RWS

Yukika Tarot Stasia Burrington painted all 80 cards by hand in watercolor over two years. Built on the Rider-Waite-Smith structure, the imagery centers on bodies, presence, and the immediate moment rather than distant symbolism. A pink-blue holographic foil on the card edges shifts with the light and sits naturally alongside the soft palette. Language: English Quality: 350 gsm matte card stock, pink-blue holographic foil edges, sturdy lidded box Contents: 80 cards and a 100-page guidebook This is the 2nd edition of the deck Burrington originally released through Kickstarter.

Mermaid Tarot Dame Darcy drew and painted all 78 cards by hand, in a neo-Victorian style filled with sea creatures, shipwrecks, and nautical folklore. The pastel colours and faded vintage tones recall hand-drawn posters from the 1960s, while the imagery follows the classic Rider-Waite structure throughout. The card edges are finished with a high-gloss gold foil – reflective, not matte. Language: English (no guidebook included) Quality: Fully hand-drawn artwork, gold foil edges, rigid box Contents: 78 cards, no guidebook The plain white box gives almost nothing away about what is inside.

She’s Wilderness Tarot This indie tarot reimagines the classic Rider-Waite Smith system through the lens of feminine strength: every archetype is portrayed by women from diverse backgrounds, drawn in a soft, dreamlike style with touches of anime and mythology. The deck was designed by YOU & Raven of X-Cat Studio in collaboration with Vermilion Collection, launched via Kickstarter in spring 2025, and followed quickly by a second print run. Language: English Quality: Matte soft-touch finish, red sprayed edges, gold foil details, sturdy magnetic closure box Contents: 79 cards (78 standard + 1 bonus card) The Deluxe 2.0 edition is borderless, letting the illustrations fill the full card face.

The Soul’s Haven Tarot The Soul’s Haven Tarot pairs delicate, youthful imagery with themes of identity loss, family trauma and emotional recovery. Designer JuJu built it on the Rider-Waite-Smith system and illustrated the Minor Arcana as continuous panoramic scenes: lay all cards of one suit in sequence and they form a single unfolding landscape. The cards are printed on 330 gsm black core stock with an air-cushion finish and gilded edges. Language: English Quality: 330 gsm black core, air-cushion finish, gilded edges, rigid two-part box Contents: 78 tarot cards plus 1 bonus card, English guidebook included Entirely hand-drawn by JuJu, with no AI generation involved.

Starman Tarot Remastered Davide De Angelis spent more than seven years working directly with David Bowie on the visual world of the Outside and Earthling albums. This tarot deck grew out of that collaboration. The Remastered edition is a revised second version with a new card back design, adjusted card sizing to reveal artwork that was cropped in the original, and added design elements based on handwritten notes and sketches exchanged between De Angelis and Bowie during their work together. Language: English Quality: Revised second edition with new card back design and adjusted card sizing Contents: 78 cards and 200-page guidebook The guidebook has been rewritten by Davide and Esther De Angelis and includes new insights and personal anecdotes about working with Bowie.

The Soul Seeker Tarot The Soul Seeker Tarot maps the shadow side of the classic Rider-Waite-Smith tradition. For each of the 78 traditional cards, this deck offers a dark counterpart, illustrated by Italian artist Mirko Andreoli. Charles Harrington, who has been reading and teaching tarot for 25 years, wrote the guidebook as a narrative: a lonely soul searching for meaning across the Arcana. Language: English Contents: 78 cards + 128-page guidebook Published by Lo Scarabeo in August 2026, this deck works as a direct mirror of the RWS tradition, not a loose reinterpretation of it.

Lovecraft Tarot The Lovecraft Tarot is a redesigned edition of the Dark Grimoire Tarot, fully illustrated by Michele Penco. Strange creatures, powerful sorcerers and savage landscapes fill all 78 cards, drawing directly from the world H.P. Lovecraft built in his fiction. The accompanying texts were written by Valentina Camerini. Language: English Contents: 78 cards and instruction booklet This is a deck that commits fully to its dark atmosphere and does not soften it.

Jane Austen Tarot Every card in this deck is based on a character or scene from Jane Austen’s novels. The suits have been adapted to her world: candles for wands, pens for swords, and denarii (period coins) for pentacles. It is a full 78-card tarot, conceived and written by Diane Wilkes, with illustrations by Italian artist Lola Airaghi, who trained at the Scuola del Fumetto di Milano. Language: English Contents: 78 cards + 128-page guidebook The suits are renamed after objects from Austen’s era, but the structure of a standard tarot remains fully intact.

Oracle of the Mythic Heroes Rather than gods like Zeus or Athena, this oracle centres on the mortal figures of Greek and Roman mythology: Orpheus, Daedalus, Helen of Troy. Letao Wang, a professional astrologer and tarot specialist based in Hong Kong, links each of the 40 cards to a zodiac sign, a planet and a decan. The 256-page guidebook illustrates each card with concrete examples drawn from his own counselling practice. Language: English Quality: Sturdy cards, 127 x 172 mm Contents: 40 cards and 256-page guidebook The astrological layering per card, including decan and crystal pairing, makes this an unusually detailed oracle for a 40-card deck.

Queer Tarot: An Inclusive Deck and Guidebook Ash + Chess, the duo of Ashley Molesso and Chess Needham based in Richmond, Virginia, built this deck on a clear principle: every single card is based on a real LGBTQ+ person, commissioned specifically for this project. The result covers the full 78-card structure of tarot, reimagined with a wide range of gender identities, sexual orientations, skin tones, body sizes, and physical abilities. The illustrations draw on risograph-style printing, with bold lines and saturated retro colour palettes. Language: English Quality: Flocked interior tray, magnetic keepsake box with metallic foil accents, flexibind guidebook Contents: 78 cards + 176-page guidebook Each card figure was drawn from a real person, which gives this deck a grounding that purely invented designs rarely achieve.

RWS Tarot – Pamela Colman Smith This is the original Rider-Waite-Smith deck from 1909, the edition that became the foundation for almost every tarot deck published since. Pamela Colman Smith illustrated all 78 cards, including the minor arcana, with narrative scenes, something that had not existed in tarot before. The print follows the original technique, including the characteristic dot structure that belongs to this reproduction. Language: Multilingual guidebook (including English) Contents: 78 cards with guidebook Anyone learning tarot will find that almost every course, book, and online resource refers back to this deck.

The Land of Stories Tarot The Land of Stories Tarot connects all 78 cards to fairy tales, fables and myths that most people already know, from Alice in Wonderland to the Legend of the White Snake. The illustrations are designed as picture-book plates: colourful, detailed and faithful to Rider-Waite-Smith symbolism. The cards are designed for those who want to learn tarot through stories that already feel familiar. Language: English (card names in English) Quality: 350 gsm coated card stock with embossing finish, rigid box with gold foil Contents: 78 cards, size 66 x 120 mm The sturdy two-part box with thumb notches and embossed detailing makes this a well-presented gift as well.

Valley of the Lambs Tarot The Valley of the Lambs Tarot replaces every human figure from the classic Rider-Waite-Smith system with a white lamb. The symbolism stays intact: postures, attributes and colour coding all follow the RWS tradition closely. Artist SENGIA printed the cards on 400 gsm art paper with a linen finish and matte gold edges. Language: English Quality: 400 gsm art paper, linen finish, matte gold edges Contents: 80 cards (including 2 bonus cards) and English guidebook Two bonus cards, ‘The Dream’ and ‘The Lamb’, fall outside the standard RWS structure.

Uno with the Sun Tarot This deck follows Uno the crow, inspired by the Chinese myth of the Golden Crow that carries the sun. The illustrations use soft pastel tones and painterly textures, built on the Rider-Waite-Smith structure. The four suits are renamed: Wands become Igniters, Cups become Nectar, Swords become Arrows and Pentacles become Crests. Language: English Quality: 330 gsm black core paper, holographic gold edges, book-style rigid box with magnetic closure Contents: 78 tarot cards plus 2 bonus cards, physical guidebook, ‘Daytime Glory’ tarot cloth and pouch Uno is a reminder that the light you are looking for is already yours.

Whimsical Realm of Oddities Tarot A surrealist world where skeletons and cats move through mechanical landscapes. The cartoon style combines playfulness with darker undertones, with each image functioning as a small diorama full of hidden details. Language: English Quality: 330 gsm black core paper, air-cushion finish, gilded edges Contents: 78 cards and physical guidebook in sturdy rigid box For readers who build stories from layered images and take the time to discover details.

Bard’s Arcana Shakespeare and tarot in one deck. Greg Taubman and Eunice Choi have created 78 cards in which characters like Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet and Lady Macbeth embody the classical arcana. Every card carries a quote from the original play. Language: English Quality: 350 gsm with silky matte finish Contents: 78 cards + 120-page guidebook A literary deck with spreads like Comedy, Tragedy and Sonnet.

Wicked Moon Tarot This deck tells one continuous story: a young witch travels through four seasonal realms, following the eight festivals of the Wheel of the Year. Lunastorta illustrated in watercolour and digital technique; Giorgia Farano, founder of the Witches’ Academy in Glastonbury, wrote the text from over a decade of experience as a teacher and priestess. The cards measure 70 x 120 mm and handle smoothly thanks to the matte coating. Language: Multilingual (including English) Quality: Silver gilt edges, smooth coating Contents: 78 cards with multilingual guidebook Each season carries its own colour palette: pale tones in spring, deep darkness in winter.

Ethereal Visions Tarot: Luna Edition Matt Hughes redrew the classic tarot in Art Nouveau style. This Luna Edition adds iridescent silver foil and revises the imagery toward an inclusive, contemporary reading. Language: English Quality: smooth matte lamination, silver foil on every card Contents: 80 cards (including 2 extra Major Arcana) + 140-page guidebook A deck that combines Art Nouveau elegance with contemporary diversity.

Tarot of the Goddesses 78 tarot cards linking goddesses from different cultures to the classic tarot archetypes. Antonella Platano draws in an expressive, colourful style. Jessica di Fraia writes the interpretations. Language: multilingual guidebook, cards without text Quality: sturdy cardstock, expressive illustrations with clear colours Contents: 78 cards (65 × 118 mm) + 128-page guidebook A deck that combines mythology and tarot, suitable for working with archetypes.

Fairytale Tarot Fairy tales and tarot share one quality: they work with images you recognise instantly. The Fairytale Tarot by Giulia Massaglia translates 78 classic and lesser-known folk tales into a complete tarot following the Rider-Waite-Smith structure. Language: English, multilingual guidebook Quality: Art Nouveau linework, rich colour palette, storybook style Contents: 78 cards Each card tells a story that matches the traditional tarot meaning.

Girl Power Tarot Every Major Arcana card in this deck is linked to a real historical woman: scientists, politicians, astronauts, athletes. Mary Shelley, Wu Zetian, Valentina Tereshkova and others each appear in the arcanum that reflects what made them remarkable. Illustrator Paola Vecchi drew all 78 cards, and feminist writer Sara Marzullo wrote the accompanying texts. Language: Multilingual Contents: 78 cards, 65 x 118 mm A tarot deck where every card comes with a name worth knowing.

Jack-O’-Lantern Tarot An RWS-faithful deck with pumpkin faces replacing human characters. Giuliano Costa draws autumn in warm colours and sharp shadows, with the play of light particularly striking on cards like The Fool and The Hermit. Language: multilingual guidebook (English, Italian, Spanish, French, German) Quality: sturdy cardstock, standard size 65 x 118 mm Contents: 78 cards For anyone who considers autumn the best season.

Tarot of H’Arts Isabel Hayes replaced the traditional tarot symbols with the tools of artists: paintbrushes, piano keys, dancing figures and theatrical scenes. Every card is hand-painted in an expressive style with bold colours and a strong sense of movement. The structure follows the Rider-Waite system, but the imagery is entirely her own. Language: English Quality: Gold-coloured edges, sturdy keepsake box Contents: 79 cards and a 288-page guidebook This deck rewards familiarity with Rider-Waite – it helps you see exactly what Hayes changes and why.

The Wild Unknown Tarot Kim Krans drew all 78 cards by hand, in black-and-white line art with deliberate splashes of colour. Animals and plants take the place of the traditional human figures. The set includes a 208-page hardcover guidebook, fully illustrated and written by Krans herself. Language: English Contents: 78 cards and a 208-page hardcover guidebook The matte black box features a circular motif of black-and-white stripes with a rainbow-coloured ring on the front.