Balatro: Every Deck And How To Unlock Them

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How To Unlock Every Deck In Balatro
Every Deck Effect

Balatro is one of the intoxicating games to be released in 2024. Many players (ourselves included) sunk an ungodly amount of time into the pre-release demo, and even more time once it finally hit launch. Since then, the game has exploded in the roguelike deckbuilder scene, and rightfully so.

One of the biggest draws to Balatro is its simple-to-grasp gameplay kneaded together with a healthy dose of RNG and modifiers. Early on, those modifiers come in the form of decks, and unlocking a new deck in Balatro is a big deal. These offer copious amounts of replayability, and we are going to walk you through how to unlock all of them.

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How To Unlock Every Deck In Balatro

Here is how you unlock every deck in Balatro.

Red Deck – This is your starting deck, just boot up the game.
Blue Deck – Discover 20 items
Yellow Deck – Discover 50 items
Green Deck – Discover 75 items
Black Deck – Discover 100 items
Magic Deck – With a run with the Red Deck
Nebula Deck – With a run with the Blue Deck
Ghost Deck – Win a run with the Yellow Deck
Abandoned Deck – Win a run with the Green Deck
Checkered Deck – Win a run with the Black Deck
Zodiac Deck – Win a run with any deck on Red Stake
Painted Deck – Win a run with any deck on Green Stake
Anaglyph Deck – Win a run with any deck on Black Stake
Plasma Deck – Win a run with any deck on Blue Stake
Erratic Deck – Win a rune with any deck on Orange Stake

Every Deck Effect

Each deck is unique, so here is a breakdown of each deck and what they do.

Red Deck – +1 Discard
Blue Deck – +1 Hand
Yellow Deck – Start with an extra $10
Green Deck – Gain $2 per remaining Hand and $1 per remaining Discard at the end of a round. You don’t earn interest.
Black Deck – +1 Joker Slot, -1 Hand
Magic Deck – Start with a Crystal Ball Voucher and 2 copies of The Fool.
Nebula Deck – Start run with the Telescope Voucher and -1 consumable slots
Ghost Deck – Start with the Hex card and Spectral Cards can appear in the shop
Abandoned Deck – This deck has no Face Cards in it
Checkered Deck – This deck has 26 Spades, 26 Hearts and no Diamonds or Clubs
Zodiac Deck – Start with Tarot Merchant, Planet Merchant, and Overstock Vouchers
Painted Deck – +2 Hand Size, -1 Joker Slot
Anaglyph Deck – Gain a Double Tag after defeating every Boss Blind
Plasma Deck – Balance Chips and Mult when calculating your score. All blinds are 2x the standard size
Erratic Deck – All cards have a randomised rank and suit