Tarot Cards

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Dereth Tarot cards come in two varieties, lesser trump and greater trump. Lesser trump cards are mostly found on monsters under level 45, but are also uncommonly dropped by higher level monsters. Greater trump cards are usually dropped by hero level monsters, but may rarely be found on lower level monsters.

Lesser Trump

There are 56 different lesser tarot; four suits each in the numbers from Ace to King. Each has a unique name like "Four of Scepters." If you're under 45, their only purpose is for the buffs. Once you're a hero, they can be used with the greater tarot for very strong and long-lasting buffs.

Drums: Increase maximum vigor by ??, ?? minutes
Scepters: Increase maximum health by ??, ?? minutes
Skulls: Increase combat damage by ??, ?? minutes
Swords: Increase combat speed by ??, ?? minutes

Greater Trump

There are 15 different greater tarot. Each has a unique name like "The Seeker," and can be double-clicked to view a unique picture. The titles listed after the card name are the different melds where it can be used.
The Bane - Gateway: The Great Error
The Crafter - Deck of Power, Three Paths, Gateway: Apprentice, Gateway: Journeyman, Gateway: Master, Gateway: Grandmaster
The Devourers - Gateway: The Great Error
The Empyrean - Gateway: The Great Error
The Eternal - Deck of Power, Three Powers, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness
The Great Tree - Deck of Power, Three Powers, Gateway: Seeker in Light
The Imperator - Deck of Power, Three Kingdoms, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Light
The Indwelling - Deck of Power, Three Powers, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness
The Living Moon - Deck of Power, Twin Moons, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Light
The Lord of Light - Deck of Power, Three Kingdoms, Gateway: Seeker in Light
The Seeker - Trumped, Deck of Power, Three Paths, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness, Gateway: Seeker in Light
The Shadow - Deck of Power, Three Kingdoms, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness
The Shattered Moon - Deck of Power, Twin Moons, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness
The Warrior - Deck of Power, Three Paths
Those Who Are Called - Deck of Power

Unlocking Tarot Melds

Upon reaching Hero status, the Fortune Teller in Cavendo will give you the "Tarot Quest: Significator" subquest. To complete it, just hand her one greater trump card. Which one you choose seems to have no effect on anything, but this card will become your personal "Significator" card. Hold onto this card. It is used to gain the experience rewards from melds as detailed below, and the Significator is never consumed in the process.

Significator

Greater Trump Melds

Once you become a hero and complete the Tarot: Significator quest, you'll get quest recipes to create melds of greater trump cards. Each meld will look like a stack of cards or a gateway. The melds that look like gateways can be used for one-time experience rewards or craft experience rewards (see below). The melds that look like groups of cards can be used either for one-time experience rewards or to combine into fate cards for strong buffs.

2 cards

Twin Moons = The Living Moon + The Shattered Moon
Gateway: The Summons = The Empyrean + Those Who Are Called
Gateway: Apprentice = The Crafter (x2)

3 cards

Three Kingdoms = The Imperator + The Lord of Light + The Shadow
Three Paths = The Crafter + The Seeker + The Warrior
Three Powers = The Eternal + The Great Tree + The Indwelling
Gateway: The Great Error = The Bane + The Devourers + The Empyrean
Gateway: Journeyman = The Crafter (x3)

5 cards

Gateway: Order and Chaos = The Eternal + The Imperator + The Indwelling + The Living Moon + The Shattered Moon
Gateway: Seeker in Darkness = The Eternal + The Indwelling + The Seeker + The Shadow + The Shattered Moon
Gateway: Seeker in Light = The Great Tree + The Imperator + The Living Moon + The Lord of Light + The Seeker
Gateway: Master = The Crafter (x5)

12 cards

Deck of Power = The Crafter + The Eternal + The Great Tree + The Imperator + The Indwelling + The Living Moon + The Lord of Light + The Seeker + The Shadow + The Shattered Moon + The Warrior + Those Who Are Called
Gateway: Grandmaster = The Crafter (x12)

Unknown

• Gateway: Ancient Enemies = ???
• Gateway: The Destroyers = ???
• Gateway: The Plague = ???
• Deck of Fortune = ???

Experience Rewards

Using your Significator card on any of the above melds, you will gain a one-time reward of experience or craft experience. This consumes the meld in the process. The experience rewards scale with level, at least to level 74 and possibly higher.
Twin Moons: 1% xp
Gateway: The Summons: 1% xp
Three Kingdoms: 1.5% xp
Three Paths: 1.5% xp
Three Powers: 1.5% xp
Gateway: The Great Error: 1.5% xp
Gateway: Order and Chaos: 3% xp
Gateway: Seeker in Darkness: 3% xp
Gateway: Seeker in Light: 3% xp
Deck of Power: 7% xp
Gateway: Apprentice: 2000 cxp
Gateway: Journeyman: 3000 cxp
Gateway: Master: 4000 cxp
Gateway: Grandmaster: 6938 cxp

Fate Card Buffs

The other use for melds is to create strong buffs in the form of "fate cards." To do this, use your meld on the type of lesser trump card shown. There are three levels of strength; lesser fate cards, normal fate cards, and greater fate cards. Which one you receive depends on your "lucky number." Each character has a certain number, from Ace to King, which gives greater fate cards with a certain meld. It can be any one of the 14 numbers found on lesser trump cards. When you make a meld with this lucky number, you will get a message that you created an "optimal fate card," and receive the greater version of the fate card. Remember this number! It will make every fate card you create with it stronger. Otherwise, you will receive the lesser or normal version of the buff.

Meld		Lesser Trump		Fate Card Name	Lesser	Normal	Greater
Twin Moons	+	or or or	=	Fortuna	Bad Luck	Better Luck	Best Luck
Three Kingdoms	+		=	Vigor			+150 max vigor
Three Kingdoms	+		=	Health
Three Kingdoms	+		=	Speed	5% run speed bonus	10% run speed bonus	15% run speed bonus
Three Kingdoms	+		=	Frenzy	??% combat speed bonus	??% combat speed bonus	??% combat speed bonus
Three Paths	+	or	=	Penetration		+3% critical to weapon
Three Paths	+	or	=	Smiting		+20 damage to weapon
Three Powers	+	or	=	Lightness	-6 combat delay to armor	-8 combat delay to armor	-10 combat delay to armor
Three Powers	+	or	=	Protection	+6 armor rating to armor	+8 armor rating to armor	+10 armor rating to armor
Deck of Power	+		=	Spirit Guard		+150 max health, +250 max vigor
Deck of Power	+		=	Eternal Flame		+70% combat speed, +20% run speed	+100% combat speed, +30% run speed
Deck of Power	+		=	Warding		+20 armor rating, -10 combat delay to armor
Deck of Power	+		=	Destruction	+40 damage, +?? critical hit to weapon	+50 damage, +?? critical hit to weapon	+60 damage, +8% critical hit to weapon