There’s more to Balatro than trying to make straights and flushes every run, with several different factors affecting whether you can survive to Endless Mode. Among the different Decks, Jokers, Tarot Cards, Planet Cards, and other enhancements, we’ve also got Vouchers.
These expensive one-off purchases can truly make or break your Balatro runs—but you’ve got to set aside cash to get your hands on them first. Here’s everything to know about every Voucher in Balatro, including how to unlock them.
What are Vouchers in Balatro?
Vouchers come with permanent effects applied for the remainder of your active Balatro run. These Vouchers can only be purchased once a run. After defeating the Boss Blind on an ante, you’ll be offered a different Voucher.
By default, each shop contains one Voucher. It’ll cost you $10, but the effects of the Voucher will stick with you until your game ends. From granting an extra hand or discard to increasing how often you see certain cards and even pushing you back an ante, each is powerful in its own right, and if you’ve got the cash you absolutely should fork out to grab them.
The strength of each Voucher in Balatro really depends on the run and “build” you’re going for. Are Tarot Cards better for you than Planet Cards? Then definitely pick up a Tarot Merchant when it’s offered. Do you instead want a chance at an extra Joker slot? Grab the Blank Voucher (even though it doesn’t do anything). There’s pretty much a Voucher for any scenario and almost all of them will help you out as you chase ante eight.
How to unlock every Voucher in Balatro
Below you’ll find a table that includes every Voucher currently available in Balatro and its unlock method, if it has one. There are 16 Vouchers available when you first start playing Balatro, with an additional 16 for you to unlock as you grind.
| Voucher | Effect | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Overstock | Add an additional card slot to the shop. | Default. |
| Overstock Plus | Add another additional card slot to the shop. | Spend a total of $2,500 at the shop. |
| Clearance Sale | All cards and packs in the shop are 25 percent off. | Default. |
| Liquidation | All cards and packs in the shop are 50 percent off. | Redeem at least 10 Vouchers in one run. |
| Hone | Foil, Holographic, and Polychrome cards appear twice as often. | Default. |
| Glow Up | Foil, Holographic, and Polychrome cards appear four times as often. | Have at least five Joker cards with a Foil, Holographic, or Polychrome effect. |
| Reroll Surplus | Rerolls cost $2 less. | Default. |
| Reroll Glut | Rerolls cost an additional $2 less. | Reroll the shop 100 times in total. |
| Crystal Ball | Add a consumable slot. | Default. |
| Omen Globe | Spectral cards may appear in Arcana Booster Packs. | Use a total of 25 Tarot Cards from booster packs. |
| Telescope | Celestial Packs always contain the Planet card for your most played poker hand this run. | Default. |
| Observatory | Planet cards in your Consumables area give x1.5 Mult for their specified hand. | Use a total of 25 Planet Cards from booster packs. |
| Grabber | Permanently gain an extra hand per round. | Default. |
| Nacho Tong | Permanently gain another additional hand per round. | Play a total of 2,500 cards. |
| Wasteful | Permanently gain a discard per round. | Default. |
| Recyclomancy | Permanently gain another additional discard per round. | Discard a total of 2,500 cards. |
| Tarot Merchant | Tarot cards appear twice as often in the shop. | Default. |
| Tarot Tycoon | Tarot cards appear four times as often in the shop. | Buy a total of 50 Tarot cards from the shop. |
| Planet Merchant | Planet cards appear twice as often in the shop. | Default. |
| Planet Tycoon | Planet cards appear four times as often in the shop. | Buy a total of 50 Planet Cards from the shop. |
| Seed Money | Raise the cap on interest earned per round to $10. | Default. |
| Money Tree | Raise the cap on interest earned per round to $20. | Max out the interest per round earnings for 10 consecutive rounds. |
| Blank | Does nothing. | Default. |
| Antimatter | Add a Joker slot. | Redeem the Blank Voucher 10 times in total. |
| Magic Trick | Playing cards can be purchased individually from the shop. | Default. |
| Illusion | Cards bought from the shop can have an Enhancement, edition, and/or a seal. | Buy a total of 20 Playing Cards from the shop. |
| Hieroglyph | Go back one Ante, but lose one hand per round. | Default. |
| Petroglyph | Go back one Ante again, but lose one discard per round. | Reach Ante level 12. |
| Director’s Cut | Reroll the Boss Blind once per Ante. $10 per roll. | Default. |
| Retcon | Reroll the Boss Blind unlimited times. $10 per roll. | Discover 25 Blinds. |
| Paintbrush | Add one to your max hand size. | Default. |
| Palette | Add another one to your max hand size. | Reduce your hand size down to five cards during a run. |
To get your hands on the upgraded version of each, complete its above unlock method, then in a future run, purchase the previous version of the Voucher. E.g., once you’ve spent $2,500 in the shop in your Balatro career, you’ll be able to access Overstock Plus, which you can get at random by first purchasing an Overstock Voucher during a future run.
You won’t be able to get the upgraded Voucher in a Balatro run without buying its earlier version, and given you’re only offered one per ante, you’ll only be able to buy a few each time. There are ways to get more, like using a Skip Blind when a second Voucher is offered in the shop, but remember to build up your economy to afford them.
