Joker is a Mage/Ranged character in MultiVersus. Read on to find out how to play Joker, Joker's rating and basic info, as well as Joker's moveset, best combos, best perks, and a list of skins available for Joker!
List of Contents
- Ratings and Basic Info
- Moveset and Abilities
- Best Perks and Signature Perks
- Best Combos and Moves
- Skins (Variants)
- Related Guides
Joker Ratings and Basic Info
Joker Basic Information
| Joker | |
|---|---|
 | Tier Rating: Type:Mage Fighting Style:Horizontal Difficulty: Recommended Cost:1,250 GleamiumDefault Tags:Human, Villainous |
Character Tier List (June 2024)
Joker Strengths and Weaknesses
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
| ✔︎ Has multiple attacks that can be used to create space between your opponent ✔︎ Projectile attacks have decent range ✔︎ Plenty of attack to close gaps | ✖︎ Some attacks have a small hitbox ✖︎ Attacks can leave you vulnerable as it requires The Joker to be stationary |
Joker Moveset and Abilities
Ground Attacks
| Command | Move | Description | How to Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral (Neutral + Attack) |  Dirty Dealer! | Effect: ProjectileThrow out a card projectile. Each throw cycles to a new card. Diamond card sticks to opponents before exploding. Heart card passes through opponents, but then hits while returning to The Joker. Spade card throws multiple cards. | Diamond cards are great for disrupting your opponent's flow as the delayed explosion can catch them off guard. Heart cards can be used to bring your opponent close to you, allowing for a great combo starter. Spade cards can be used for poke damage due to the volume of projectile attacks. |
| Side (Side (Hold) + Attack) |  Joker, Baby! | The Joker slides forward, striking a pose in the process. | Mainly used to close gaps between you and your opponent. Also knocks enemies back when it connects. |
| Side (Side + Attack) |  Everything But The Kitchen Sink! | Effect: ComboThe Joker swings various objects in a combo attack. | Can be used on its own or combined with other attacks to chain combos together. |
| Up (Up + Attack) |  Crowbarred! | Effect: ChargeSwing a crowbar upward. The player can charge this attack. | Use this to knock enemies in the air. Can be charged to deal more damage. |
| Down (Down + Attack) |  Brushed and Ready! | Effect: Break Armor, ChargeWind up some mechanical teeth to bite your opponents and break armor. The longer this is charged the more bites it will do. The charge can be saved for later if not fired initially. This saved charge is shared with his Take A Whiff!. | Best used in between combos as this can help deal more damage with its break armor. |
| Neutral (Neutral + Special) |  Let's Shake On It! | Effect: ArmorOffer a handshake. This move gives armor and if the opponent is too close or hits you, they will be shocked and knocked back. | Best used between combos as this attack requires you to be right beside your enemy to be effective. |
| Side (Side + Special) |  Blastoff! | Effect: ChargeThe Joker fires a rocket projectile from a rocket launcher. This rocket can be charged. | This is great for preventing enemies from climbing up the platform, allowing you to get a ringout. |
| Up (Up + Special) |  Balloonatic! | The Joker launches himself skyward with a balloon. When off cooldown The Joker will leave a balloon behind that he or his allies can ride to knock opponents back. | Use this to lift The Joker up in the air. Leaves behind a balloon you or your teammate can use to dash forward. |
| Down (Down + Special) |  What's Behind The Curtain? | When starting this attack, The Joker has a choice between two outcomes: input special again to bring out a cannon to shoot forward, while inputting attack will bring out a jack in the box to spring upward instead. | Great for catching enemies off guard as you can choose the outcome of this attack. |
Aerial Attacks
| Command | Move | Description | How to Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral (Neutral + Attack) |  Dirty Dealer! | Same as ground neutral. | While the Diamond and Spade cards can be used for additional damage, Heart cards can be used to prevent enemies from jumping towards you. |
| Side (Side + Attack) |  Lemme At 'Em! | Effect: ChargeWind up a forward punch with your spring loaded boxing glove. This move can be charged. | Used to knock back enemies using aerial attacks. Can be charged to increased damage and knockback distance. |
| Up (Up + Attack) |  Flying Crowbar! | Upward swing with a crowbar. | Used to displace aerial enemies. |
| Down (Down + Attack) |  Oh No Pogo! | Effect: ChargeJump on a pogo stick. This move can be charged to make your jump even higher after impact. | Mainly used to as a quick recovery from aerial attacks. |
| Neutral (Neutral + Special) |  Take A Whiff! | Effect: Charge, Breaks ArmorThe Joker charges and fires acid from his acid flower that breaks armor. The charge can be saved for later if not fired initially. This saved charge is shared with his Brushed and Ready!. | Use this when approaching enemies to break your opponent's armor to deal more damage. |
| Side (Side + Special) |  Puttin' On A Blitz! | The Joker dashes forward while twirling his cane in front of him. | Good to chain with aerial combos as this can knock enemies back. |
| Up (Up + Special) |  Balloonatic! | Same as ground up special. | Can be used to get higher in combat. |
| Down (Down + Special) |  Fire In The Hole! | The Joker throws a grenade down, launching himself slightly upward. | Use this to create space between you and your opponent when coming down from aerial combat. |
Joker Best Perks and Signature Perks
Signature Perks
| Perk and Rating | Description | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ Joker's Wild | When The Joker throws a card, he will occasionally throw an explosive Joker card instead of a normal playing card. | This perk gives Dirty Dealer! more damage, effectively increasing your Neutral attack for higher damage output on your projectiles. This is great for poking and increasing your overall damage against opponents. |
| ★★★★★☆ Runaway Inflation | The Joker's balloon grows in size the longer he charges the attack. | This perk is excellent as it provides you with more space vertically to recover from the fight. |
Universal Perks
| Perk and Rating | Description | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ That's Flammable, Doc! | Your team can melee an enemy after hitting them with a projectile to ignite them. If your teammate also selects this perk, ignite damage and duration is increased. | The Joker has plenty of moves that shoots projectiles, allowing you to constantly deal damage over time with the ignite debuff. |
| ★★★★★ Armor Killer | Hitting an armored enemy will briefly stop them from using armor | The Joker's moveset works excellently with this perk as he has many projectile attacks that can constantly poke enemies. This can deny your opponents from using armor and lets you follow up with good damage. |
| ★★★★☆ Static Electricity | After moving on the ground for 4 seconds, your next projectile applies shocked to enemies. Leaving the ground restarts the timer. | Since The Joker's kit has plenty of projectiles, you can take advantage of this perk and deal the shocked debuff very easily. |
| ★★★☆☆ Speed Force Assist | You receive 5% increased base movement speed. | This lets The Joker move around the playing area quicker, allow him to get more ranged attacks off. |
Joker Best Combos and Moves
Side Attack and Side Special Combo
| Neutral ► Side + Attack x2 ► Side Special |
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| While this combo can work with any of Joker's Neutral attacks, we recommend queueing up a Heart card as this knocks your opponent closer to you, allowing you to hit this combo quicker. This combo inflicts horizontal damage and ends with a knock back that can knock opponents from the platform for a potential ringout. |
Aerial Combos to Blastoff!
| Aerial Down + Attack ► Up + Special ► Aerial Side + Attack ► Side + Special |
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| This combo chains aerial and ground combos with your last move knocking your opponent off the platform, allowing for another potential ringout. |
Blastoff!
Blastoff! is a projectile move that can be charged, with its damage and knockback increasing depending on the time you were able to charge. This move is great for finishing combos as it can be easier to hit on enemies trying to recover.
Brushed And Ready!
The Joker's Down + Attack, Brushed And Ready!, is another move that can be charged with the charge directly affecting how many bites it inflicts on your opponent. While you can get away with doing this move without having to charge it, keep in mind that you can charge this attack ahead of time and save it, allowing you to use it at a more opportune time.
Joker Skins (Variants)
 The Batman Who Laughs(Legendary)Tags: To be updated 100,000 Prestige |  The Killing Joke The Joker(Epic)Tags: To be updated 1500 Gleamium |  The Dark Prince Charming(Rare)Tags: To be updated 800 Gleamium |
 Clown Squad The Joker(Uncommon)Tags: To be updated 500 Gleamium |  Tooniverse The Joker(Uncommon)Tags: To be updated 500 Gleamium |
List of Skins (Variants)
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