Here’s how to unlock all 31 achievements in Balatro.

Remember thatall previous modifiers applyto the difficulties after them.

You canunlock all difficulties immediatelythrough the Profile menu, butthis will disable all achievementsuntil that profile is reset.

A screenshot from Balatro’s opening sequence showing the single base Joker card on a CRT screen.

When starting a new run, you canselect any unlocked difficultiesusing themenu under the Deck selection.

You cantell which difficulty you’ve beatenon which deck due to thecolored-in sections to the right of the Deckdescription.

Stake Color

Difficulty Modifier

Strategy

White

None

N/A

Red

Beating a Small Blind gives no reward money.

balatro jokers lined up

Invest in Jokers or Gold Cards that always give money.

Green

Required score scales faster in each Ante.

Add to your score multiplier with upgradeable Jokers and Enhanced cards.

A screenshot from Balatro showing the New Run selection screen with an orange circle around the Stake difficulty selection screen.

Black

Shop can have Jokers that can’t be sold or destroyed.

Don’t buy these unless you’re sure it’s possible for you to make permanent use.

Blue

You have one less Discard per run.

A screenshot from Balatro showing the Joker Collection screen with the Golden Joker selected and the description reading ‘Earn four dollars at the end of the round."

Make up for it by purchasing a Joker or Voucher that gives an additional Discard.

Purple

The required score for each Ante scales even faster.

Focus more on the multiplier while making sure your Chips are steadily increasing.

A screenshot from Balatro showing the Enhanced Cards Collection screen showing the ‘Mult’ card selected and offering an addition four multiplier.

Orange

Booster Packs cost a dollar more per Ante.

Gold

Lose one slot to your hand size.

Purchase a Voucher to alleviate this and use your Discards.

A screenshot from Balatro showing the Shop screen with the player character hovering over the Onyx Agate Joker with a description that reads ‘Played cards with a Club Suit give +8 mult when scored."

The’Golden Joker’, for example,gives you four dollars every time you wina round.

One strategy is touse the ‘Midas Touch’ Joker, which makes every played Face card Gold.

Another option isusing Gold Cards to earn moneyat the end of each round when they’re in your hand.

A screenshot from Balatro showing the Voucher Collection screen with the ‘Wasteful’ voucher selected and a description reading ‘Permanently gain 1 discard per round’

You canmake or find Gold CardsviaArcana and Standard Booster Packs.

Don’t rely too much on Glass Cards, as they have a25 percent chance to be destroyed.

With the difficulty increasing, it’s important tobe mindful of each hand you play.

A screenshot from Balatro showing the last page of Jokers, with the ‘Astronomer’ joker selected and its description reading ‘All Planet Cards and Celestial Packs in the Shop are free."

Instead of playing a Pair, check that you’re able to’tplay a Flush or a Straight instead.

Best Black Stake Strategy

Eternal Jokers will start appearingin this difficulty.

Thankfully,they’re easy to avoidif you don’t purchase them.

A screenshot from Balatro showing the Voucher Collection screen, with the ‘Paint Brush’ Voucher selected alongside a description that says “+1 hand size”

The’Drunkard’ Joker and the ‘Wasteful’ Vouchercan bothgive you your lost Discard backduring the run.

Here’s how to get high scores in Balatro.

A screenshot from Balatro showing the Celestial Booster Packs with pictures of Planets are on the front.

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