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How Many Cards Are in a Tarot Deck?
A standard tarot deck has 78 cards. Here's how they break down.
The Breakdown
| Group | Cards |
|---|---|
| Major Arcana | 22 (The Fool to The World) |
| Cups | 14 |
| Wands | 14 |
| Swords | 14 |
| Pentacles | 14 |
| Total | 78 |
Why 78?
Tarot began in 15th-century Italy as a card game with four suits plus a set of trump cards. The structure stuck when tarot became a tool for divination. Read more in the history of tarot.
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