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Overview

Field Value
Name (EN) Checkered Deck
Name (JP) チェッカードデッキ
Effect Deck contains 26 Spades + 26 Hearts (no Clubs or Diamonds)
Unlock Clear Black Deck on any difficulty
Starting Joker Slots 5
Starting Consumable Slots 2
Overall Tier A

Rating & Analysis

Checkered Deck is the strongest starting point for Flush / Flush House / Flush Five plans. With only 2 suits, your Flush odds jump from 25% (13/52) to 50% (26/52) — Flushes become a target you can hit nearly every hand.

The synergy ceiling shines with Flush-axis Jokers: The Tribe (+x2 Mult on Flushes), Bloodstone (+x Mult per Heart played), Arrowhead (+50 Chips per Spade played), Smeared Joker (merges suits). Since Spades and Hearts are already the only suits, the deck pre-pays the cost of suit-related Jokers.

That said, it's not Flush-exclusive — Pairs, Three of a Kind, etc. still work normally, and Straight Flushes are easier to assemble too.

Rating by Stake

Stake Rating Comment
White / Red S Flush-spam build clears reliably.
Green A+ Flush leveling handles scaling chip requirements.
Black A Eternal Jokers locking the Flush axis hurt.
Blue A+ -1 discard is fine when Flush is consistent.
Purple / Orange A Need Flush House / Flush Five for late Antes.
Gold A Rental economy + Flush axis maintenance.

Good Joker Synergies

Joker Why
The Tribe +x2 Mult on Flush — top synergy with Checkered's Flush rate.
Bloodstone +x Mult per Heart played. Half the deck is Hearts.
Arrowhead +50 Chips per Spade played. Half the deck is Spades.
Smeared Joker Merges suits — strong Flush Five enabler.
Blueprint / Brainstorm Copies Flush-axis Jokers for double effect.

Recommended Builds

Build Core Loop Target Consumables
Flush concentration The Tribe + Bloodstone + Arrowhead for every-hand +x Mult Flush Planet
Flush Five Smeared Joker + same-rank enhancement The Emperor (rank Tarot)
Flush House Three + Pair both same suit Empress / Emperor Tarots
Straight Flush Sequential + same-suit stable build Sequential card generation

Tips & Usage

  • Pick up Flush Planets early to maximize the deck advantage.
  • Smeared Joker is exceptional here — Clubs/Diamonds are no concern.
  • For Flush Five, accumulate same-rank enhancement cards.
  • Flush hand-leveling raises both Chips and Mult — push it.
  • High Stakes: stack 2–3 Flush-axis Jokers for stable runs.

Caveats

  • Straights are still possible but less optimized than Flushes.
  • Four of a Kind is harder; ranks aren't biased.
  • Bad Joker draws (no Flush axis) make this play like a worse-than-normal deck.
  • Suit-specific Jokers (Greedy / Lusty) lose value with only 2 suits.