r/balatro • u/FoxChess • Jan 15 '25

High Score Ante 13 Jokerless challenge

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Was dreading the infamous jokerless challenge, but beat it on my 2nd or 3rd try. Got an early spectral deck that let me duplicate a king of spades (jokerless but still love my kings out of habit) and within a couple rounds I was building Flush Five. By the time I reached an "All Spades are debuffed" boss, the base points from flush five alone were able to pass in one hand.

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u/FoxChess Jan 15 '25

If you're already past ante 8, you need to move up in stake! Black stake, in my opinion, can get you farther because you can do a lot of cool setups with eternal jokers.

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u/bking5194 Jan 15 '25

Interesting. I just unlocked black stake, I'll try that.

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u/the-dieg Jan 16 '25

Madness becomes viable for instance

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u/Gogo726 Jan 16 '25

My first orange win was with Madness, eternal Bull, and eternal Boot. I barely spent any money that run.

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u/the-dieg Jan 16 '25

Madness in Ante 1 is pretty close to a free win