Key Takeaways
- Sims 4: Life & Death introduces beautifully designed Tarot cards inspired by traditional symbolism.
- Each card in the deck, from Judgment to Death, embodies meaning and captures Sim world elements.
- The Tarot cards bring uniqueness and depth to Sims gameplay, offering insights into fate and change.
Tarot cards (as we know them) were first introduced in the 1440s. They were originally used for playing cards but have since become synonymous with cartomancy: using cards to divine the future. With the arrival of The Sims 4: Life and Death, your Sims can now use Tarot cards themselves.
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Tarot card art is traditionally rooted in symbolism. Each design is meant to embody the meaning of the cards, and the Sims 4 Tarot deck is no exception. This deck has been designed as well as any traditional deck, and the art is beautiful and rich with meaning. These are all the Tarot cards in the Sims 4: Life and Death ranked by their art.
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Judgment
Woe, Cowplants Upon Ye
The Judgment card is a beautiful card that renders one of the most famous creatures in all of the Sims, and it combines it with the card’s meaning perfectly. For those greedy enough to try and take a Cowplant’s cake, there is only a just reward.
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Death
Don’t Fear The Reaper
Few characters are more famous in the Sims franchise than the Grim Reaper, and few characters have a cooler tarot card. The Grim Reaper is, fittingly, the Death card. The Death card doesn’t actually mean dying – it just means a change. This art embodies the nature of the Death card by showing Grim being peaceful and kind, with a flower growing from his hand and butterflies in the air.
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The World
One Big SimNation
The World card symbolizes completion and coming together, which has been celebrated in this Tarot deck. This card links together several neighborhoods to create a beautiful embodiment of both the World card and the Sims world as a whole. Remember, for as argumentative as Sims can be, they’re all in this game together.
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The Wheel of Fortune
Fate Is Always Turning
The Wheel of Fortune is a difficult thing to grapple with: sometimes you’re up, and sometimes you’re down. But the wheel is always spinning, and things will assuredly change for your Sims. Hopefully, they don’t roll a cowplant anytime soon.
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The Lovers
True Love Outlasts Death
This card is heartwarming – and it isn’t just because it’s the Lovers. This card depicts Mimsy and Bernard, the ghosts of the Von Haunt estate in Windenburg, in better times before their deaths. Their heads are bent together in an embrace while their manor burns in the background (likely the fire that killed them.) The Lovers card always has a hint of tragedy about it, and this art captures it perfectly.
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The Star
Into The Pool
This card isn’t the flashiest, but it only makes the subtle beauty of the design stand out even more. This card looks like it could be part of any Tarot deck, as it only has a hint of Sim about it – and that’s beautiful. The lady on the card (Bella Goth?) kneels over the pool and stares into the depths, perfectly capturing the elegance of this card. Seek your inner peace and nourish yourself.
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The Advocate
He Knows If You’ve Been Bad or Good…
The Advocate is likely the Sim stand-in for a real-life card: the Hierophant. The Hierophant focuses on a balance between good and bad behavior. Who better to intercede for the naughty and nice than Father Winter himself? Father Winter looks adorable on this card and is a perfect reminder of the Hierophant’s creed of balance.
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Evil
Evil Never Dies
The Evil card is…well, evil. Sims who draw this card might want to think twice about the instant gratification they’ve been indulging in. Like the two Sims on the card who are bound together, greed has gripped your Sims. Best break the curse before the evil wizard has them under their spell for good.
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The Empress
Queen Of Cards
The Empress card embodies fertility and parenthood, as seen by the pregnant Sim with rabbits at her feet. This card is peaceful and gentle, with the garden looking like a perfect place to rest. Legacy players will no doubt be thankful when their Sims pull the Empress card.
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Suspension
Just Hanging Out
Normally, the Hanged Man card (the card the Suspension card seems to have been inspired by) symbolizes new perspectives and letting go. Resident vampire Vladislaus Straud seems a strange choice for this, but perhaps he’s meant to symbolize lying in wait for a change. Either way, he looks good in this style.
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The Magician
Magic Most Wonderful
The Magician’s design seems to have been inspired by the Sims Medieval, as he very much resembles the sometimes wicked Wizards found within the game. Never fear, however: the Magician card symbolizes that learning and self-improvement are in your Sims’ future. Miniature cowplant not included, though. Sorry.
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Strength
Give That Back
It takes either strength or foolishness to pull a gnome from a lion’s mouth – and since this isn’t the Fool card, it must be the Strength card. The Strength card symbolizes, well, strength and can be drawn only by the most fortified of Sims.
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The Emperor
King Of The Deck
This card references Admiral Ravenscar from the Sims Medieval. He was a grim pirate who helped rule the Pirate fleet with an iron fist – which perfectly fits the strength of the Emperor card. Power is certainly on the way for those who draw this card – but is it good power?
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The Chariot
Fortune Favors The Bold
This card references Lord Demetrius Landegraab, ancestor of the Landgraab dynasty, head of the Merchants in the Sims Medieval, and potential antagonist (or ally). He steers the chariot of fate forward with a proud smile. But don’t let the llamas in the front fool you – the Chariot can be as harmful as it is helpful. Make sure you’re riding high on it, or you may be trodden under wheel.
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Justice
The King’s Justice
A surprising amount of the tarot cards introduced in Life and Death reference The Sims Medieval. This is wonderful as the Sims Medieval is an underrated entry into the Sims spinoff collection. This card references the Executioner, and she sits ready to carry out the Monarch’s justice. Hope your Sims have been well behaved…
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Temperance
Know Thyself, Simmer
Interested in knowledge? The Temperance card is for you. This art depicts a beautiful siren meditating on a rock, which embodies the thoughtful, knowledge-based nature of the Temperance card. Go looking for what you seek, but be careful not to drown searching for it.
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10
The Tower
The Tower of Simbaylon
Oh dear. The Tower card is a chaotic one. It symbolizes a sudden change tearing apart your Sims’ lives – as shown in the fire breaking out in this card. Hopefully the change your Sims endure won’t be as chaotic as this card’s art.
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The Moon
Good Moon Rising
These werewolves are howling for the moon, which is fitting, considering this is THE Moon card itself. This card has been given the Sims 4 twist by including werewolves instead of regular wolves. Also, if you’re wondering about the lobster, it is a reference to the traditional design of the Moon card in most Tarot decks. The more you know.
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The Sun
Keep Growing Strong
The Sun is one of the many cards with references to past Sims games. In this case, the baby on the back of the horse is a Plantsim baby from the Sims 2. This baby embodies the positive nature of the Sun card. With this card, your Sims will feel as happy as a Plantsim in sunshine.
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The High Spellcaster
Power and Wisdom
The High Spellcaster is most likely the equivalent of the High Priestess in real-life tarot decks. This card focuses on wisdom, both known and unknown. The High Spellcaster’s art shows her as a powerful scholar lost in meditation. Who better to lead your Sims on enlightenment?