Verified Balatro solver examples
Five reproducible calculations with exact inputs, native results and explicit assumptions.
These five questions use actual native Rust output. Each permanent page includes inputs, result identity, assumptions, machine-readable response and a reproducible state link. They are teaching fixtures, not a benchmark of superiority over other calculators.
- Which four cards should I discard? — Discarding 2D, 4C, 9S and 9H retains AH KH QH JH. Four cards are drawn uniformly from a five-card pile. Four of the five equally likely replacements include TH, permitting a royal flush worth 1,208 chips. Without TH, the best available immediate score does not clear 600. The selected action value is 0.8 under this model; it is one of the optimal actions, not necessarily unique.
- Can a flush clear this blind with no draws left? — There is one hand left, no discards, and no remaining draw cards. The five hearts score 340 chips and clear the 340-chip target now. A mathematical clearing value of 1 here means the specified immediate play meets the specified target; no future draw is assumed. Raising the target above 340 changes this conclusion.
- Is a higher score always a better survival decision? — With Joker and holographic The Duo, the pair scores 896 chips and the five-heart flush scores 1,530. Both already clear the 600 target. Under the current objective they have equal clearing value. The solver does not claim the lower-score pair is strategically superior; future blinds and economy are outside the objective.
- Can four hearts score as a flush with Four Fingers? — Four Fingers changes the supported hand classification threshold for straights and flushes. These four hearts become a flush worth 300 chips at default hand levels. This example evaluates the immediate scoring effect only; it is not advice to buy the Joker.
- Does Joker order change this pair score? — This pair has 28 chips and base Mult 2. Joker adds 4 Mult; The Duo doubles Mult for a pair. Joker then The Duo yields 28 × (2 + 4) × 2 = 336. Reversing those Jokers yields 28 × (2 × 2 + 4) = 224. Joker slots retain their specified order, although played and held cards are optimized.
Scope and trust
Supported model: 20 validated Jokers, 150 catalog names; exact analysis accepts 1–8 hand cards, 0–12 draw cards, 1–2 hands and 0–2 discards. Uniform replacement draws and optimal continuation are assumed. Unsupported boss, consumable, shop, history and scaling effects are rejected. No standalone sampled full-deck advice. Card order is optimized; Joker slot order is preserved.
Mathematical action values are conditional on the stated game model, not estimates of real-game success. Equal values are ties. Incomplete searches provide no completed recommendation. This independent tool is not affiliated with the game publisher.