Jokerless Challenge is, as the name suggests, beating Ante 8 without using any Jokers whatsoever.

Balatro has 20 challenges waiting for you when you get tired of the regular runs.

Here are some tips for the toughest intermediate ones.

The mascot Joker from Balatro with a red general prohibition sign in front of it.

Nothing but Playing Cards, Tarot Cards, and Planets can save you.

Heres how we suggest approaching this behemoth of a challenge.

The Rules Of Jokerless Challenge

Custom Rules

Jokers no longer appear in the shop.

The challenge selection menu in Balatro with the Jokerless challenge selected.

Game Modifiers

Zero Joker Slots.

Banned Cards

Banned Tags

Banned Boss Blinds

Deck

Standard 52 Cards.

The Antimatter Voucher is banned in this challenge, but its prerequisite voucher, Blank, is NOT banned.

The restrictions of the Jokerless Challenge in Balatro, including banned cards, tags, and boss blinds.

True to its description,Blank literally does nothing in Jokerless.

They also dont scale very quickly when leveled up with Planet Cards.

Retriggering Glass Cards only affects their Mult effect,not the one in four chance to be destroyed.

The first shop in Balatro with a Venus Planet Card, World Tarot Card, Grabber Voucher, Spectral Pack, and Standard Pack.

Show Jimbo whos boss!

Just how brutal are the card game’s highest difficulties in Balatro?

A Club Flush being played in Balatro.

Using a Chariot Tarot Card to enhance a Blue Seal 3 of Hearts in Balatro.

Playing a level 18 Club Flush with two Blue Seal 3s of Hearts held in hand in Balatro.

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