Balatro has all sorts of card modifiers, allowing players to try a wide variety of combinations while building their decks for each run. Card enhancements are one of the modifications that can be applied to cards in Balatro. Stone Cards are among these enhancements, and they're a very interesting type of modification, which can be difficult to fully understand at first.

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This guide will tell players what they need to know about Stone Cards in Balatro so they can put them to good use in their deck in order to get their score as high as possible.

How Stone Cards Work in Balatro

What Is a Stone Card in Balatro?

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Stone Cards don't have a rank or suit, they have a base value of 50 Chips and always score. This means it won't change the player's hand but it will count towards the final score. However, it will increase the Chip count when calculating the hand's score.

How to Get Stone Cards in Balatro

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Ultimately, Balatro is luck-based, like many other great roguelike games, so there's no guarantee players will be able to get plenty of Stone Cards during a run. However, they can increase these chances if they know all the ways to acquire them. So, here's some tips to easily find Stone Cards in Balatro:

  • Open Standard Booster Packs: Stone Cards can be found inside
  • Activate The Tower Tarot Card: Enhances one card into a Stone Card
  • Purchase the Marble Joker: Grants one Stone Card every blind
  • Convert or Duplicate Stone Cards: If players already own a Stone Card, they can convert them thanks to Tarot Cards such as Death or duplicate them with the DNA Joker

How to Use Stone Cards in Balatro

The most important thing about a Stone Card enhancement is the fact that it will score even if it doesn't affect the player's current hand. For example, if the player intends to play a Pair, they can add a Stone Card (or more) to their current hand to increase their Chips and it'll still count as a Pair.

Stone Cards are great for runs focused on fewer cards. However, overall, they're just a great way to increase the number of Chips. As long as players aren't planning on using five cards for their poker hand, it's always worth adding a Stone Card to it to get a higher score out of it.

If players acquire a significant number of Stone Cards during a Balatro running, they should consider buying the Stone Joker, which grants 25 Chips per Stone Card in the player's deck. This is a viable way to earn even more Chips and focus on Stone Card acquisition during a run.

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Balatro
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Released
February 20, 2024
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SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
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ESRB
E10+ For Everyone 10+ // Gambling Themes
Developer(s)
LocalThunk
Publisher(s)
Playstack
Engine
LÖVE
Genre(s)
Strategy, Digital Card Game, Roguelike
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty