How to Get Cavendish Joker in Balatro

If you’ve watched a Balatro stream or talked about this lovely indie gem with someone, you might have learned about a fabled Cavendish Joker that’s “broken beyond all belief.” Cavendish Joker is pretty rare, and here’s how to get it in Balatro.

How to Unlock Cavendish Joker in Balatro

If you want to unlock Cavendish Joker in Balatro, you first need to get the Gros Michel Joker and destroy it.

• Gros Michel Joker is unlocked by default in Balatro, so you need to wait until you get it.
• Gros Michel Joker has a text that can make it self-destruct on its own.
• You can use other card effects in the game to destroy Gros Michel Joker.

After you successfully destroy Gros Michel (or it successfully destroys itself), Cavendish can appear in the store as a purchasable Joker during that run. It might appear in your next shop. Or, it might appear later. Sometimes, it may appear never.

What Does Cavendish Joker Do in Balatro?

Cavendish Joker gives you a permanent x3 Mult (multiplier), but it has a tiny downside:

“1 in 1000 chance this card is destroyed at the end of the round.”

Let’s be real: 1 in 1000 is already a rare occurrence, and when you’re playing Balatro, you’ll most probably play less than 10 rounds in total. If one in a thousand chances happens and you lose Cavendish, please make sure to screenshot this and send it our way. We’d absolutely like to include that unique unofficial achievement in this article.

Is Cavendish Joker Good in Balatro?

Cavendish is one of the best Jokers in the game, but it doesn’t work well on its own. If you can support Cavendish with other cards that increase Mult (multiplier) with flat values, that would be great. An even better support for Cavendish is another Joker that has an “x” multiplier because those can add up to insane numbers. x3 and x3 add up to x9 alone if your starting Mult is 1. Balatro is available on Steam.

I would definitely suggest considering Misprint Joker as a sidekick to Cavendish. Also, make sure to check out more stuff at our Balatro tag, such as how Planets work in Balatro.