Man, let me tell you, chasing down these 2025 tarot deck announcements felt like trying to catch smoke. You see a title like mine and you think, “Oh, easy, it’s just a compiled list.” Nope. Not even close. You gotta fight for this information. It’s a whole process I had to invent after a serious screw-up.
The Mess-Up That Kicked Me Into Gear
I wasn’t always this obsessive. I was casual. I’d pick up decks six months after release, whatever. Then late last year, I recommended this deck—let’s call it the “Cosmic Scraps Tarot”—to a new client. She loved the energy, asked where to get it. I sent her the link, feeling like a helpful pro, only to get an email back five minutes later that just said: “Sold out. Only available on eBay for five hundred bucks.”
Five. Hundred. Bucks. My face went hot, man. I looked like an absolute amateur. How did I miss that it was a super-limited, one-time Kickstarter print run? It just slipped right by me. I felt like one of those old companies in the sample, all decentralized and clueless. That was the moment. I swore I’d never be that out of the loop again. Not on my watch. I needed to know what was coming in 2025 before the artists even finished their sketches.
My Four-Step Deep Dive Practice
So, I launched my own private investigation. It wasn’t about scrolling through some ‘Top Ten’ list on a random blog. That stuff is garbage and three months late. This was about going to the source, which, honestly, felt like harassing people at first. I broke down my approach into four main action points, and I absolutely ran them into the ground.
Phase 1: Attack the Big Publishers’ Backends.
- I didn’t look at the pretty front pages of US Games or Llewellyn. That’s for customers.
- I dug around their site maps and their trade portals. The places meant for retailers and distributors.
- I searched for ‘Future Releases’ or ‘Spring Catalog Beta.’ These documents usually list ISBNs and placeholder titles way before the public gets any description.
- Result: Mostly dry, boilerplate stuff. Very few solid 2025 titles. The big guys are slow; they announce three months out. Waste of time, but I had to check the box.
Phase 2: Stalk the Indie Artists.
This is where the magic actually starts. The big decks are nice, but the masterpieces come from the folks who only release every four or five years. I compiled a list of around fifteen artists whose last major deck dropped in 2020 or 2021.
- I went deep on their social media, specifically looking for Patreons, “Close Friends” stories on Instagram, and even their private Discord channels if I could find a scrap of an invite.
- I paid attention to the tiny details: A card sketch accidentally left in the background of a coffee photo. A cryptic caption like “Down to the last Majors.”
- I even sent a few very polite, non-demanding DMs saying, “Love your work, what’s next? Any chance of a 2025 release?” Most ignored me, but two hinted heavily at Q2/Q3 launches. Jackpot.
Phase 3: The Crowdfunding Grind.
You can’t just browse Kickstarter for announced projects. You have to anticipate the pre-launch pages. These pages get set up weeks or months before the campaign actually starts.
- I signed up for those ridiculous “Notify Me On Launch” buttons on any project that even vaguely looked like a deck. I created a dedicated dummy email just for this insane level of spam.
- I focused on projects that were hitting the ‘Coming Soon’ lists of crowdfunding aggregators. You track the artist, you track the publisher, you track the estimated delivery date (2025, obviously).
- I saw several decks with very preliminary art and 2025 delivery dates. These are the ones nobody knows about yet. These are the “Cosmic Scraps” of tomorrow. I’m not missing them again.
Phase 4: The Master Spreadsheet.
Finally, I pulled all the threads together. I created a private, monster spreadsheet that I manage like a maniac. I track the Artist, the Deck’s Working Name (often a guess), the Publisher (Indie or Big), the Estimated Quarter (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 2025), and my own “Buy/Stalk Level” rating. It’s an insane document, but it’s my map.
What I Actually Found
The biggest realization? The most anticipated decks aren’t the ones the big box stores are telling you about. They’re the ones hiding in plain sight, created by artists who are too busy making brilliant art to hire a PR team. My investigation proved that the real 2025 heat is:
- The “Witchy Woods” Deck: Rumors from a semi-private Patreon, probably Q2 2025 Kickstarter.
- The “Neo-Gothic Tarot”: Spotted a placeholder ISBN on a distributor site, definitely a major publisher, but they’re keeping it quiet until the last minute, maybe Q3.
- The “Cyberpunk Oracle”: Artist dropped a single, beautiful card on a private Discord, definitely looking for a Q1 2025 launch. Gotta be ready to hit that funding button the second it goes live.
It was a grueling, ridiculous, over-the-top effort just to make sure I don’t look like an idiot to a client ever again, but I did it. This whole process, this practice of digging, has given me the insight. I’m not waiting for an announcement; I’m tracking the development. If you want the real gems for 2025, you have to do the work. The easy list won’t cut it. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go update my spreadsheet. Heard a whisper about a new artist on the block; gotta chase that down.
