If you love Tarot and gaming, you’ve probably noticed that the two worlds have a surprising amount in common.
You’ve got archetypes, characters, quests, choices, mysterious strangers, dramatic plot twists, death, transformation, magical worlds, and the occasional decision that seemed like a really good idea until everything went horribly wrong.
So naturally, someone eventually decided to turn video games and tabletop RPGs into Tarot and oracle decks.
And I’m not talking about generic fantasy Tarot decks that happen to have a sword or dragon somewhere in the artwork. This list is specifically for Tarot and oracle decks connected to actual games, gaming franchises, or the RPG experience itself.
Some are officially licensed decks based on games you already know. Others are designed specifically around tabletop RPGs. I’ve also included a few newer independent projects worth keeping an eye on, but I’ll clearly mark those as unofficial.
I’ve listed the published decks from newest to oldest, so if you’re looking for something new to add to your collection, start at the top.
World of Warcraft: The Official Tarot Deck and Guidebook
Released: 2024
Type: Tarot
Status: Officially licensed
Where To Get: Amazon
If you spent an unreasonable amount of time in Azeroth, this one should probably be on your radar.
World of Warcraft: The Official Tarot Deck and Guidebook contains 78 cards featuring characters, locations, objects, and imagery from the World of Warcraft universe.
The traditional Tarot structure is reimagined through the game’s lore, and the set includes a 128-page guidebook with card meanings and spreads.
There’s also a special 20th Anniversary Limited Edition with 84 cards, which makes this one particularly interesting if you’re a WoW collector as well as a Tarot reader.
I mean… World of Warcraft has more than enough characters and storylines to fill a Tarot deck.
You’ve got heroes, villains, rulers, healers, warriors, betrayal, sacrifice, death, resurrection, and enough dramatic plot twists to keep the Major Arcana busy.
Magic: The Gathering Oracle Deck
Released: 2024
Type: Tarot
Status: Officially licensed
Where To Get: Amazon
{read my deck review here}
Tarot isn’t the only divination system that has made its way into gaming.
The Magic: The Gathering Oracle Deck contains 52 cards inspired by the world of Magic: The Gathering, specifically the mythology-inspired plane of Theros.
The deck features gods, creatures, characters, and other imagery from the MTG universe, along with a guidebook explaining how to work with the cards.
I actually think oracle was a great choice for Magic.
The game already has such an enormous mythology and cast of characters that there was no need to squeeze everything into a traditional Tarot structure.
Instead, the oracle format gives the cards room to explore the world of Theros in its own way.
If you’re already a Magic player, it’s a fun way to interact with the universe outside of the actual card game.
Neopets: The Official Tarot Deck, Faerie Edition
Released: 2024
Type: Tarot
Status: Officially licensed
Where To Get: Amazon
Okay, I know Neopets isn’t necessarily what everyone thinks of when they hear the word “gamer.”
But if you grew up playing Neopets, you know.
Neopets: The Official Tarot Deck, Faerie Edition contains 78 cards featuring characters and imagery from Neopia, with this edition focusing particularly on the faeries of Faerieland.
The deck follows the traditional Tarot structure and comes with a guidebook.
This one feels particularly nostalgic because it’s the kind of deck that can take you straight back to sitting at a computer as a kid, checking your pets, playing games, and wondering how many more Neopoints you needed to buy whatever random thing you were currently obsessed with.
If you’re a longtime Neopets fan, this is definitely one to check out.
The Ultimate RPG Tarot Deck
Released: 2023
Type: Tarot
Status: RPG-themed
Where To Get: Amazon
{read my deck review here}
This one isn’t based on a particular game.
Instead, The Ultimate RPG Tarot Deck takes the entire tabletop RPG experience and gives it a Tarot makeover.
The 78 cards are based on traditional Tarot symbolism, but the archetypes are reimagined through the world of fantasy role-playing games.
The Fool becomes a first-level adventurer heading out on their first quest. The cards incorporate familiar RPG ideas like characters, quests, loot, combat, and leveling up.
The deck can also be used as a regular Tarot deck, which is what makes it especially appealing to me.
You don’t have to choose between being a Tarot reader and a tabletop gamer.
You can use it for a reading, then bring it to your next game session and use it to come up with an NPC, encounter, plot twist, or questionable decision.
Diablo: The Sanctuary Tarot Deck and Guidebook
Released: 2023
Type: Tarot
Status: Officially licensed
Where To Get: Amazon
If you prefer your gaming worlds a little darker, there’s Diablo: The Sanctuary Tarot Deck and Guidebook.
This 78-card deck brings the world of Sanctuary into Tarot, with artwork inspired by the game’s characters, creatures, and dark fantasy setting.
It also comes with a guidebook to help you interpret the cards and use them for readings.
And Diablo is honestly a surprisingly natural fit for Tarot.
Death?
Obviously.
The Devil?
I mean…
The Tower?
You’ve spent enough time in Sanctuary to know.
If you like darker Tarot decks and you’re already a Diablo fan, this is a pretty easy crossover.
Fallout: The Official Tarot Deck and Guidebook
Released: 2022
Type: Tarot
Status: Officially licensed
Where To Get: Amazon
If fantasy isn’t really your thing and you’d rather wander through a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Fallout: The Official Tarot Deck and Guidebook brings the franchise into Tarot.
The 78-card deck features characters and imagery from the Fallout universe and comes with a 128-page guidebook containing card meanings and spreads.
And I have to say, Fallout already feels oddly suited to Tarot.
The Tower? The wasteland has plenty of those.
Death? Obviously.
The Five of Pentacles? You’re broke, freezing, out of supplies, and someone just stole your Nuka-Cola.
You get the idea.
It’s one of those gaming franchises where the Tarot archetypes actually fit surprisingly well.
The Dungeons & Dragons Tarot Deck
Released: 2022
Type: Tarot
Status: Officially licensed
Where To Get: Amazon
{read my deck review here}
Of course Dungeons & Dragons belongs on this list.
The Dungeons & Dragons Tarot Deck contains 78 cards featuring characters, creatures, and imagery from the D&D universe.
The Major Arcana follows the traditional Tarot structure, while the Minor Arcana incorporates D&D-inspired themes and abilities.
The set also includes a guidebook with Tarot meanings and prompts that can be used to bring some of the cards into your D&D sessions.
One thing worth mentioning is that this isn’t intended to replace the actual game mechanics. It’s a Tarot deck inspired by D&D that can also be used to add ideas and twists to your game.
So you can absolutely use it for a normal Tarot reading.
Or pull a card before your next session and decide that whatever it says is now the party’s problem.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Tarot Deck and Guidebook
Released: 2022
Type: Tarot
Status: Officially licensed
Where To Get: Amazon
If you’ve ever started Skyrim with the intention of completing the main quest and somehow ended up spending three hours exploring a cave, stealing someone’s cheese, and collecting ingredients you absolutely don’t need, this one is for you.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Tarot Deck and Guidebook brings Tamriel into a 78-card Tarot deck featuring characters, creatures, locations, and other imagery from the game.
The deck follows the traditional Tarot structure and comes with a guidebook explaining the cards and offering spreads.
And honestly, Skyrim and Tarot make a ridiculous amount of sense together.
You’ve got wandering adventurers, powerful rulers, hidden knowledge, death, transformation, temptation, conflict, isolation, magic, and mysterious strangers who show up and immediately give you another problem to deal with.
It’s basically a Tarot reading waiting to happen.
Adventurer’s Tarot: The Empress Deck
Released: 2020
Type: Oracle / RPG deck
Status: Independent, human-created
Where To Get: Weird Works
If you want a deck that was actually designed to be used at the gaming table, Adventurer’s Tarot is one worth checking out.
Created by artist and designer Brenda Ho, the Empress Deck contains 103 gold-foil cards inspired by fantasy tabletop RPGs and designed primarily for D&D 5E and other fantasy role-playing games.
Despite the name, this isn’t a traditional 78-card Tarot deck. It’s more of an RPG oracle deck that borrows some of the language and spirit of divination while giving you plenty of ways to use the cards during a game.
You can use the deck for oracle readings, introduce cards as magical items, use them to help with initiative, or bring them into your campaign as part of the story.
The cards feature fantasy RPG staples including classes, creatures, companions, familiars, adversaries, and other characters and elements that can easily become part of an adventure.
And this isn’t a deck that was slapped together with generic fantasy artwork. Brenda Ho was the sole artist and designer, making this a particularly nice option if you’re looking for a gaming deck created by a human artist.
The original Kickstarter was funded in under 90 minutes and eventually raised more than $245,000 from over 7,600 backers. The deck also won a 2021 ENNIE Award, which is pretty impressive for an independent RPG project.
If you’re a D&D player who also happens to love Tarot and oracle decks, this is one I’d definitely put on your wishlist.
✦ Upcoming Gaming Tarot & Oracle Decks
Gaming-themed Tarot and oracle decks aren’t stopping with the ones already on the shelves. There are also a few upcoming releases and independent projects worth keeping an eye on.
The Outer Wilds Tarot
Release: 2026
Type: Tarot
Status: Unofficial indie/fan project
Where To Get: Preorder here
This is another one I’d keep in the “upcoming/new indie decks” section.
The Outer Wilds Tarot is an unofficial 78-card Tarot deck inspired by the game, with the creator running preorders in 2026 and planning physical fulfillment during the summer.
It’s a particularly interesting one for your list because it isn’t simply using generic fantasy imagery. The deck is built around the actual themes and world of Outer Wilds.
The Witcher Oracle Deck
Release: February 23, 2027
Type: Oracle
Status: Officially licensed
Where To Get: Amazon
The Witcher Oracle Deck is an officially licensed 56-card deck from CD PROJEKT RED, published by Clarkson Potter. It features characters, magical items, and locations from The Witcher, including Geralt, Ciri, and Dandelion, and comes with a guidebook explaining how to use and interpret the cards.
✦ Official vs. Fan-Made Gaming Decks
One thing I’d pay attention to when shopping for gaming Tarot and oracle decks is whether the deck is officially licensed.
There are plenty of beautiful fan-made decks out there, and I’m not against them at all. In fact, some of them are incredibly creative.
I just think it’s important to know what you’re buying.
An officially licensed deck has permission to use the game’s characters, name, artwork, or intellectual property.
A fan-made deck is created independently and isn’t necessarily connected to the game’s publisher or developer.
Neither automatically makes one better than the other.
If you’re looking at an indie or fan-made deck, I’d check out the creator’s portfolio, look at the artwork across their other projects, and see how transparent they are about how the deck was made.
That’s especially important if, like me, you prefer to support human artists rather than AI-generated decks.
✦ Why Gaming and Tarot Work So Well Together
I think the reason this crossover works so well is pretty simple.
Games are stories, and Tarot is storytelling.
You’re already used to thinking about characters, motivations, choices, consequences, quests, obstacles, and different paths a story can take.
That’s basically what you’re doing when you read Tarot.
The difference is that instead of asking, “What happens if my character opens this mysterious door?” you’re asking, “What happens if I take this opportunity?”
Instead of rolling a d20, you’re shuffling a deck.
And I think that’s pretty fun.
You could use a gaming Tarot deck for regular readings, journal with it, collect it purely because you love the artwork, or even bring it into your actual gaming sessions.
Pull a card to create an NPC.
Use a card to decide what happens at a crossroads.
Draw three cards to create the next quest.
Pull a card when you can’t decide what your character would do.
Or just shuffle the deck and see what story comes out.
You don’t really have to choose between Tarot and gaming.
You can have your dice bag and your Tarot bag.
I support both.
A Note About This List
This is an evolving list, and I’m sure there are gaming-themed Tarot and oracle decks I’ve missed. I’m continuing to add to it as new decks are released and discovered.
If you know of a published or upcoming Tarot or oracle deck for gamers that isn’t included here, feel free to leave a comment and let me know. I’d love to add it to the list.
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