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A grid of eight stylized joker characters in playing card format, some with weapons, some playing poker, one with a TV head.

A grid of eight stylized joker characters in playing card format, some with weapons, some playing poker, one with a TV head.

100 balatro style jokers here are their descriptions and art directions: 1–10: Basic Debuffs Backstab – Lose 5 chips per spade played — A grinning clown hiding a bloody knife behind their back. Deadweight – Takes a slot but does nothing — A limp dummy Joker slumped in a broken chair. Mockery – Reduces all card values by 1 — Joker holding shrunken cards, sneering. Slippery Deal – Cards slide and can't be locked — Cards sliding off a table covered in oil. Flickering Mask – Every 5th card discarded — A phantom mask rapidly blinking in and out. Static Grin – Hands play out with delay — A television-headed Joker stuck on static. Empty Laugh – Removes 10 chips — Hollow-eyed Joker laughing into a void. Crooked Smile – Hearts backfire — Joker with a distorted heart-shaped grin. Greedy Eyes – Doubles chips, kills mult — Eyes glowing gold, drooling over chips. Paper Cut – One less draw — Joker with papercuts all over, holding cards like blades. 11–20: Chaos/Randomization Jokers 11. Dice Face – Scrambles suits — Joker with a six-sided die for a face. 12. Juggler – Swaps cards — Joker juggling explosive cards. 13. Loose Wire – Chip variance — Joker fraying electrical wires over a chip counter. 14. Trickster – Joker gains random priority — Cards floating like a magic trick mid-failure. 15. Blind Card – Random card invisible — Joker wearing a blindfold, waving wildly. 16. Fog Machine – Disables tooltips — Joker obscured in heavy gray fog. 17. Twisted Hand – Hand type changes — Joker See more