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Deck↕ | Year Published↕ | Creator↕ | Artist↕ | Tradition↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider-Waite-Smith | 1909 | A. E. Waite | Pamela Colman Smith | Golden Dawn | The world standard - first deck to fully illustrate the minor arcana, used by most modern readers |
| Tarot de Marseille | 1650 | Various French printers | Nicolas Conver and others | Italo-French classical | The medieval template from Marseille woodblocks - numbered pip cards instead of scenes |
| Thoth Tarot | 1944 | Aleister Crowley | Lady Frieda Harris | Thelemic, Hermetic | Crowley's occult masterpiece with Egyptian, alchemical, and astrological symbolism |
| Visconti-Sforza | 1451 | Duke Filippo Visconti | Bonifacio Bembo | Italian Renaissance | The oldest surviving tarot deck, hand-painted for Milanese nobility |
| Wild Unknown | 2012 | Kim Krans | Kim Krans | Modern indie | Minimalist animal and nature imagery on black backgrounds, a viral Instagram hit |
| Morgan-Greer | 1979 | Lloyd Morgan, Bill Greer | Bill Greer | Rider-Waite variant | Borderless close-up illustrations in bold 1970s psychedelic colors |
| Motherpeace | 1981 | Karen Vogel, Vicki Noble | Karen Vogel | Feminist, round format | Circular cards depicting goddess-centered and multicultural feminist imagery |
| Marseille Camoin-Jodorowsky | 1997 | Philippe Camoin, Alejandro Jodorowsky | Philippe Camoin | Restored Marseille | A color-restored Conver with occult corrections by Jodorowsky |
| Deviant Moon | 2008 | Patrick Valenza | Patrick Valenza | Surrealist modern | Dark surreal imagery with gothic figures and moonlit asylum landscapes |
| Smith-Waite Centennial | 2009 | U.S. Games Systems | Pamela Colman Smith | Rider-Waite | Centennial reprint giving Pamela Colman Smith full credit in the title for the first time |
| Dali Universal Tarot | 1984 | Salvador Dali | Salvador Dali | Surrealist art deck | Dali's personal tarot with collage and self-portrait imagery, originally for a James Bond film |
| Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot | 1977 | Robert Wang | Robert Wang | Hermetic Order | Reconstructed from the private deck of MacGregor Mathers for ritual magicians |
| Light Seer's Tarot | 2019 | Chris-Anne Donnelly | Chris-Anne Donnelly | Modern intuitive | Warm sun-drenched illustrations celebrating diverse modern bodies and spirits |
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