Choose First Shop Joker - (Discontinued FUNCTIONAL)
⚪ Last updated 2024Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #2 of 64 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
When on the Joker collection page you can press F4 on a joker, it'll turn into a negative joker. And it's the one that'll get loaded in first shop.
It only works in the first shop, you can choose the joker in the collection before entering the first shop.
You can choose joker you haven't unlocked. You can swap profile after changing the joker.
You only need to set it once and it'll be the same until you restart your game. YOu can change it at anytime in the collection.
Download and use Steamodded and follow installation instructions.
As said in the github page of Steamodded put this file here : C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Balatro (or %appdata%\Balatro\Mods)
Also check out other mods here after joining the balatro discord
This mod adds a way to choose the first joker that spawns in Balatro. It's a small gameplay tweak with 294 endorsements and over 25,000 downloads, last updated in March 2024. The mod is discontinued but functional, meaning it may still work but is no longer maintained.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 294 endorsements and 25k+ downloads—clearly a lot of players wanted this.
- Simple concept that directly addresses a common frustration: getting a bad first joker.
- Lightweight and focused—does exactly what it says without bloating the game.
⚠️ Cons
- Discontinued—no updates since March 2024, so it might break with future game patches.
- Only affects the first joker spawn—if you wanted deeper customization, this won't cover it.
For Balatro players who hate restarting runs because of a bad first joker. If you want more control over your early game without overhauling the whole experience, this is a quick fix. Skip if you're looking for a fully supported mod with ongoing updates.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since the mod is discontinued, check the game version you're on—if Balatro has updated recently, the mod might not work.
- Back up your save before installing, just in case the mod causes issues with your current run.
- If you're using a mod manager, make sure to enable the mod after installing, and test it in a new run to see the effect.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Balatro Mods
- Author
- infarctus
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 25,535
- Endorsements
- 294
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 3/24/2024
- Updated
- 3/29/2024
🔧 How to Install Balatro Mods
Download from Nexus Mods.
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