Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Deck

The deck almost every other deck is answering. Pamela Colman Smith illustrated all 78 cards in 1909, including the minor arcana, which is why this is the deck nearly every tarot book and course teaches from.

• All 78 cards illustrated — the reason beginners learn on this deck
• The standard reference every guide and course is written against
• Includes the original instruction booklet

Made to order in 2–3 days. In your hands in 5–7 days. Printed and shipped from North America — no customs, no three-week wait.

The detail

If you are buying your first deck, buy this one. Not because it is the most beautiful, but because every explanation you will read for the next year assumes these images. Learn the language here and every other deck becomes readable.

Materials & care

78 cards, standard tarot size, boxed with booklet. Keep out of direct sun and handle with dry hands; card stock takes oil from skin over time.