plasma deck over Anaglyph because you can just get a couple of chip jokers and just fly through the rounds.
The Duo is one of the hardest jokers for me to unlock. Even if pairs aren’t a focus of my build it is easy for me to accidentally play at least 1 pair somewhere in my run. I unlocked The Trio, Family, Order, and Tribe Jokers without even trying.
i had the same issue i had to put a post it in the middle of my monitor 🤣
Try flush deck with checkered deck
@ it doesn’t really matter what deck I run. Like I said it was easy to play a pair by mistake. But at this point, I unlocked the duo joker a little while ago.
For the Pallette unlocking 6:21 using the Ghost Deck will maximize your chances. Especially if you don't have the Stuntman joker.
Another thing that wasn't in this video, there is a joker which can be unlocked by playing a hand worth 100 million chips - although it isn't really "odd" but more of a test of synergy.
To get this joker, you need to have either an *extremely* good synergy with jokers like constellation, ancient joker, baseball card, etc. that multiply your final score enough to pass this requirement, or you can raise your chip value (the blue one) by adding foil editions to your jokers and cards, and turning normal cards into bonus cards for the extra +30 chips each. This makes it a lot easier on your mult and turns the requirement from something like 80 chips x1.25M into 500 chips x200k (as an example).
After you do this, congrats! You've unlocked this "stuntman" card people are talking about in the comments and assuming you have already!
(I tried to make it as bare as possible in terms of required jokers, but obviously unlocking things like plasma deck and baron/mime make this much easier. Good luck!)
Yes! Stuntman is a very important joker and a good basis for many runs so ppl need to unlock it quickly! 18 rounds or less unlocks the wee joker who can also be very crucial for high scoring games
Oh THAT'S how you get stuntman! Agh.
@@socrates7722 Oh that's true, I forgot about wee when I commented and now I realize that it has probably the highest chip potential out of all the jokers
I did it on a run where I get the joker gives X4 if your hand had a 4 of a kind early.
The run made to Ante 13 and the deck had like 25 "8 of Spades" so Flush Five with tons of Steel cards and multiplier Jokers would make 100M eventually
Just got that by using the answer to every question in the universe, photo and chad (plus a blueprint on chad which certainly helped)
Bit of a weird strategy for getting the palette voucher but playing on gold stake is what I ended doing to help, since it has the default -1 hand size from the start.
It didn't occur to me to just reroll Checkered Deck over and over until I had a Royal Flush to discard to unlock Brainstorm. Clever idea.
80 hours in and I still haven’t unlocked brainstorm 😂
Midas + paredolia + vampire was a heavily broken combo
ugh i had a great run with this combo but managed to screw it up somehow. it’s even more sick with Sock & Buskin.
I was hoping for tips on how to get to ante 12 or a 100,000,000 point hand.
i got my 100m point hand with hack blueprint fib and 2 of the hearts have a 1/3 chance to give 2x cards
U mean the 12 rounda or less challenge? If so u need the joker throwback, wich unlocks by resuming a saved game. Then start a new game try to get him and skip as many blinds as u can and pick up some good jokers on the way. Pretty easy
@@Brandon-sc3rz what's hack and fib?
@mranchorface no I mean the voucher unlock which is get up to ante 12
@@FatherTime89 hack is the joker that retriggers 2,3,4,5 and Fib is Fibonacci joker
Not made it to ante 12 myself until now
Discarding that royal flush hurt so bad but boy was it worth it
the "strange" unlock requirements are definitely one of my favorite parts of balatro as it incentivises exploring the tarots and such
discarding 5 jacks and a royal flush is a little ridiculous but at least the jokers they unlock are suitably powerful under the right conditions (especially brainstorm lol)
my personal favorite unlock condition is the 12 round speedrun requirement even if it's a bit of a luckfest
i personally did it fullskip!
I managed to pull off the 12 round one first try somehow, got 2 campfires, brainstorm and acrobat
Thanks, I never would have done some of these!
great video! very helpful, definitely gonna save to use later. would you consider doing a video about the ROI achievement for the 5 vouchers?
Here's my Road to 100% video where I do this! ua-cam.com/video/k3NVmab95WY/v-deo.html
@@GothicLordUK thank you! i didn't see it when i looked before but i got the achievement last night
Odd Jokers unlock is definitely the most odd and deserves all places
I cursed myself by looking at the unlocks and had a 5 minute debate whether I should discard my first royal flush for a voucher...I regret nothing
Wait, at 5:16 isn't it x3?
Yep, I clearly grabbed my VERY old asset from my folders, oops!
This was super helpful. Thanks man!
Glad it helped!
Lol I unlocked Throwback as one of my first. Was just playing to get used to it and accidentally continued when i intended to restart
For 12/18 rounds or less I would def recommend plasma deck, it can score very high hands with easy chip generators like banner or bull or stuntman. Had much easier time when skipping using plasma, and I found Analglyph to be too clunky and awkward as the double tag usually hit something I didn’t want
the one joker i was hoping to get advice on was the one for having $600 at once, but other than that very good video.
@@chezefromamerica $600 at once, use anaglyph deck and look for skips that double your money up to $40
Ironically palette is one of these that I unlocked on my own somehow
So did I, on my second run. I don't think its hard to achieve at all
Whenever I select an ace king queen jack and a 10, the hand wont show up as a royal flush
They have to be the same suit, not mixed suits
Pareidolia+ Midas mask is a easy way to farm golds as well.
1) 5 golden cards
6) discard royal flush
7) discard 5 jacks
8) 4 7's of clubs/wil
10) play every heart on a single round
Seeing as you've asked for ideas for videos, it would be cool to see some tips on unlocking Stuntman.
Could you make a video on how to get all the legendary jokers please?
This is all there is to know:
1. The Spectral Card 'The Soul' can appear in Spectral Packs and Arcana Packs.
2. When used you will spawn 1 of the 5 legendries.
3. If you play on Gold Stake, when you use The Soul, it will only create legendries you don't yet have a gold sticker with (e.g. it wont spawn legendries you already have a gold sticker on until all 5 legendries have a gold sticker.)
Tip: Restart the run and look for Charm Tags on the first skip.
@@GothicLordUK the tags are always the hand then the trash first time. Is that normal or just my game?
@@kingslayershadows8171 are you on the new mobile version? I think I've seen this reported a bug there? But it's not normal no
@@GothicLordUK yeah I am lol
Regarding pallette, the manacle boss blind can help, as it reduces your hand size by 1 for the round
EDIT: Whoops, had the wrong boss blind
Fun video. FYI Driver's license is 3x, not 2x as you say at 5:13
Yeah, it was buffed. The descriptions were all pulled directly from the game a long while ago.
I managed to unlock Palette, but I haven't bought it yet. Are there any requirements for it to show up in the store, aside from buying Paint Brush first?
Nope, vouchers only need the first of a pair to be purchased to see the upgraded version of that voucher!
@@GothicLordUK Thanks a lot, I finally managed to buy Palette and unlock the Completionist ;]
This game has to much. And I love it
I got the gold sigil on gold card just by finding it in the pack. The moment I grabbed it, it unlocked the certificate card
I have yet to get past Ante 6 in this game. I feel like so much of it is just down to RNG with the Jokers and boss blinds you get.
Strong players can produce win streaks on random seeds. Keep at it, there's lots of nuances to learn in the game that will help as you get more experienced
I'm new too, I see the frustration. There is a lot of playing the odds and making sure you're really pushing for something, not just going blind to blind, low on money and not high above score.
Manipulating the deck and removing the luck, basically.
I have 30 hours and have only won 2 runs😅 you'll get there
Ectoplasm doesn't increase im pretty sure, theu number just changes for some reason
I got Seeing Double by accident when playing erratic
Where'd you find the Balatro background animated?
www.playbalatro.com/
It's feel kinda weird for me that i already got all of them without knowing how to unlock it
And of course the update jumps in at just the wrong moment to make this video partially incorrect... the pain
Classic!
How? I haven't looked at the update yet. Also, is the update on the switch as well as pc?
@@ms-h7617 Midas mask now only works on scored face cards not all played one.
The patch is currently experimental to check for anything broken, it will roll out officially when it's ready.
Good video without any annoying call to action
tyvm
I somehow unlocked everything right away…after a couple hours of play…it asked if I wanted to unlock all the cards and I said yes…I had no idea cards had to be unlocked with specific play…any idea how that happened !?
You clicked unlock all cards
"Tips for beginners to unlock jokers"
"Use the erratic deck to help"
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