Draft: Find The Perfect Gift: 6 Fun & Unique Tarot Card Decks

by Jaime Hutkin

There is something undeniably sacred about the moment you slide a fresh tarot deck out of its box. It’s more than just ink and cardstock; it’s a gateway to a ritual that allows us to pause the noise of the world and listen to the whispers of our own intuition.

We are currently living in a golden age of tarot, where traditional archetypes are being reimagined through a variety of themes—there is truly a deck for every vibe, and gifting a tarot deck is considered good luck! While you can certainly buy your own, receiving a deck from a loved one infuses the cards with an extra layer of protective, supportive energy right from the start.

Whether you’re wishing to give a deck to your bestie as a “just because” gift, looking for a meaningful token for your romantic mate, or seeking a new addition to your own tarot deck collection, finding the right match requires some research and mindfulness. Start here with this selection of one-of-a-kind tarot decks.

In a hurry? Skip to the best deck for your giftee:

For the Minimalist: The Art of Intuitive Tarot
For the New Adult: Gen Z Tarot
For the Ones Who Still Need an Adult: Millennial Tarot
For the Swiftie: The Eras Tarot
For the English and Acting Majors: The Shakespeare Tarot
For the Whimsical At Heart: Fortunate Frogs

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The Art of Intuitive Tarot

Every day, the world bombards us with an overwhelming amount of news, messages, and distractions, making it all the more important to tap into the intuition found deep within you. That’s why we love The Art of Intuitive Tarot: A Deck and Guidebook for Awakening Your Inner Wisdom.

With this deck, metaphysical healer Jessica Stone offers a way to harness your unique energy. We absolutely love how the minimalist illustrations found on each card give you space to engage your intuition rather than rely solely on the images found on each card.

Let’s turn to Jessica’s own words for further insight on this tarot deck:

My intention with this deck and guidebook is to help you remember this truth: there are places your spirit knows, places you’ve never been, where you already belong. It is also to remind you that even though your story is still unfolding, you are already whole…This is not just a tarot deck—it is the living, breathing story of your awakening. With every card you touch, you’re writing the narrative of how you became the hero of your own life.

We especially appreciate the recommended spreads found in the guidebook, including the Art of Intuitive Tarot Spread, the Butterfly Effect Tarot Spread, and the Breadcrumbs Spread.

Gen Z Tarot

This one is for the Gen Zers (or the young at heart.) Infused with Gen Z energy, Scott Bergman and Hailey Alt’s Gen Z Tarot: A Deck and Guidebook for Your Healing Era (It Hits Different) is a high-key powerful offering.

Real ones know the struggle. The planet is dying: wildfires, rising sea levels, declining biodiversity—yet we’re expected to find love on apps, have kids to support an aging population, and get a job in this economy? We’re the newest additions to the adult lifestyle but expected to fix problems created by previous generations. No biggie. The future’s uncertain, life’s a grind, and we’re in some serious need of guidance.

FACTS. Within this deck, you’ll find all of the Major and Minor Arcana with art and names inspired by Gen Zers while preserving the energy of the OG Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck.

We especially love how the vibrantly illustrated cards showcase and represent a wide range of folks across races, body sizes, and sexual orientations.

Plus, this deck and guidebook doesn’t gatekeep: the guidebook provides an accessible step-by-step guide to working with a tarot deck.

It’s giving tarot with a Gen Z twist!

Millennial Tarot

Don’t worry, millennial mystics. We didn’t forget about you. With Millennial Tarot: A Deck and Guidebook for the Journey of Adulting (Because the Struggle Is Real), Scott Bergman offers us a playful yet powerful tool evoking imagery of millennial archetypes like avocados, student loans, side hustles, and binge watching.

Just like Gen Z Tarot, you’ll find cards inspired by the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith deck, with cards for the major and minor arcana plus the four suits renamed in millennial speak: Vibes (Wands), Feels (Cups), Thoughts (Swords), and Swag (Pentacles).

The included guidebook offers spreads for days—our favorite is “Spreads and the City,” a 4-card spread that helps with minor decisions like what to eat for dinner to life-altering ones like what to do about your stressful job.

This deck won’t gaslight you into joining a pyramid scheme or give you the ick. Instead, it offers an approachable way to work with the tarot, with straightforward descriptions of each card in the unexpectedly deep guidebook, including TL;DRs for when you only have time for a quick yet powerful message.

The Eras Tarot

In our tarot era! Written by Satu Hameenaho-Fox and illustrated by Maddalena Carrai, The Eras Tarot: A Deck and Guidebook Tribute to the Magic of Taylor Swift (Unofficial and Unauthorized) is a gorgeously beautiful tarot deck offering for Swifties.

Unlock the power of the tarot through a deck that makes connections between the symbols and meanings of the tarot and the magic found in the musical artist you know and love. This approachable deck and guidebook is perfect for those new to tarot, starting with the basics of tarot along with suggested spreads for bright-eyed beginners and experienced mystics alike.

Light a candle, turn on some music, and sit comfortably without distractions so you can take in the beautiful illustrations found on each card.

The Shakespeare Tarot

To pull a card or not pull a card; that is the question! The Shakespeare Tarot: A Deck & Guidebook of the Bard’s Arcana is THE definitive William Shakespeare deck for Shakespeare enthusiasts. Authored by Greg Schicker-Taubman and illustrated by Eunice Choi, this deck allows you to experience characters from Shakespeare’s world cast in the 78 cards inspired by those found in the original Rider-Waite-Smith tarot. As it says in the guidebook:

The Shakespeare Tarot always aims for intuitive and enlightening engagement…[and] features consistent production designs (settings, costumes, and visual motifs) for each play; all cards inspired by the same work share the same design elements.

The guidebook also features Shakespearean themed spreads, a history of both Shakespeare and tarot decks, and detailed meanings behind each card.

Harness the power of Shakespeare’s rich worlds, combined with the ancient wisdom of the tarot deck, to “encounter and explore the most enduring mysteries of what it means to be human.”

Fortunate Frogs

Get whisked away to the peaceful forest floor with Devon Short’s charming Fortunate Frogs.

In this froggy tarot deck, the traditional suits are transformed into Shrooms, Twigs, Lily Pads, and Bugs. Each card features a fun and unique froggy illustration inspired by the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith decks.

Devon, a longtime collector of tarot, describes what inspired them to create their first-ever tarot deck:

I work as a designer, animator, and painter, focusing on making silly illustrations of little critters that make people laugh…As an avid appreciator of tarot decks and all the beautiful artwork associated with them, I have wanted to create my own deck for years. Inspiration finally struck in the form of these slimy fellas. My goal was to create a lighthearted deck, full of joy and whimsy, but also functional if you want to search for deeper meaning.

Frog lovers will leap at the chance to work with this whimsical deck!