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.
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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 100 for 10 minutes
Scepters: Increase maximum health by 100 for 10 minutes
Skulls: Increase combat damage by 10 for 10 minutes
Swords: Increase combat speed by ?? for ?? minutes
Using more than one card will override the effect of the previous card.
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, Gateway: The Plague
The Crafter - Deck of Power, Three Paths, Gateway: Apprentice, Gateway: Journeyman, Gateway: Master, Gateway: Grandmaster
The Devourers - Gateway: The Great Error, Gateway: The Plague
The Empyrean - Gateway: The Great Error, Gateway: The Summons
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, Gateway: The Summons
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: The Plague = The Bane + The Devourers
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 = ???
- 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, capping at level 75.
| Tarot Card Meld | XP Reward | L75 XP Caps | Unknown XP Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Moons
|
1% | 322,169,674 | |
| Gateway: The Summons
|
1% | 322,169,674 | |
| Gateway: The Plague
|
1% | 322,169,674 | |
| Three Kingdoms
|
1.5% | 483,254,512 | |
| Three Paths
|
1.5% | 483,254,512 | |
| Three Powers
|
1.5% | 483,254,512 | |
| Gateway: The Great Error
|
2% | 716,505,356 @ L76 | |
| Gateway: Order and Chaos
|
3% | 966,509,024 | |
| Gateway: Seeker in Darkness
|
3% | 966,509,024 | |
| Gateway: Seeker in Light
|
3% | 966,509,024 | |
| Deck of Power
|
7% | 2,255,187,784 | |
| Total | 25.5% | 7,570,987,414 | 716,505,356 |
| Tarot Card Meld | CXP Reward |
|---|---|
| Gateway: Apprentice
|
2,500 |
| Gateway: Journeyman
|
3,112 |
| Gateway: Master
|
3,877 |
| Gateway: Grandmaster
|
6.938 |
| Total | 16,427 |
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 appropriate lesser trump card shown below. There are three levels of strength: spellcraft 50, spellcraft 100 and spellcraft 150. Each fate card may produce one of two strengths. Whether you produce the lesser or greater effect is determined by what number, from Ace to King, the lesser trump card had. Each character has their own personal "lucky number" which can be found through trial-and-error; use your meld with your lucky number and you will receive the message 'You transform the lesser trump into an optimal fate card!' as opposed to the 'You transform the lesser trump into a fate card!' message received when using it with any other number.
| Meld | Lesser Trump | Fate Card Name | Use On | Spellcraft 50 | Spellcraft 100 | Spellcraft 150 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Moons
|
+ | or or or
|
= |  Fortuna
|
Self | +?? Luck | +?? Luck | - |
| Three Kingdoms
|
+ |
|
= | Vigor
|
Self | +74 Max Vigor | +149 Max Vigor | - |
| Three Kingdoms
|
+ |
|
= | Health
|
Self | +74 Max Health | +149 Max Health | - |
| Three Kingdoms
|
+ |
|
= | Speed
|
Self | +5% Run Speed | +10% Run Speed | - |
| Three Kingdoms
|
+ |
|
= | Frenzy
|
Self | +10% Combat Speed | +20% Combat Speed | - |
| Three Paths
|
+ | or
|
= | Penetration
|
Weapon | +2% Critical Hit Bonus | +4% Critical Hit Bonus | - |
| Three Paths
|
+ | or
|
= | Smiting
|
Weapon | +8-10 Damage | +15-20 Damage | - |
| Three Powers
|
+ | or
|
= | Lightness
|
Armor | -33% Combat Delay | -66% Combat Delay | - |
| Three Powers
|
+ | or
|
= | Protection
|
Armor | +7 Armor Rating | +13 Armor Rating | - |
| Deck of Power
|
+ |
|
= | Spirit Guard
|
Self | - | +149 Max Health +149 Max Vigor |
+225 Max Health +225 Max Health |
| Deck of Power
|
+ |
|
= | Eternal Flame
|
Self | - | +20% Combat Speed +10% Run Speed |
+30% Combat Speed +15% Run Speed |
| Deck of Power
|
+ |
|
= | Warding
|
Armor | - | +13 Armor Rating -66% Combat Delay |
+20 Armor Rating -100% Combat Delay |
| Deck of Power
|
+ |
|
= | Destruction
|
Weapon | - | +15-20 Damage |
+22-30 Damage +5% Critical Hit Bonus |
Effects in bold are confirmed.
