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@georgia I would incinerate this if I had this in my hands 
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@georgia I don't own a single deck, but I'd like to get one. can you recommend one to me? I like art deco, renaissance and baroque, cyberpunk and retrofuturism. preferably a deck that is generally available 
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@kaia @georgia I dont know a ton about mass market decks so I'll recommend you both indie and mass market but I'll try to emphasize mass market. I won't recommend any out of print decks.
art deco: you can't go wrong with the classic thoth tarot here, which is mass market. for better cardstock check out the thoth decks on makeplayingcards, but theyll take longer to ship than amazon because its print on demand. thoth has a different system from RWS which most modern readers use, with more of a focus on kabbalah in the majors, and numerology in the pips, as well as princes instead of kings in the court cards. obviously since its Crowley's deck theres a thelemic influence as well. you should get a guide to thoth to go with it because its very arcane, I hear duquettes book is good. I should note that the thoth tarot is very pippish, but the pips still say a lot even though they aren't scenic like RWS.
another deck with art deco influence that you might like is the Aquarian tarot, which is also mass market. I mention this deck because its very 1970s which means the people are somewhat androgynous which you may like knowing you.
renaissance:
for this I'll first recommend an italian tradition deck which is literally from the renaissance, among the very first known tarot decks from the 15th century. pricey for a mass market but worth it is lo scarabeos visconti di modrone tarot. the art is gorgeous and is entirely historical except for a few missing cards that had their art recreated (I believe these are the tower, the devil, and the knight of pentacles). this deck is unique by there being the three extra virtue cards (possibly instead of some of the majors iirc, but if youre "missing" majors its because the high preistess corresponds to faith, the hierophant to charity, and the star to hope.) and by there being six court cards for each suit instead of four, with the addition of a maid and a female cavalier. also, a pip deck as all older decks were. so not a deck for a beginner (oh and neither is thoth). this deck also is huge and has gold foiling throughout.
if youre looking for more italian tradition decks and willing to pay an indie price, Il meneghello has some beautiful decks.
now this may not be your thing but when you said renaissance my first thought was the mass market da vinci enigma tarot, which features Leonardo da Vinci's sketches. this is another deck not for a beginner because some major arcana cards are retitled. the suits are also changed to be the elemental energies of the suits instead of wands/batons/rods, cups, swords, pentacles/coins/disks. its worth learning that wands is always fire, cups is always water, swords is always air, and pentacles always earth, in any tarot deck worth buying.
baroque:
baba studios is a well known indie publisher and their decks have baroque inspired visuals. pricey and sometimes hard to get though, because each edition only gets one printing I believe.
another baroque deck is the lacrimosa deck by rosebae, who is rather beloved in the tarot community. it is a print on demand deck from makeplayingcards, be sure to select the right option for you, it comes with and without gilding (edge foiling) and I think with two different gilding color options. it has gothic themes as well as baroque.
cyberpunk:
the indie options are much better than mass market here. eldritch overload is a beautiful fantasy and cyberpunk deck by weirdworks. foil accents throughout, its stunning. you can get it on etsy. scenic pips.
neon moon and bibliotech tarot are two other cyberpunk decks from etsy. both of them have limited color palettes. scenic pips. retitled suits at least in neon moon, but adapting is easy.
not sure about retrofuturist decks! if you dont like any of my recommendations, check aeclectic tarot for mass market decks and etsy for indie.
art deco: you can't go wrong with the classic thoth tarot here, which is mass market. for better cardstock check out the thoth decks on makeplayingcards, but theyll take longer to ship than amazon because its print on demand. thoth has a different system from RWS which most modern readers use, with more of a focus on kabbalah in the majors, and numerology in the pips, as well as princes instead of kings in the court cards. obviously since its Crowley's deck theres a thelemic influence as well. you should get a guide to thoth to go with it because its very arcane, I hear duquettes book is good. I should note that the thoth tarot is very pippish, but the pips still say a lot even though they aren't scenic like RWS.
another deck with art deco influence that you might like is the Aquarian tarot, which is also mass market. I mention this deck because its very 1970s which means the people are somewhat androgynous which you may like knowing you.
renaissance:
for this I'll first recommend an italian tradition deck which is literally from the renaissance, among the very first known tarot decks from the 15th century. pricey for a mass market but worth it is lo scarabeos visconti di modrone tarot. the art is gorgeous and is entirely historical except for a few missing cards that had their art recreated (I believe these are the tower, the devil, and the knight of pentacles). this deck is unique by there being the three extra virtue cards (possibly instead of some of the majors iirc, but if youre "missing" majors its because the high preistess corresponds to faith, the hierophant to charity, and the star to hope.) and by there being six court cards for each suit instead of four, with the addition of a maid and a female cavalier. also, a pip deck as all older decks were. so not a deck for a beginner (oh and neither is thoth). this deck also is huge and has gold foiling throughout.
if youre looking for more italian tradition decks and willing to pay an indie price, Il meneghello has some beautiful decks.
now this may not be your thing but when you said renaissance my first thought was the mass market da vinci enigma tarot, which features Leonardo da Vinci's sketches. this is another deck not for a beginner because some major arcana cards are retitled. the suits are also changed to be the elemental energies of the suits instead of wands/batons/rods, cups, swords, pentacles/coins/disks. its worth learning that wands is always fire, cups is always water, swords is always air, and pentacles always earth, in any tarot deck worth buying.
baroque:
baba studios is a well known indie publisher and their decks have baroque inspired visuals. pricey and sometimes hard to get though, because each edition only gets one printing I believe.
another baroque deck is the lacrimosa deck by rosebae, who is rather beloved in the tarot community. it is a print on demand deck from makeplayingcards, be sure to select the right option for you, it comes with and without gilding (edge foiling) and I think with two different gilding color options. it has gothic themes as well as baroque.
cyberpunk:
the indie options are much better than mass market here. eldritch overload is a beautiful fantasy and cyberpunk deck by weirdworks. foil accents throughout, its stunning. you can get it on etsy. scenic pips.
neon moon and bibliotech tarot are two other cyberpunk decks from etsy. both of them have limited color palettes. scenic pips. retitled suits at least in neon moon, but adapting is easy.
not sure about retrofuturist decks! if you dont like any of my recommendations, check aeclectic tarot for mass market decks and etsy for indie.
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@georgia bookmarked, thanks for your detailed explanation! I purchased a Aquarian tarot, since it's on Amazon here, to check it out 
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