The Circle of the Deck is held by one person at a time.  In a time before the gods, a deck of cards that foretold the future were created by an ancient being.  That being foresaw her end, and created conduit to her power in the deck.  It has passed from druid to druid to help keep the old ways.

Bonus Cantrip (Light)

When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn the Light cantrip.

Oracle of the Old Ways

At 2nd level, you gain the ability to harness the power of the Oracle Deck. As an action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape feature to awaken the deck, rather than transforming into a beast form, and you gain 4 temporary hit points for each level you have in this class. While this feature is active, you gain the following benefits:

• As a bonus action, once per round, you can draw on the power of The Haunted Dagger.  You make a ranged spell attack against a creature within 30'.  If the attack succeeds, the target takes 2d4 psychic damage.
• As an action , you may invoke the power of the Old Book.  The power of the Old Ways suffuses an ally within 30' and they may use their reaction to make a melee weapon attack against an adjacent creature.
  • Additionally, draw a card from the Oracle Deck for the following effect on a successful attack:
    • I-XII -- The attack deals an additional 1d6 psychic damage.
    • XIII-XXIV -- The attack heals the attacker equal to his or her proficiency modifier.
    • XXV-XXXVI -- The attack pushes the target back 10'.
    • Found Cards-- The attack deals 1d6 necrotic damage and heals the attacker an equal amount.

These benefits last for 10 minutes, until you lose all these temporary hit points, or until you use your Wild Shape again.

Circle Spells

Your mystical connection to the old ways infuses you with the ability to cast certain spells. At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level you gain access to circle spells connected to the old ways

Once you gain access to a circle spell, you always have it prepared, and it doesn’t count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. If you gain access to a spell that doesn’t appear on the druid spell list, the spell is nonetheless a druid spell for you.

 

Druid Level	Spells
3rd	Detect Thoughts, See Invisibility
5th	Clairvoyance, Tongues
7th	Death Ward, Arcane Eye
9th	Commune, Telepathic Bond

 

The King and Queen

The deck has enhanced your foresight such that you may alter the course of a creatures life (within 30').

• The King: As an action, you may invoke the power of the King.  This grants the target temporary hit points equal 3 times your proficiency modifier.  Additionally, the next attack to target the creature is made at disadvantage.  This bonus lasts 1 minute.
• The Queen: As a reaction, when a friendly target within 30' is hit, you may invoke the power of the Queen upon that creature.  Each hostile creature adjacent to the Queen must make a Charisma saving throw or kneel (prone).

You can use any combinations of these powers a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Empowered Oracle of the Old Ways

When you reach 10th level, your Oracle of the Old Ways abilities become stronger.

• Your Haunted Dagger now does 4d4 damage.
• The Old Book allows the target to take the attack action or cast a spell (of 3rd level or lower) as a reaction.
  • I-XII -- Increase the damage to 2d6 (one attack or hostile spell target only)
  • XIII-XXIV -- Increase the healing to 1d6+Proficiency Modifier (One attack or hostile spell target only)
  • XXV-XXXVI -- Increase the push to 20' and they may be moved in any direction but up.
  • Found Cards -- Increase healing and damage to 2d6 (one attack or hostile spells target only)

The True Oracle

While the Oracle of the Old ways is active you gain the following benefits:

• Your unarmored AC becomes 10+Wis+Dex as you can see the possibilities unfold before you.
• Targets of your healing magic imbues the recipient with a shred of your foresight.  The next saving throw or attack roll they make adds your wisdom modifier to the roll.