While you’re in one of Cult of the Lamb‘s randomly generated dungeons, you might happen upon a weird feathered bird thing named Clauneck. If you talk to him, he will give you a choice between two Tarot Cards, each granting you a perk that will persist until the end of that dungeon run.
These cards are randomly selected from a pool of Tarot Cards that you’ve unlocked. 15 are unlocked by default, but the remaining 21 need to be unlocked by progressing through the game. There are many different ways to unlock these cards, so I’m going to walk you through every single Tarot Card in Cult of the Lamb.
Note that many of these cards are unlocked at various vendors strewn about the game world. To unlock these locations, you generally just need to meet a specific character during a dungeon run, and this should happen automatically as you progress through the game. So if you don’t currently have access to a location that I mention here, go defeat some more dungeon bosses and see if you bump into any of these characters along the way.
Also, when you acquire all 36 Tarot Cards, you will unlock the Full Deck Achievement/Trophy
The Hearts I
A minor remedy.
- Perk: Gain an extra heart.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
The Hearts II
A remedy.
- Perk: Gain an extra heart.
- How to unlock: Win a game of Knucklebones against Ratau.
Ratau is a character who offers you a little bit of guidance in the early part of Cult of the Lamb. He will show up to talk to you the first few times you attempt to do dungeons, and eventually (I believe this should happen once you’ve unlocked your first Doctrine), you will have the chance to travel to the Lonely Shack.
Inside the Lonely Shack, you’ll meet Ratau again, who’s itching to teach you a game called Knucklebones. If you can win just one round against Ratau (it’s honestly not that hard if you understand the game rules), you will unlock The Hearts II.
The Hearts III
A major remedy.
- Perk: Gain an extra two hearts.
- How to unlock: You will have to meet Ratoo inside a dungeon to unlock this.
You can find Ratoo on Heart tiles on the dungeon map.
Eventually, you’ll find the Tarot Card on a gold pedestal next to Ratoo, but it will cost you 100 gold coins.
Weeping Moon
Fear not the terror of night.
- Perk: 30% more damage during the night.
- How to unlock: Buy from the Tarot Card merchant at Spore Grotto for 25 gold coins.
Nature’s Boon
Your cornucopia runneth over.
- Perk: Harvest bonus resources.
- How to unlock: Buy from the Tarot Card merchant at Pilgrim’s Passage for 25 gold coins.
The Lovers I
A heart offered, a vow made.
- Perk: Gain a blue heart.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
The Lovers II
Fidelity demands sacrifice.
- Perk: Gain two blue hearts.
- How to unlock: Perform a marriage Ritual for the first time. The card will appear after the ceremony. If you choose the Fighting Pit Doctrine instead of the Wedding Doctrine, you can still get the card by initiating a fight and then choosing to spare the loser.
All Seeing Sun
Destruction wastes at noonday.
- Perk: 20% more damage during the day.
- How to unlock: Buy at the Tarot Card merchant in Pilgrim’s Passage for 25 gold coins.
True Sight
Weakness begs exploitation.
- Perk: 10% chance to deal a critical hit.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
Telescope
Survey what will one day be yours to conquer.
- Perk: Reveal the map.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
Hands of Rage
Such violent wrath cannot be contained.
- Perk: Fire a projectile when you swing your weapon. 10s cooldown.
- How to unlock: Buy from the Tarot Card merchant at Pilgrim’s Passage for 25 gold coins.
The Burning Dead
Service, even in death.
- Perk: Dead enemy bodies explode, damaging other enemies.
- How to unlock: Buy from the Tarot Card merchant in Midas’s Cave for 5 gold bars.
Diseased Heart
A heart rife with vicious corruption.
- Perk: Damages everything on screen when hit.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
The Arachnid
The venom of fear knows no cure.
- Perk: Deals poison damage to enemies struck.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
Divine Strength
The vigour of the Great Ones course through you.
- Perk: Attack rate increased by 1.25x.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
Master of the Art
Strike hard, strike fast, strike true.
- Perk: Overall weapon damage increased by 1.2x.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
The Path
Banish fear! Banish doubt! Move forth unhesitant.
- Perk: Increased movement speed by 1.25x.
- How to unlock: Buy from the Tarot Card merchant at Spore Grotto for 35 gold coins.
Fervour’s Harvest
Grow fat on the zeal of your foes.
- Perk: Enemies will drop 2x more Fervour.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
Soul Snatcher
One’s loss is the gain of another.
- Perk: When killing an enemy, 10% chance of healing.
- How to unlock: Buy at the Tarot Card Merchant in Smuggler’s Sanctuary for 50 gold coins.
Shield of Faith
Take refuge in your devotion.
- Perk: When attacked 10% chance of negating damage.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
The Bomb
Leave carnage in your wake.
- Perk: Drop an explosive when you roll. 10s cooldown.
- How to unlock: Buy at the Tarot Card Merchant in Smuggler’s Sanctuary for 40 gold coins.
Ichor Earned
Who dares draw the blood of Gods?
- Perk: Drop black Ichor on hit.
- How to unlock: Buy from the Tarot Card merchant at Midas’s Cave for 5 gold bars.
Ichor Lingered
They dare not even step on your shadow.
- Perk: Drop black Ichor when you roll. 10s cooldown.
- How to unlock: Buy at the Tarot Card Merchant in Smuggler’s Sanctuary for 40 gold coins.
Mithridatism
Fear naught that passes thine lips.
- Perk: Immune to poison.
- How to unlock: Beat Flicky at Knucklebones.
While in the second dungeon (likely after you’ve already defeated the first three bosses), you will encounter a Snake named Flinky. They’ll tell you they’re friends with Ratau and challenge you to a game of Knucklebones.
Once you’ve talked to them, travel to the Lonely Shack and play Knucklebones against Flinky. If you can win just one round, you will unlock the Mithridatism Tarot Card.
Blazing Trail
Punish those who dare stand in your way.
- Perk: Rolling into an enemy will damage them.
- How to unlock: Buy at the Tarot Card merchant in Spore Grotto for 35 gold coins.
Divine Curse
The well within deepens, the power grows.
- Perk: Curses consume 25% less Fervour.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
Strength from Within
Meditate on your malicious intent.
- Perk: Fervour will slowly replenish over time.
- How to unlock: Beat Swhrumy at Knucklebones.
You will meet Shrumy in the final dungeon, sometime after you’ve beaten the first two bosses. Talk to them and they’ll head over to the Lonely Shack to play Knucklebones with Ratau.
If you can beat Shrumy at a game of Knucklebones, you’ll receive the Strength from Within card.
Strength from Without
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
- Perk: Receive 5 Fervour when hit.
- How to unlock: Win a round of Knucklebones against Klunko and Bop.
After beating the first boss in the Anchordeep dungeon, you might run into Klunko and Bop hanging out in the dungeon on subsequent runs.
Once you run into them, they will head over to the Lonely Shack and challenge the duo to a game of Knucklebones. If you win a round, they will give you the Strength from Without card.
Neptune’s Curse
Send ’em to sleep with the fishes.
- Perk: Enemies have a chance to drop a fish.
- How to unlock: Catch a fish and give it to the Fisherman.
First, you’ll need to beat the first three dungeon bosses in Darkwood. When you’re getting close to fighting Leshy, you should stumble upon a character called the Fisherman. Talk to him, and he’ll give you access to a location called Pilgrim’s Passage.
When you go to Pilgrim’s Passage, the Fisherman will be standing near the water on the right-hand edge of the area.
Talk to him again, and he’ll ask you to catch a fish. You just have to walk toward the shore, and a fishing minigame will pop up. If you can successfully catch a fish, the Fisherman will give you the Neptune’s Curse Tarot Card.
Fortune’s Blessing
O, blessed vessel, Fortune bestows her gift unto thee.
- Perk: Receive double the health when healing.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
Death’s Door
Hope to be turned away.
- Perk: When hit down to half a heart, all enemies will be dealt 2 damage.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
The Deal
The deal is done, but at what cost?
- Perk: When killed, resurrect with a heart.
- How to unlock: Buy from the Tarot Card merchant in Midas’s Cave for 10 gold bars.
Rabbits Foot
Feels lucky… and fluffy.
- Perk: Increases chance to spawn better chests.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
Ambrosia
Drink deep the liquor of Gods.
- Perk: Increased curse attack damage by 1.25x.
- How to unlock: Buy from Forneus from 30 gold coins.
Forneus is a NPC that occasionally shows up on the game board. Look for the “house” icon on the dungeon nodes map.
Note that there could be a number of different NPCs that show up when you go to this node, but there is a chance you’ll get Forneus. Look specifically for the tiny cat head icon beneath the house icon.
Forneus offers you the choice between three items, all of which are sitting upon pedestals, and you can choose whichever of these you want. However, they also have a gold pedestal, which has a Tarot Card on it.
This card will cost you 30 gold coins, and it will unlock the Ambrosia Tarot Card. If you don’t quite have enough gold coins, you can attack the various crates and flowerpots around Forneus. There should be gold coins hiding inside them, though if you’re really short on coins you probably won’t earn enough just by smashing stuff in this room.
Gift From Below
A generous return for your offering.
- Perk: 10% chance of gaining a blue heart when killing an enemy.
- How to unlock: Unlocked by default.
Fervour’s Host
Cross the threshold and be renewed.
- Perk: Fervour replenishes fully when entering a new combat room.
- How to unlock: As far as I can tell, this one is earned by meeting Helob (the spider that sells you followers) inside dungeons a certain amount of times.
