How To Get A 100% Win Rate In Balatro

[@autumnchiu]

I wrote, voiced, and edited this guide before 1.0.1f came out, so some of the joker screenshots are slightly outdated --- the basic principles in the guide still apply, so don't let that throw you off!

[@DrMonty-ng5fo]

For everyone listening to this video months after it comes out: This video is extremely outdated. Well, to be more specific, the part about forcing Supernova/Ride the Bus high card every time, and the part about Tarot/Standard packs being bad. These parts just aren't true anymore. This video was made for a version of the game that was far less balanced. You were basically forced into a certain build at high stakes. Now the game is significantly more open in terms of strategy I personally lean extremely heavily on Tarot and Standard packs, as I think they're extremely strong. And you should too! Regardless, you can listen to specific advice from this video, just don't take it as gospel.

[@shroomer3867]

Also, Spectral packs are godly if you get to make copies of kings or aces and go on with a planet pack every once in a while to boost the high rolling combos. Sure getting jokers is good and all, but when your hand by default is already x15 or something crazy like that, then you only need a single x2 joker and +100 blue points to get to late game easily. Maybe it's less consistent, sure, but the runs end up being more baller.

[@cataddict_]

Im gonna preach my hatred for orange/ gold stake black deck on every balatro video i see until I beat it and finally move on on life. On day 2 of my grudge right now.

[@autumnchiu]

i hate that shit

[@tytydino]

YO FUCK ORANGE STAKE ALL MY HOMIES HATE ORANGE STAKE

[@limbolegs]

i downloaded this games today and i played for 9h. shockinly i havent beaten it yet, but my time will come

[@miyamotomusashi6450]

My first successful balatro run was with the black deck. It took many hours.

[@shoegaze_enjoyr]

hey u beat it yet?

[@lancesmith8298]

Ohhhh. Oh that makes so much more sense. The part of my brain that played autobattlers just straight up refused to touch reroll more than once or twice without Flash Card. “No, my money that I get 5 of every round minimum is way too valuable to spend on one reroll, anyway I really hope this Arcana pack bails me out somehow. Maybe if I’m lucky, I’ll open a Buffoon Pack and find something in there besides my reflection.”

[@lancesmith8298]

Also I took a couple seconds to check for pronouns, and hey whaddaya know, you’re basically me in terms of gender, give or take how close to NB I am

[@justinolm]

Fr, tft was holding me back

[@70astralaxe]

I hear whirling-in-rags and my mind gets activated like a sleeper agent. Great vid!

[@ID-su6cv]

Disco Elysium?

[@lewoomydouch4720]

balatro attracts autistic people like lamps attract moths... anyways, thank you, this was actually really helpful! I like how you went straight to the point, actually gives me something to work with.

[@ameliabees]

TRUE

[@autumnchiu]

the balatro theme should be our national anthem

[@Nikowo1610]

Speaking of attracting autistic people, hi Niko

[@ifwcorvids]

so true

[@lancesmith8298]

I’m mad I didn’t realize this sooner. I played the demo for crying out loud. This is basically the perfect game for everybody born with the STEM autism that Rainman had (or you’re me, with my roguelike special interest). I have never seen more absurdly detailed breakdown infographics of a game than here. At no point in the entire time I played and talked about Binding of Isaac did I ever have to talk about aleph null for a laugh.

[@krillinwithhair9131]

I guess an unpopular opinion but an early space joker is super solid. Don’t even really have to focus planets since your main hands will level automatically

[@alexbrangan2885]

Yeah, Space Joker in a vacuum is booty, but if you're likely to play only one type of hand, he can bank the equivalent value of many, MANY Planet cards over the course of a run. I won a Gold Stake run on Checkered Deck recently thanks to the Spaceman and Burglar... and without a single X Mult.

[@toberts07]

Yooo! After 4 failed runs on black deck searched on youtube for tips, followed your tips on the video, after a few runs of rerolls, finished the black deck run I think 8th or 9th attempt, got the achievement on speed run and win run on less than 12 hands, big game changer on not spending money on tarot packs and boosters and focus on finding jokers you need for your run, very helpful video 100% straight to point no BS and concise, thank you master!

[@zachcate7102]

I’ve literally been stuck on green stake for days for some reason, and after watching this video I beat it first try and then beat black stake on the second try right after. I was spending so much money on “synergy” jokers that only worked with the hands I wanted to play and booster packs and stuff before, now I have so much money I don’t know what to do with it. It feels great to not have to worry about what the boss is or what cards I draw because all of my scoring is in my jokers Edit: update, i just beat my first gold stake run! I had 7 hands per round from burglar and was eventually able to just one shot all of ante 8 from square joker, one holo joker + a ton of xMult cards. It’s like a whole different game

[@Fishy4418]

I remember one time where I had gotten an actually insane run, I was lucky enough to get Perkeo out of an Arcana pack which if you didn’t know, Perkeo creates a negative copy of a random consumable you have, then what happened was I got the Observatory vouchers which give x1.5 mult for every planet card you have towards the respected hand, then all I had to do was get a single Jupiter and soon enough I had 16 Jupiter that each gave x1.5 mult every time I played a flush, I soon lost the run to The Fish

[@MegaMuffinManX]

First off, you do a great job explaining. The video is well-structured and well-paced. Second off, BLESS YOU FOR PUTTING THE MUSIC SOURCE IN THE TIMESTAMPS!

[@Levyaton]

I love space joker. Its really good when you play it with the oops all 6 joker. Basically, every second hand levels up the hand type, which is quite broken for a flush build

[@sarahtonin3743]

Great video! It's refreshing to see you make it clear that you placing winrate as a #1 priority is just a personal preference on how you have fun with the game, and make it clear that all playstyles and preferences are valid, and as far as maximizing win-rate goes, these tips are pretty much the best there is to win as consistently as possible.

[@retronymph]

Good video and appreciate your admittance of not caring about endless mode, especially since a lot of your advice is very bad if that's someone's goal, but it's great advice if you just want to win.

[@lancesmith8298]

Oh. Well I think that explains why I consistently ate shit trying to force an Endless-viable build while also playing this general strategy but bad (not nearly enough mult mult)

[@hzrnvm]

this really helped! I wasnt at all aware of the different playstyles focusing on jokers vs consumables. nor that chip jokers actually help at all. thank you! I'm excited to see Balatro content (or other) from you in the future now :)

[@jspmartin]

Thank you so much for making this video. I’d been playing Balatro for over a month without a win. I watched this video, followed the strategy, and made it all the way to ante 10 the next day! I can’t begin to describe the rush of scoring over 110k with a pair of 2s when it happens for the first time! Thanks again!

[@Jackoooooooooooo]

Good Vid but do not sleep on planet cards! If you upgrade hands even a little bit the chips can allow you to net even need chip jokers which can give you more slots to mult utility and econ jokers. Especially with strong hands the planets scale very fast.

[@autumnchiu]

while that's true, that does mean you run into consistency issues --- if you're unlucky enough to miss your 5-card hand in all your discards, you'll likely lose the run outright.

[@elias.bouchard]

​@@autumnchiuthis is a good point. I find that happening to me often...

[@Jo_962_]

BY FAR THE MOST HELPFUL GUIDE IVE FOUND, TYSM!

[@minikoopa8692]

Cheers for the video. Managed to get my first winning run. I had to use planet cards to upgrade my pair so I got more chips. This in combo with mult and X worked a treat.

[@alexbrangan2885]

I know you addressed this already in post, Autumn, but watching this video 5 months after the release of 1.0.1f feels like looking into a cursed time capsule. I forgot how bad pre-patch Orange and Gold Stake used to suck. Minus-1 hand size and packs costing a fortune made most elements of the game so unplayable that you had no choice but to build the EXACT kind of Joker setup you instructed and avoid consumables like the plague until you completed it. Changing the rules of the higher Stakes, as well as buffing non-Joker mechanics like Blue Seals and The Magician, was a really savvy move by LocalThunk that opened up so many more strats.

[@doyyyyyyyyy]

Insanely good video; high effort, fast to the point, straight forward, great personality and not a chore to listen to. Can't wait for update 1.0.1f and what kind of video you may make for that. Awesome job

[@autumnchiu]

that video is out already!!! check my channel page :))

[@shreyaspamaraju262]

I followed your strategy and got a high score of 9,003 and my highest Ante is 6. Used to be 4. I can do this.

[@DomPalombiMusic]

Anything more Balatro is always fun to see, thanks for sharing this insight!

[@Dubtoy94]

Such a good guide! I was hoping you would touch on the Skip Mechanic and when you use it. I personally only use it for the -1 Negative Jokers 🃏

[@somniad]

the section from 11:41 to 12:06 is great! I'm actually here seeking instructional content because this was the playstyle that, with a little luck, took me all the way up to bashing my head against orange stake with the checkered deck for a while before realizing no this isn't gonna work I need to step back and rethink my life

[@ANTIMATTERLAZAR]

"I hate space joker and I don't think you should spend money on tarot cards and card packs" after finding this video after my first victory relying or strongly steel cards, the mime, and the space joker I give this a strong "OK..."

[@sebastianrebolledo18]

I saw your video, opened balatro and played with the strat of the chip joker, +mult joker, and 3 x mult jokers and I immediately won 💀 I bet it was of course with a little bit of luck but it was insane how comprehensive this video was. Great content and great video ❤

[@dashad]

Your guide is sooooooo helpful! I tried out your strategy right away and managed to win my very first run on the first attempt.

[@InfinityRaptor007]

3 seconds in and I feel called out lol. The fish gets me everytime

[@sofialization9064]

After playing for 18 hours and reaching ante 7 tops, I followed your initial advice and immediately won my first game ever. Thanks !

[@RAGEAlanBun]

My success rate went up massively when I started prioritising economy. Balatro is a game of luck but the more money you have, the more rerolls and the higher the probability of getting the cards you want. Really good video btw!

[@avandemorte]

I have already spent 62 hours playing Balatro and I wanted to unlock rest of the decks while winning stakes on checkered deck. I was struggling on blue stake and I randomly found your video. I decided to try your methods and...I won it for the first time! Ante 8 had a Green Leaf (200,000 score) and I beat it in just one hand - 401,219. Thank you so much, man!

[@jukesy1992]

Whilst this is a cool video, it seems to assume you've unlocked all the jokers. I've still not done this, and whilst there is an unlock all, that disables achievements for your profile. I also do not know if the "unlocl all" feature is even supported by the black hole accessibility mod which lets screen readers interface with Balatro so that I, a blind person, can play the game.

[@gravel100]

great video ive become imprisoned by my autistic lock on balatro recently and this is fantastic

[@thebranchise]

I just won immediately after watching this video. First win on the first try. No joke, great video, big thumbs up.

[@davemeech]

Dang, this was fantastically presented, and definitely not how I approached the game so far. I was leaning hard into planets, which I suppose I was eventually going to realize was not as worth it. I had the joker order concept down pat though, proud of myself for deducing that

[@J0hn5mi7h42]

That random Yard Jingle midway through was really cool

[@ash10]

I would really love some unscripted videos where you play through runs and maybe explain the logic/reasoning behind what you do!

[@autumnchiu]

i do balatro livestreams occasionally! will do more soon :)

[@CatPence-o9z]

This is an incredible guide; very well thought-out and easy to understand. Thank you for your help!

[@joek0620]

Thanks for the video. It helped me unlock the first 10 decks and I won all 10 white chip difficulty. Would you say the same basic tips apply to the higher stakes. The less money from no small blind money is noticeable starting out. I just started last week when it was released on mobile.

[@kwirkLA]

The higher stakes are more RNG dependent imo. I've beat gold on a few decks and am going through the decks one by one to gold them all, and once you hit purple stake or so sometimes you just don't hit the hands/jokers you need in the early antes to keep the rounds/money coming to stick to this strategy (don't get me wrong, it's still a solid strategy and I tend to use it) Maybe the really good players can win the high stakes most of the time but sometimes you gotta tailor your run to the rolls you're getting

[@benparfittvideo]

omg - I'd put 28 hours into this game over the last few days but always failed around ante boss 6/7. First attempt after watching this video I finally won! Thanks so much, bro - a really solid game philosophy explained very clearly.

[@mother_foxxer]

hey boss thanks. After getting my ass beat by purple stake for the past three days i listened to this advice and got myself through it. Friendship ended with flush gaming. Now pair is my new best friend.

[@frankiewong1281]

Thank you so much! This is the best balatro advice video i've watched so far!

[@ElGalloUltimo]

This video helped me get my first win when I stumbled onto Constellation, Baseball Card, Flash card, and Castle in a run as well as get an Overstock voucher. In that situation, I was able to follow the advice pretty well. But I find it fairly rare that I actually even see *any* X Mult cards in a run, let alone *three* of them. For that reason, I really question this advice still being relevant. It seems like maybe the earlier version of the game it was based on provided more X Mult cards? When I reroll, I usually see a bunch of tarot, planet, +Mult, and chip cards, not X Mult cards.

[@jonathan2350]

Really good. Like how you explained your approach to the game in the end. I'm impressed

[@dilshadicad44]

thank you for the tips! it's very thorough, concise and to-the-point 👍👍

[@trubblegum5787]

I have been playing pretty much since this game came out and only able to get to about ante 5/6. I watched this video last night, booted up Balatro and cruised through a win! Thanks! 👊

[@ElGalloUltimo]

I was in the exact same situation of only ever getting to ante 5/6. After reading your comment, I decided to re-study the video, take notes, and follow the strategy closely and I also just won my first run using it. Thanks for posting.

[@trubblegum5787]

@ElGalloUltimo Gratz!!! We are unstoppable now!

[@quique69ish]

I finally beat orange stake while watching this video. A week and half of pain. Thanks!

[@DanKaschel]

Loved everything about this video. Concise yet thorough. The game is very lenient at base stakes but rapidly starts requiring a more disciplined approach.

[@somniad]

roguelikes are, in the general case, about taking the tools you're given and converting them into advantages. while the ability to play a high card build is very powerful, you're missing good chances with this approach. linear scaling gets you most of the way through the game; a little Xmult is all you need to cap it off outside the unfair stakes. besides, even if this advice is still optimal for white stake (big balance patch makes me think probably not as much) I tried following it and lost runs because I wasn't paying attention lol. I think it would be better to present this as a particular playstyle that you're very good at rather than a playstyle that straightforwardly converts to W's

[@Artymis_Kitty]

There is a trans woman for everything, I love this community

[@TonyTheTGR]

Note on Boss Blinds: The Flint is just a worse wall, because it's basically a 4x instead of a 2x goal.

[@APerson-14]

Be like me and get 3 xmult and 0 +mult jokers

[@Grif_17]

I JUST CAME FROM A FISH HAND WORTH THE AMOUNT SHOWN IN THE INTRO LOL

[@autumnchiu]

NICE

[@Pink_Mingo]

My issue is always getting enough xmult cards before the ante scaling hits. I can be perfectly set up and no xmults.

[@098amitzxc]

I tried to win for a couple of days without success. tried your method first try I won. ty

[@cryptomancer2927]

This was good. What's hilarious to me is that I do the opposite of everything you say and I'm still getting a decently high win rate. I think that's what makes this game so fun. Also on the endless mode, I think it's useful to use that to try to buy up everything possible in order to speed run early unlocks. It's how I got many of the vouchers. I knew that I was going to lose rather quickly but it was a chance to be able to grab those vouchers. Anyways, great video EX

[@golabb]

Awesome video. Been very inconsistent on Balatro runs and hopefully this guide brings my win rate up.

[@kaisermzn]

I tried it out today in my red pot games and it certainly comes in handy. I don't even want to think about the amount of money I've spent on tarot packs that didn't give any real improvement or on rerolls with joker packs available. Is the deck based on Tarot or 5-card hands still viable after the last patch? Greetings from Spain!

[@autumnchiu]

from my early experience, i think alternate strats are still viable as always under purple stake --- at purple/orange/gold, the high card build still feels the most consistent, but i had a convincing run with straights too! will experiment more at gold stake and update in a video~

[@christendombaffler]

The thing about spending money on rerolls and fishing for multiplier jokers makes me wonder if they make up the majority of the jokers I haven't unlocked yet. I rarely see any in the shop and the ones I see are often not great to work with, like the x4 four-in-a-row one. EDIT: Yeah, ouch. Of the 23 I'm still missing, about half are multipliers.

[@robbiehardy3228]

The slay the spire music in the background is too funny!

[@princedest1ny]

Do you have any strategies for 100%-ing? Like making it to ante 8 on gold stake w every joker and every deck

[@tonyW59]

It would be great to be able to see you apply this strategy to real games fully recorded. I have checked a bit your channel but only see 10 minutes videos on specific topics

[@autumnchiu]

if you check the Live tab, i have some full Balatro livestreams! just a couple rn but i intend to stream more soon :)

[@tonyW59]

@@autumnchiu Ah thanks I didn't know that was a thing, i'll definitely check out the last one. I've just learnt stuff on balatro AND youtube, what a day

[@stagelights_]

i can never find a scaling joker early enough for this strategy to work

[@pathatrle2504]

Literally watched this video and won with no struggle! Excellent breakdown 👍

[@brettsgotmail]

My favorite Balatro vid I've watched since getting the game, well done! This game has made me forget how much I 'hate math' lol.

[@JustJulias]

This is the perfect ADHD content for me. He reads so fast put speed to x2 and still was able to follow lol

[@frostfuchs8511]

well yes but idk like in what situation would i have 24$ on white stake and rather reroll 3 times than just save it or get like a buffon pack that is essentialy a "rerol" just with guaranteed jokers

[@jxmp8625]

Putting the yard theme song in as one of the background musics immediately earned my sub!

[@vincentperiolat4610]

thanks for the insights. It's getting difficult to keep up w/ my sons mad card skillz

[@nebelung1]

Good video, I agree that which jokers to buy and keep are easily the most important decisions you make in balatro. That said I think some planets are worth picking up though, like Venus, Mars, Saturn and maybe Jupiter all give decent boosts for hands that at the same time aren't too difficult to make. But I guess if you mostly focus on high card, yeah Pluto is kinda trash unless you are already swimming in money :D

[@acantilado]

I agree with this advice for white stake. To win all decks at gold you will need to have an expert understanding of mechanics that go beyond jokers however (e.g. deck manipulation). But this is a good way to get a baseline you can experiment off of. I will just mention that the latest patch created a couple imbalances - namely the Saturn planet card and the Mail In Rebate economy joker. You can leverage these often.

[@zendakon8299]

Thoughts on making ante 12 the new ante 8 for an added challenge?

[@RahimDewan-gt1my]

I did not buy the game but i enjoy it in my phone whenever i want

[@yrrep27]

You can't just throw Whirling in Rags on. That's like an emotional sucker punch lol

[@traxoz7893]

I only watched a 3rd of the video and instantly won with the black deck with the info i got. Prolly got lucky but still. Powerful info. I have won before, but i feel like now the wins are gonna be more consistent.

[@shinglepicker]

Won my first run watching your video after countless times of trying to win on my own. Thanks for the help

[@DJdeliverance]

I can't find the pine apple pizza video which I'm only curious cuz it's an inside joke on another ch i watch and it made me wonder if maybe you also watch that ch or if it's just a coincidence? The crucible ? Lol cuz he's gotta stance that pine apple pizza is herecy lol and then i tries to search for your video on it and can't find it there's too many others and it's not in the title so y have a link or something maybe could tell me the title etc IDK lol thanks 🙏

[@Dubtoy94]

I wanna thank you this guide helped me beat gold stake on blue deck and orange on red I’m sure to beat gold on red soon

[@autumnchiu]

glad it was helpful!!

[@Clizzzy]

Just tried this and finally beat the game with the black deck, might be my favorite now

[@joshstaples]

clicked for the balatro tips, subbed for the disco elysium music

[@autumnchiu]

i knew I'd get someone

[@edwardvandermeer7455]

Thanks! Endless mode has my interest, but getting there consistently would be nice

[@VerbDoesStuff]

Good video! And I would wager to bet you’re doing this because you live in an atomized society and any excuse to socialize with strangers while also having fun is worth it because that is literally what life is all about But hey that’s just me

[@autumnchiu]

that's probably close

[@brendanmcdonagh1815]

Space joker is good early on high card runs and I won't be convinced otherwise

[@somniad]

I actually had a good run that used space joker one time! I... wasn't very good, and was getting carried by vagabond lol

[@justinsanity501]

I will say if the goal is just to beat ante 8, I have have a lot more success recently going for planet packs. They are pretty reliable to get every game, and can fill in if you struggle to find good jokers on your run. Doing way better now than when I mostly ignored them. The chips tend to be more beneficial on those upgrades though, relying more on jokers for the mult.

[@misticalinteractive]

Thank you for the insightful video! I am curious to know more about skipping blinds. I think you don't skip a lots of blinds since you lose a chance to get money and jokers, but maybe some good deals are there?

[@70nathan71]

Great guide! A must watch for any new player

[@zackglickert4495]

kinda new to the game but i feel like space joker was good in my flush only game wasn’t it?

[@ModeDriver]

People often claim that the strength of planets are their consistency, this is not true. The strength of planets comes from a form of flat scaling that isn't attached to a joker slot. If you have consistent blue seal value, even better. Although your take is completely valid, from my studying and near complete journey gold staking every deck, I see things in a different way. From my experience jokers are necessary no matter what, but the most important things to go for is a reliable method of gaining long term value from your hands. Things like gold cards, blue/purple seals, deck thining, suit fixing, and using any enhancement you get. Jokers are necessary and make the game easier, but all the jokers in the world can't win the game if you only get flops.

[@dominiknistl6046]

love the whirling in rags theme!

[@seffpls]

Thank you for the video! Solidified a lot of what I thought were good strats and taught me plenty of new ones! God bless.

[@blagdaross5953]

anyone have a video where they actually show their "strategy" working? Yeah, sure having all these specific cards is nice, but when you're not getting them, then what?

[@The_Alice_Natasha]

Unfortunately i get my from "big numbers go boom" and not from "hey i won again". Grat video (although im a bit late)

[@raulio3440]

I just saw this video and it was an interesting view on how to win at Balatro. However, there's this problem where you need to unlock some things in the game to get it, for example, I still have 3 big bosses left (the boss at the end of Ante 8) and I think I need to get really big highscores to unlock them. Also there are some jokers and vouchers that you need to buy and unlock by doing the opposite of what you said in this video. What would you recommend to win matches but also want to unlock everything?

[@NewtonHamming]

The disco elysium music brought back good memories of playing that game

[@ReviewHereTH]

Thank you so much , I just comeback to play Balatro. And I found your video and then it make me cleat though Endgame (Ante 8). Thank you so muchhh

[@treezen522]

Today, i managed to beat all stakes using checkered deck, by abusing flush card.

[@fiendfoliorealnotfake]

Very surprised this doesn't have more views, very well-made tbh

[@autumnchiu]

right??

[@demezzerate6769]

hey girlie! do u have anywhere this is written out?