Note: This is a recommendation of how to create a fair and balanced setup, especially when playing solo, co-op, and two-player games. However, playing with all available cards is still possible. Play the game in whatever way makes it the most enjoyable for you.
Below are the recommended 100-card deck ratios for fun and balanced gameplay. Separate the cards by category within the deck type, then shuffle each pile of card types face-down before dealing them to the larger deck. Shuffle each deck thoroughly again once all the card types have been selected.
| Loot Deck | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Miscellaneous Loot |
| 11 | Trinkets |
| 6 | Pills & Runes |
| 5 | Butter Beans |
| 6 | Bombs |
| 6 | Batteries |
| 5 | Dice Shards & Soul Hearts |
| 1 | Lost Soul |
| 6 | Nickels |
| 12 | 4¢ |
| 11 | 3¢ |
| 6 | 2¢ |
| 2 | 1¢ |
| Monster Deck | |
| 1 | Epic Bosses |
| 30 | Bosses |
| 30 | Basic Enemies |
| 9 | Cursed Enemies |
| 9 | Holy & Charmed Enemies |
| 8 | Good Events |
| 8 | Bad Events |
| 5 | Curses |
| Treasure Deck | |
| 40 | Active Items |
| 44 | Passive Items |
| 10 | Paid Items |
| 5 | One-Use Items |
| 1 | Soul Items |
| Bonus Souls | |
| 3 | Bonus Souls |