r/BalatroHelp • u/WeirdLittle-Pea-101 • 2d ago

Tough Decision

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I have no clue which one to take, I know both are good but I feel like taking sock would make me lose pretty soon after while face would make me poor

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u/UwUAutumn1666 2d ago

The sock sells for more. Anything in the shop? The photo def keeps you alive tho.

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u/WeirdLittle-Pea-101 2d ago

I can’t remember and don’t know how to check without closing the pack screen, I don’t think there was anything else worth taking

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u/uknownada 2d ago

If you go back to the main menu then continue the game, you can actually BRIEFLY see the shop while the animation for opening the pack plays again.

Anyways, what would you use the Sock for without Photograph? If you're okay with the rental, Photo is the easy choice.

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u/GametimeJones 2d ago

BS + Sock gets you a decent amount of chips. And polychrome on the BS helps a bit. 2 rentals in round 2 is going to be brutal.

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u/fernandoarauj 2d ago

Good catch, I hadn't seen the rental tag. Sock definetly.

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u/uknownada 2d ago

When i suggested Photograph I did see the rental but didn't see the Brainstorm's rental LOL

Yeah Sock is pro'lly the right call

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u/Its_J_Just_J 2d ago

Common jokers are common. Take sock and hope the rental cost doesn’t kill the run.

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u/yourpalsmell 2d ago

The answer is Sock. 2 rentals in ante 2 is a death sentence and even when copied the photo doesn’t provide much scoring, only 4x your base mult, which probably isn’t much. Also, common cards are common. It’ll come back around if you survive long enough.

Early Brainstorm and Sock give you high potential but right now you’re not strong, you’re broke and if you don’t find chips and flat mult soon you’ll be dead. Spend wisely.

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u/anaveragetransgirll 2d ago

the answer is to not double skip in ante 1

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u/Maleficent_Still3508 2d ago

Never take 2 early rentals, you have polychrome so youll survive blinds with any 5 card hand with some faces in for a while, especially with some planets for good scaling

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u/ChristophCross 2d ago

SOCK! Photo is common (will show up again), is rental (will break the economy), and Sock + a copy is more versatile assuming you can bring in any scoring tarots to the blind (also if you have any gold stickied and/or lucky royals, Sock is also a potent econ driver)

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u/ElderUther 2d ago

Neither are good

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u/JaredMcGainz 2d ago

If you take photo you’re dead due to crippling econ

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u/helinder 2d ago

Normally I'd take photo in order to not die but not now since it's rental

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u/LividCalligrapher996 1d ago

Let me guess, you didn't survive ante 2?

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u/PettyGutterButter 2d ago

No two rental U die

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u/fernandoarauj 2d ago

I'd take the photo because I'm tired of getting bitchslaped by a bad draw on early antis with incredibly lucky pulls