Balatro: Every Tarot Card, Explained

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What Are Tarot Cards
Every Tarot Card In Balatro

You won’t get far in Balatro if you don’t augment your starting deck. Even the best decks in Balatro struggle to go beyond Ante 2, so you better get your butt in gear if you want to succeed. There are many ways to gain power in Balatro, but one of the more interesting is through the use of Tarot Cards.

These powerful cards can be found as singles or in special Arcana Packs in the Shop between Rounds. Instead of adding cards to your deck directly, these cards alter the structure of your deck in small ways. In this guide, we will go over all 21 of them.

More Balatro content:

Deck Unlock Guide | Planet Card Guide | Spectral Card Guide

What Are Tarot Cards

Tarot Cards are golden cards that grant all kinds of benefits. Some will give you money, others will remove cards from your deck. The stranger cards will alter a card into something more powerful, such as granting it bonus Mult or making it Lucky. Knowing when to use Tarot Cards and when to save your money is a key skill to learn in Balatro.

Because Tarot Cards are so powerful, Jokers and Vouchers that enhance Tarot Cards can be incredibly valuable.

Every Tarot Card In Balatro

Here is a list of every Tarot Card and what they do. Do note that unlike Planet Cards, Tarot Cards do not have secret unlock criteria. You have access to all 21 from the get-go. Additionally, the first time you use a Tarot Card is tracked in your collection as a ‘Discovery’.

Tarot Card	Effect
The Fool	Creates a copy of the last Planet or Tarot Card used.
The Magician	Enhances 1 card into a Lucky Card
The High Priestess	Creates 2 random Planet Cards
The Empress	Enhances 2 cards into Mult Cards
The Emperor	Enhances 2 cards into Bonus Cards
The Lovers	Enhances 1 card into a Wild Card
The Chariot	Enhances 1 card into a Steel Card
Justice	Enhances 1 card into a Glass Card
The Hermit	Doubles money (max $20)
The Wheel Of Fortune	1-in-4 chance to add Foil, Holographic, or Polychrome to a Joker
Strength	Increase the Rank of up to 2 cards by 1
The Hanged Man	Permanently remove up to 2 cards from you hand
Death	Convert the right-most card selected into the left-most card selected
Temperance	Gives $ equal to the sell value of all Jokers
The Devil	Enhances 1 card into a Gold Card
The Tower	Enhances 1 cards into a Stone Card
The Star	Converts up to 3 cards into Diamonds
The Moon	Converts up to 3 cards into Clubs
The Sun	Converts up to 3 cards into Hearts
Judgement	Create a random Joker
The World	Converts up to 3 cards into Spades