Veiled Dominion / Sealed Deck

The Shinbi Tactics

The court, recast in woodblock ink.

A Japanese myth and yōkai interpretation of the Sealed Deck. The design connects each suit’s role to a distinct court, from Susanoo’s Conquest to the foundations of Sarutahiko.

From the design record

Q♠

Tomoe Gozen

Conquest

Q♦

Amaterasu

Intelligence

J♦

Kitsune

Intelligence

Typeset reference specimens · not finished card artwork

The world & variant

Where it belongs

One of three global mythological skins in the lore bible. This edition is distinct from the Paragon character Shinbi’s Moon card.

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The companion

The Rift

No dedicated Shinbi Tactics bot was found. A shared lore connection is a design relationship only.

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The visual language

Design & artwork

Ukiyo-e-inspired flat color: black, red, ash grey and white. Court names are documented; complete illustrations were not verified.

The authored court

Four suits, twelve figures.

Character assignments from the design bible. These lore associations are kept separate from the legacy universal face-card rules.

Court assignments by suit
Suit / domainKingQueenJack
♠ ConquestSusanooTomoe GozenMusashibō Benkei
♥ RestorationKannonIzanamiJizō Bosatsu
♦ IntelligenceTenguAmaterasuKitsune
♣ FortificationSarutahikoBentenEn no Gyōja

Source record

LORE_SEALED_DECK_BIBLE.md · Global Mythological Skins, variant 2.

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