BalaCraft
BalaCraft brings the Balatro card deck into Minecraft, with Joker cards that each carry their own special ability.
What it does
Cards are crafted from recipes and sorted by rarity, and some Jokers boost other cards or effects. The mod is built for NeoForge and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for 1.21.8 only, and the latest is 0.0.1, an alpha build from 2026-02-01.
Key features
Balatro card deck
The mod adds a card deck modeled on the Balatro game, with Jokers as the main card type.
Card crafting
Cards are made through crafting recipes, and each card has a rarity that sets how it is grouped.
Jokers that boost others
Some Jokers strengthen other cards or effects, and their abilities are described to players in game.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Hoppy Cards is NeoForge only for 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 and is not open source. Tarot Card Booster Packs covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Cobblemon Cards is open source under the MIT License, for Fabric and NeoForge on 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BalaCraft | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-02-01 |
| Hoppy Cards | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-06-04 |
| Tarot Card Booster Packs | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-03 |
| Cobblemon Cards | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-06 |
Questions
Does BalaCraft need a loader other than NeoForge?
Do players need BalaCraft on a server?
In the catalog
BalaCraft is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
BalaCraft is a minecraft mod that adds Balatro's Jokers and a deck of cards into minecraft, each card does a special ability (or abilities) Most or all of these versions will require specifically NeoForge 1.21.8.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/balacraft
- Owner
- IFeelHungryForCheese
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15