Rare
Image: A CAPTCHA box with a malformed 'JOKER' text.
Effect: x5 mult If played hand is a [HAND] that contains a [RANK]. [Hand and Rank changes every round]
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viscid nest
Sounds a little weak
sharp light
so like, Ancient Joker but for rank instead of suit?
in terms of triggering the effect
idle horizon
so like, Ancient Joker but for rank instead of suit?
no - it applies to the hand - not the card
sorta like how Flower Pot gives x3 if you have a hand containing all suits
idle horizon
Sounds a little weak
why?
sharp light
right right
idle horizon
i think its pretty tightly designed
at most - i think i could bump it down from Rare to Uncommon?
sharp light
it's just very demanding
especially if it asks for a hand type that you physically can't make
idle horizon
yes - but also if you start rigging your deck to be mono-suited, you can cheese it
also if you cant make the hand type - it wont ask for it
i believe thats how other jokers like that work?
sharp light
yes - but also if you start rigging your deck to be mono-suited, you can cheese ...
you mean mono-ranked right?
viscid nest
why?
Card Sharp is uncommon and gives the same effect for playing a hand twice, while this has a ratter hard to fulfil condition and is rare.
idle horizon
even then - you'll only be stuck with it for one round and then it'll change to something else
idle horizon
Card Sharp is uncommon and gives the same effect for playing a hand twice, while...
and Card Sharp is busted
sharp light
hot take but card sharp is mid
idle horizon
but nobody wants to admit it becaue High Card Card Sharp cheese is how half of you win at gold stakes
But - i suppose you have a point
what about x4 then?
viscid nest
I think x5 would be fair, considering it's very hard to fulfil this condition
viscid nest
Exactly. It's random, so you can't build around it
It's hard to reliably activate it
sharp light
especially if we look at this through the lens of "I want to beat ante-8"
if it gives you a hand type you can't rely on during the final boss then it's a dud joker
and that level of RNG is not something most folks are gonna be happy to gamble on
viscid nest
This is exactly what I wanted to say, but phrased 10 times better
I always sucked at phrasing things right
sharp light
I took a compositional writing class explicitly so I could phrase things better
ruby pecan
You can not build around this. If you already had any kind of build you would not take this. This is a single round joker if it happens to land on your build. This is untakeable 90% of the time. Making it gives a higher xmult cannot fix it.