Gilded Tarot Royale Deck (Gilded Tarot Royale, 2)

I first started learning about tarot cards using the standard Rider Waite Smith (RWS) deck that most people are familiar with. I bought several RWS decks (gold foil, vintage look, etc.) and slowly began learning the meanings of the cards. I saw a card reader online using this Gilded Tarot Royale deck and fell in love with the rich, colorful artwork. It's a bit of a challenge to "relearn" the card meanings with these different images, but there's a benefit to that as well. Instead of just spitting out memorized meanings, I'm able to interpret the cards more intuitively based on the gorgeous artwork. The card quality is decent - the cardboard is a decent thickness. They come in a basic cardboard box. Seeing "gilded" in the title, I was expecting there to be gold foil accents in the images or along the edges of the cards (there isn't) but overall I'm happy with this purchase.

The artwork is nice and the cards are super durable

I have been interested in Tarot for as long as I can remember. I've had my cards read several times and each time they have been accurate. This deck is the Gilded Tarot Royale by Ciro Marchetti. I saw a reader on You Tube using this deck and was impressed by the look.The Gilded Tarot Royal is beautifully designed. The deck is packaged in a sturdy box and comes with a booklet that explains the card meanings. This is the standard deck which is a little larger than regular playing cards. I have small hands which makes card shuffling a little awkward; however, as I break the cards in, I think it will become easier to shuffle.The card stock is high quality and overall, I am pleased with my purchase and would definitely recommend them to Tarot card readers.

Excellent deck by my favorite creator of tarot cards!Art work is outstanding and interesting. Color is vibrant, card stock is good.I've begun to collect decks designed by Ciro Marchetti as they are of such excellent quality and his symbolism speaks to me.

Beautiful deck by a wonderful artist. Easy to shuffle, not oversized or stiff. Glides beautifully in your hands.

I do not have the "regular" Gilded Tarot deck but I am (visually) familiar with it through looking it up and seeing it used in videos. But this "Royale" deck is f'ing fabulous! It is so beautiful! It is vibrant, so much detail on each card. So many colors, you can just tell how much effort went into the creation of each card, they're just beautiful.They are borderless, unlike the regular Gilded Tarot Deck. These go all the way to the edge, and then they only have the little label at the bottom of each card with its name. No colored gem at the top like the other one. I prefer this, so I'm totally happy with it.Shuffles like a dream! Super glossy and yet easy to shuffle. No cards sticking together right after opening them. Just glide-y and smooth.My favorite things are that 1) they started "talking" to me right away. Flipping out the cards that represented me and my energy, and what I was talking about. 2) the black and white little booklet that comes with it for the meanings is a pleasant surprise. Many times I've been very unimpressed with what they choose to put in them because either they're a farce for the real meaning, or they're just like overtly negative on some cards. That is not the case with this little booklet! It's got plenty of concise info and the meanings are right on point for how I've always read Tarot. and then 3) as I mentioned before, the shuffling is fabulous with these, especially if you like pliable cards, and like to have "fliers" or "jumpers." I like for the cards to jump out, and this deck and its slight slipperiness (and glossiness) is great for that. And despite my shuffling, which is not aggressive but also not super gentle, I haven't had any damaged edges yet! I know with other decks (ahem, Valentine's Fairy Tarot) that even on first use or shuffle, cards can start to get messed edges and all that, and these don't have that problem. Wooh hooh! I love them, they speak to me, and I would totally recommend them to a friend. ;)

First things first, I really love the vibrant images these cards contain and the energy they put out. Very crisp and detailed, & I look forward to working with them.I'd say that the cardstock is good quality. They're easy to shuffle without them feeling flimsy when I riffle shuffle them.My only complaint about the images is the less than subtle addition of the artist's initials in some cards. I'm all for an artist signing their work, but for me personally, the poorly blended letters are a bit distracting. Plus, some of the initials looked like they were just badly photoshopped in and do not do this deck justice. I'm kinda mad about it lol.Also, referring to the High Priestess, who the heck is JB lol? I can't seem to find what those letters stand for, even after seeing if there's a note in the guidebook. The High Priestess is one of my favorite cards in this deck, but I really don't like how those letters just seem to be blatantly thrown in there so obviously and with no good reason.My other complaint is the guidebook. It's...not great lol. Very small and undetailed. Not beginner friendly. I appreciate that reversed meanings are mentioned, but much of what's there is either too vague or straight up huh?, (ironically) too specific, or some upright meanings are just keywords. I really wish more thought had gone into it.Overall, I'd give this deck 3 stars, but I really do like the quality and artwork of the cards themselves so 4 it is.*The pictures I've shared are of some of the cards with the most obvious initials as well as one that's an example of the pages in the guidebook.Picture quality isn't great, but you can still see what I'm talking about if you zoom in. HP, 3oP, & 4oP are easily seen, even with the bad photos. In WoF and TW look just below the red gem and bright light respectively. Bad Photoshop.