Tarot Cards and Melds

 

Tarot Cards and Melds

Lesser Trumps:

First we will go over the basics. Their are four decks Drums, Scepters, Skulls, and Swords. These four decks are concidered Lesser Trumps. They come in a collection much like standard playing cards Ace through King. At lower levels these cards are very valuable because of the buff they give, but they have no real purpose other than this until after you gain the ability to perform Melds at level 45 which we will go over further down the page.

Ace Deuce Trey Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Princess Knight Queen King

Lesser Trumps no matter which you use in the set give the same buff and the same duration Below is a break down of those buffs.

Icon Type Effect Duration
Drums Additional Maximum Vigor 10 Minutes
Scepters Additional Maxium Health 10 Minutes
Skulls Additional Combat Damage 10 Minutes
Swords Additional Combat Speed 10 Minutes

Greater Trumps:

Once you reach 45+ You may begin finding the cards known as Greater Trumps. These normally drop from creatures of higher level but are not a common drop such as weapons and armor. Also at level 45 you will be able to do the quest that unlocks Melding called Tarot: Significator. Melding is the ability to merge Greater Trump cards into something more powerful. For example The Living Moon + The Shattered Moon = Twin Moons, when you double click on the item that is created(Twin Moons) you will gain 1% XP. This is a one time use then the created item disappears from inventory. Lets go over the 15 different Greater Trumps and there associated Melds.

Icon Name Tarot Associated Melds
The Bane Knorr Tarot Gateway: The Great Error
The Crafter Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Apprentice, Gateway: Grandmaster, Gateway: Journeyman, Gateway: Master, Three Paths
The Devourers Knorr Tarot Gateway: The Great Error
The Empyrean Knorr Tarot Gateway: The Great Error
The Eternal Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness, Three Powers
The Great Tree Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Seeker in Light, Three Powers
The Imperator Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Light, Three Kingdons
The Indwelling Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness, Three Powers
The Living Moon Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Light, Twin Moons
The Lord of Light Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Seeker in Light, Three Kingdoms
The Seeker Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness, Gateway: Seeker in Light, Three Paths
The Shadow Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness, Three Kingdoms
The Shattered Moon Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Gateway: Order and Chaos, Gateway: Seeker in Darkness, Twin Moons
The Warrior Dereth Tarot Deck of Power, Three Paths
Those Who Are Called Dereth Tarot Deck of Power

Melds:

At this point you are wondering "Melds?". Melding is basicly taking two, three, five or twelve different cards and making a single card out of them. When you use the Significator Card you recieved from the Tarot: Significator quest on the melds you can gain a experience bonus of either crafting experience or level experience. If you use the Melds onto a Lesser Trump you will produce a Fate Card, we will go over that in the section below this one. One thing to note is that there is no specific order in which you need to place these cards into the slots. I will now go over the four types of Meld products then list the known meld solutions.

Icon When Significator used on Meld type When Meld used on a Lesser Trump
One time use for XP or CXP Combined to make Fate Cards
One time use for XP or CXP Combined to make Fate Cards
One time use for XP or CXP Combined to make Fate Cards
One time use for XP or CXP No Product

Two Card Melds

Icon Solution Cards Needed Significator Used
Gateway: Apprentice The Crafter + The Crafter 2500 CXP
Gateway: The Plague The Bane + The Devourers 1% XP
Gateway: The Summons The Empyrean + Those Who Are Called 1% XP
Twin Moons The Living Moon + The Shattered Moon 1% XP

Three Card Melds

Icon Solution Cards Needed Significator Used
Gateway: Journeyman The Crafter + The Crafter + The Crafter 3000 CXP
Gateway: The Great Error The Bane + The Devourers + The Empyrean 1.5% XP
Three Kingdoms The Imperator + The Lord of Light + The Shadow 1.5% XP
Three Paths The Crafter + The Seeker + The Warrior 1.5% XP
Three Powers The Eternal + The Great Tree + The Indwelling 1.5% XP

Five Card Melds

Icon Solution Cards Needed Significator Used
Gateway: Master 5x The Crafter 4000 CXP
Gateway: Order and Chaos The Eternal + The Imperator + The Indwelling + The Living Moon + The Shattered Moon 3% XP
Gateway: Seeker in Darkness The Eternal + The Indwelling + The Seeker + The Shadow + The Shattered Moon 3% XP
Gateway: Seeker in Light The Great Tree + The Imperator + The Living Moon + The Lord of Light + The Seeker 3% XP

Twelve Card Melds

Icon Solution Cards Needed Significator Used
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
7% XP
Gateway: Grandmaster 12x The Crafter 6938 CXP

Fate Cards:

If you use the Melds onto a Lesser Trump you will produce a Fate Card, Fate Cards basicly are a more powerful version of the lesser trumps, as in they give a buff but they are much more variant than just four specific ones. This allows you to be able to tailor a buff type your character is needing at higher levels. When using a Melded Deck onto a Lesser Trump the Med Deck is not consumed but the Lesser Trump is. Here is the breakdown.

Icon Meld Added to lesser of type: Output Lesser Normal Greater Duration
Twin Moons Fortuna Bad Luck Better Luck Best Luck 30 Minutes
Three Kingdoms Vigor +75 Max Vigor +150 Max Vigor   30 Minutes
Three Kingdoms Health +75 Max Health +150 Max Health   30 Minutes
Three Kingdoms Speed Run Speed     30 Minutes
Three Kingdoms Frenzy Attack Speed     30 Minutes
Three Paths Penetration +1% Crit +3% Crit +5% Crit 30 Minutes
Three Paths Smithing +10 Weapon Damage +20 Weapon Damage +30 Weapon Damage 30 Minutes
Three Powers Lightness -6 CD -8 CD -10 CD 30 Minutes
Three Powers Protection +6 AR +8 AR +10 AR 30 Minutes
Deck of Power Spirit Guard +125 Max Health, +200 Max Vigor +150 Max Health, +250 Max Vigor +200 Max Health, +300 Max Vigor 30 Minutes
Deck of Power Eternal Flame   +70 Attack Speed, +20 Run Speed +100% Attack Speed, +30% Run Speed 30 Minutes
Deck of Power Warding   +20 AR, -10 CD   30 Minutes
Deck of Power Destruction +40 Damage, +4% Crit +50 Damage, +6% Crit +60 Damage, +8% Crit 30 Minutes

Credits:

Allen the Gimp - For guidance in the right direction for Gateway: The Plague