diff --git a/content/objects/decks.lua b/content/objects/decks.lua
index b5a66e8..34a7d1f 100644
--- a/content/objects/decks.lua
+++ b/content/objects/decks.lua
@@ -74,19 +74,6 @@ SMODS.Back({
 						}, G.deck, nil, nil, { G.C.SECONDARY_SET.Enhanced })
 						_card:set_ability(G.P_CENTERS["m_glorp"], nil, true)
 						SMODS.change_base(_card, "Glorpsuit")
-						-- Check if Cerber joker exists and apply Negative to 2s
-						local has_cerber = false
-						if G and G.jokers and G.jokers.cards then
-							for _, joker in ipairs(G.jokers.cards) do
-								if joker.config and joker.config.center and joker.config.center.key == "j_cerber" then
-									has_cerber = true
-									break
-								end
-							end
-						end
-						if has_cerber and _rank == "2" then
-							_card:set_edition("e_negative", true)
-						end
 						G.E_MANAGER:add_event(Event({
 							func = function()
 								return true
diff --git a/content/objects/jokers.lua b/content/objects/jokers.lua
index f8c109b..8c61619 100644
--- a/content/objects/jokers.lua
+++ b/content/objects/jokers.lua
@@ -2285,7 +2285,7 @@ SMODS.Joker({
 		name = "Cerber",
 		text = {
 			"All {C:attention}2s{} become",
-			"{C:dark_edition}Negative{} when obtained",
+			"{C:dark_edition}Negative{}",
 		},
 	},
 	credits = {
@@ -2305,20 +2305,12 @@ SMODS.Joker({
 	pos = { x = 4, y = 0 },
 	add_to_deck = function(self, card, from_debuff)
 		if G.playing_cards and not card.debuff then
-			for _, pcard in ipairs(G.playing_cards) do
-				if pcard:get_id() == 2 and not (pcard.edition and pcard.edition.key == "e_negative") then
-					pcard:set_edition("e_negative", true)
-				end
-			end
+			Neuratro.cerberify_cards(G.playing_cards)
 		end
 	end,
 	calculate = function(self, card, context)
 		if context.playing_card_added and not context.blueprint and not context.retrigger_joker then
-			for _, pcard in ipairs(context.cards) do
-				if pcard:get_id() == 2 and not (pcard.edition and pcard.edition.key == "e_negative") then
-					pcard:set_edition("e_negative", true)
-				end
-			end
+			Neuratro.cerberify_cards(context.cards)
 		end
 	end,
 	in_pool = function(self, args)
diff --git a/modules/hooks/general.lua b/modules/hooks/general.lua
index 406ce5d..919ec5e 100644
--- a/modules/hooks/general.lua
+++ b/modules/hooks/general.lua
@@ -49,6 +49,30 @@ function Card:set_sprites(center, ...)
 	return _set_sprites(self, center, ...)
 end
 
+local function cerber_card_id(card)
+	return card and card.base and card.base.id or nil
+end
+
+local card_set_base = Card.set_base
+function Card:set_base(...)
+	local previous_id = cerber_card_id(self)
+	local x = { card_set_base(self, ...) }
+	if previous_id ~= 2 and cerber_card_id(self) == 2 then
+		Neuratro.trigger_cerber_on_card(self)
+	end
+	return unpack(x)
+end
+
+local smods_change_base = SMODS.change_base
+function SMODS.change_base(card, ...)
+	local previous_id = cerber_card_id(card)
+	local x = { smods_change_base(card, ...) }
+	if card and previous_id ~= 2 and cerber_card_id(card) == 2 then
+		Neuratro.trigger_cerber_on_card(card)
+	end
+	return unpack(x)
+end
+
 local cardUpdateHook = Card.update
 function Card:update(dt)
 	self.playbook_click_delay = math.max((self.playbook_click_delay or 0) - dt, 0)
diff --git a/modules/utils/joker_utils.lua b/modules/utils/joker_utils.lua
index 8c1d376..c1ca4e0 100644
--- a/modules/utils/joker_utils.lua
+++ b/modules/utils/joker_utils.lua
@@ -39,6 +39,55 @@ function Neuratro.has_joker(joker_key)
 	return Neuratro.find_joker(joker_key) ~= nil
 end
 
+function Neuratro.cerberify_card(card)
+	local card_id = card and card.base and card.base.id
+	if
+		not card
+		or not card_id
+		or not card.ability
+		or card.ability.set ~= "Default"
+		or card_id ~= 2
+		or (card.edition and card.edition.key == "e_negative")
+	then
+		return false
+	end
+
+	card:set_edition("e_negative", true)
+	return true
+end
+
+function Neuratro.cerberify_cards(cards)
+	if not cards then
+		return false
+	end
+
+	local triggered = false
+
+	for _, card in ipairs(cards) do
+		if Neuratro.cerberify_card(card) then
+			triggered = true
+		end
+	end
+
+	return triggered
+end
+
+function Neuratro.trigger_cerber_on_card(card)
+	if not card or not Neuratro.has_joker("j_cerber") then
+		return false
+	end
+
+	return Neuratro.cerberify_card(card)
+end
+
+function Neuratro.trigger_cerber_on_cards(cards)
+	if not cards or not Neuratro.has_joker("j_cerber") then
+		return false
+	end
+
+	return Neuratro.cerberify_cards(cards)
+end
+
 function Neuratro.trigger_filtersister_upgrade()
 	for _, joker in ipairs(Neuratro.find_jokers("j_filtersister")) do
 		joker.ability.extra.xmult = joker.ability.extra.xmult + joker.ability.extra.upg