Balatro: Every Tag, Explained

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Playing every round in Balatro to earn the required cash to enhance your deck is the most obvious way to beat the game. At least, that’s would one would assume. In reality, the path to victory can take an assortment of mysterious turns, and skipping Blinds is sometimes the correct choice.

Skipping Blinds in Balatro should never be taken lightly of course. Every Blind skipped is money you are losing out on, Shops you never get to see, and scaling your Jokers never receive. That being said, there is a time and place for everything, and that includes Skipping. In this guide, we are going to go over every Skip Blind Tag in Balatro.

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Skipping Blinds is always risky. Not only is your next Blind more powerful, but you’ve missed out on more orthodox methods of power scaling. You are essentially making the game more difficult whilst also potentially making yourself weaker. Therefore you should always consider what you gain by using Skips, and whether or not it’s worth the cost.

For example, there are Jokers that get more powerful if you skip Blinds. More directly, skipping Blinds grants you one of many Tags, and these Tags grant all kinds of powerful benefits. Whilst always a bit of a gamble, they can help save a run destined for disaster. If you are unable to overcome a Boss Blind due to its effects, it might be worth checking the Tags for a solution.

Here’s a list of every Tag in Balatro, and what they do:

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