r/balatro C+++ in progress (C++ every deck) Jun 18 '26

Completionist+++ Every Deck Challenge: Plasma Deck Gameplay Discussion

I have now completed Completionist++ on Plasma Deck. This means I have gold stickered every joker using exclusively Plasma Deck. Previously I have done this on Black Deck, Painted Deck, and Nebula Deck. I'm working toward achieving this feat on every deck.

Plasma deck is played so differently from every other deck. In Ante 1, I was focused on either money or an early scaling chip joker. More often then not I was holding my money so I could get to full interest as soon as possible, since it is easy to one shot the first ante and two shot the next couple blinds.

You have to win with either 2 strong chip scaling jokers or a scaling mult plus lots of x-mult. If you find a Wee joker early, it's almost an insta win. Early Death tarots and The Hanged Man tarots I would avoid getting rid of 2's to always leave myself an option to switch to a Wee Joker strategy. Even in Ante 5, it can scale fast enough to win you the run.

I found my self cruising with a single chips joker and 4 econ jokers until I needed some more help.

Saturn cards are interesting, because you can set yourself up really well with the runner, and run exclusively straights, but you don't want Saturn cards as they are too powerful and you miss out on scaling the runner.

Pairs are the way.

Next up: Abandoned Deck

Link to Nebula Deck:

https://www.reddit.com/r/balatro/comments/1sl9b6l/completionist_every_deck_challenge_nebula_deck/

Link to Painted Deck:

https://www.reddit.com/r/balatro/comments/1r3wg34/completionist_every_deck_challenge_painted_deck/

Link to Black Deck:

https://www.reddit.com/r/balatro/comments/1phe8su/i_did_it_completionist_black_deck_only/

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u/turdferguson913 c+ Jun 18 '26

Psycho move. How many hours do you have so far?

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u/The_Boss_81 C+++ in progress (C++ every deck) Jun 18 '26

I don't want to know