All 9 Dixit Expansions Ranked (Which to Buy First)
Every Dixit expansion is the same product — 84 large illustrated cards, no new rules, no board, no scoring. So ranking them is about pictures, not mechanics — and pictures are the whole game. A deck your table can’t build clues from is 84 cards you pass over every round. Libellud publishes nine packs, plus three more boxes with Dixit on the front that aren’t expansions at all.
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The best Dixit expansion is Dixit Quest. It’s the only pack drawn by Marie Cardouat, who illustrated the base game, so its 84 cards shuffle into the original deck with no visible join. Buy Quest first and Dixit Journey second. Both are card-only and need the base game.
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1. Dixit Quest — The Pack That Matches the Base Deck
Quest goes first because it’s the only pack Marie Cardouat drew. Every other one brings a different illustrator, a different hand and palette. Cardouat’s cards go into the base deck and stop being identifiable.
That matters more than it sounds. When a deck holds two obviously different styles, sharp players start reading the style as information — that card’s from the moody pack, so the clue is probably moody. Quest hands nobody that tell. Libellud’s line for it, “a dream quest for innocence,” is fair — it plays like more of what you already liked.
Who should skip it — anyone who already finds base Dixit’s imagery samey after fifty games. You want a jolt, and that’s the next entry.
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2. Dixit Journey — The Biggest Change of Scenery
Journey is for when you want the deck to feel different, not just bigger. Xavier Collette’s illustrations are darker and more populated than Cardouat’s — more figures doing things, fewer serene single objects. Libellud calls it “a mysterious and enchanting journey.”
That gives your table narrative cards — images with an implied before-and-after that reward story clues. We’d buy it second every time, and first if your group already owns plenty of Dixit and is bored.
Who should skip it — families playing with younger kids who want bright and gentle. Origins or Memories are friendlier buys.
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3. Dixit Origins — Storybook Fantasy, Warm Palette
Origins is the fantasy pack. Clément Lefèvre’s art goes back to “the origin of the fantastic worlds,” and it’s the most classically storybook set of the nine.
Fantasy imagery carries shared reference points: everyone knows what a dragon or a lantern means, so clues land in the ambiguous middle instead of sailing past the table.
Who should skip it — groups who find fantasy tropes tiresome and want images from ordinary life. Mirrors is your pack.
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4. Dixit Memories — Childhood as Clue Material
Memories, by Carine Hinder and Jérôme Pélissier, is built around “vivid memories of childhoods.” It’s the most emotionally direct pack in the line, and it changes the kind of clue people give.
Instead of describing what’s in a picture, players describe how it feels — a summer, a fear, a room nobody’s entered in twenty years. A strong pick for playing with parents or grandparents.
Who should skip it — literal clue-givers who’d rather point at objects than feelings. These cards will read as vague.
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5. Dixit Revelations — Ornate, Detailed, Illuminated
Revelations is the detail-dense pack. Libellud calls Marina Coudray’s cards “magical and refined illuminations,” and they’re crowded with small elements — borders, patterns, several things happening at once.
Detail is worth paying for, because every extra element is another clue angle. One card can be about the bird, the tower, the color gold, or the shape the whole thing makes. It survives the most replays before going stale.
Who should skip it — fast, loud, party-paced groups. Busy cards slow the round while everyone squints.
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6. Dixit Anniversary — The Sampler of Everyone
Anniversary was made for Dixit’s tenth birthday, and it isn’t one artist’s work — Libellud credits the Dixit illustrators collectively, working through “tales from around the world.”
It’s the most varied single pack available, and the fun one to own once you have three or four others. It’s also the one to check availability on first, since anniversary runs don’t stay in catalogues.
Who should skip it — anyone buying their first expansion. The mixed hands make it a strange place to start.
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7. Dixit Daydreams — The Abstract One
Daydreams is where the line gets hard. Franck Dion’s illustrations for “the emotion of waking dreams” are sparser and more graphic than the rest — flat shapes, few objects, lots of empty space.
Experienced tables love that, because sparse cards force inventive clues rather than descriptive ones. Newer players stare at a card, find nothing to hold onto, and give a clue nobody gets.
Who should skip it — new players, mixed-age tables, and anyone with fewer than a dozen games behind them.
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8. Dixit Mirrors — Everyday Life, Bent Slightly
Mirrors is the most grounded pack. Sébastien Telleschi works from “the dreamlike reflections of our daily life” — recognizable modern scenes and objects with something off about them.
That’s useful for people who find pure fantasy hard to clue and would rather talk about a bus stop than a griffin. It’s also furthest from what base Dixit looks like, which is why it sits here.
Who should skip it — anyone buying an expansion because they loved the base game’s fairy-tale art. This isn’t that.
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9. Dixit Harmonies — Good Cards, Buy Them Last
Harmonies goes last, and not because it’s bad. Paul Echegoyen’s art explores “how contrast is a source of harmony,” and it’s the subtlest set Libellud has published for the game. Subtlety is the hardest quality to clue, so these cards get passed over for louder ones.
One warning before you order — Libellud also publishes a separate 2024 tile-laying game called Harmonies. Same name, same publisher, nothing else in common. Check the box says Dixit.
Who should skip it — everyone, until they own three or four other packs and want the set finished.
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The Three Dixit Boxes That Are Not Expansions
Three boxes carry the Dixit name and are standalone games — Libellud publishes them as base games with their own boards and components. If you own Dixit, you don’t need them.
Dixit Odyssey is a base game with its own 84 cards by Marie Cardouat and Pierô, and it seats up to 12 players instead of 6. Libellud dates the first edition to February 2011 and a second to June 2024. It’s the big-group box, which is why it’s in our games for groups guide.
Dixit Disney is Libellud’s standalone Disney and Pixar edition, 84 cards by Natalie Dombois, released September 2023. Stella – Dixit Universe is standalone too, published October 2021 with art by Jérôme Pelissier, and it changes the rules rather than the pictures — you link as many images as you can to one clue-word.
All three share compatibility with the nine packs. Libellud states that Dixit cards can be played with all of the games of the Dixit universe, so any pack works with any base box.
The Quick Picks Table
Buy Quest first, Journey second, then stop until the combined deck starts repeating on you. Every pack below is 84 cards and needs a base game.
| Pack | Illustrator | Cards | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Quest | Marie Cardouat | 84 | First buy, invisible in the base deck |
| 2. Journey | Xavier Collette | 84 | Groups bored of the base art |
| 3. Origins | Clément Lefèvre | 84 | Storybook fantasy imagery |
| 4. Memories | Carine Hinder & Jérôme Pélissier | 84 | Emotional, nostalgic clues |
| 5. Revelations | Marina Coudray | 84 | Detail hunters and long-term replay |
| 6. Anniversary | The Dixit illustrators | 84 | Collectors who own several packs |
| 7. Daydreams | Franck Dion | 84 | Veteran tables who want it harder |
| 8. Mirrors | Sébastien Telleschi | 84 | Players who prefer everyday imagery |
| 9. Harmonies | Paul Echegoyen | 84 | Finishing the set |
The nine-pack list with every artist is on Libellud’s expansions page, and the rules all nine use unchanged are in the official Dixit rulebook PDF. Still choosing between Libellud’s two storytelling games? Dixit vs Mysterium. Here for the art? Dixit sits third in our best board game artwork ranking. Expansions elsewhere run on mechanics, not pictures — our best board game expansions guide covers those, and our family games list plus our under-$30 picks are where to start if you don’t own Dixit yet.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Dixit expansion?
Dixit Quest is the best Dixit expansion. It is the only one of the nine packs illustrated by Marie Cardouat, who drew the base game, so its 84 cards mix into the original deck without changing how the game looks. Dixit Journey is the best second buy, because Xavier Collette’s art is a real change of hand.
How many Dixit expansions are there?
There are nine Dixit expansion packs. Libellud lists them as Quest, Journey, Origins, Daydreams, Memories, Revelations, Harmonies, Anniversary and Mirrors. Each holds 84 large illustrated cards and nothing else. Odyssey, Disney and Stella also carry the Dixit name, but Libellud publishes those as standalone games, not expansions.
Do Dixit expansions work with the base game?
Yes. All nine packs are card-only and use the base rules unchanged. Libellud states that Dixit cards can be played with all of the games of the Dixit universe, so a pack also shuffles into Dixit Odyssey or Stella. You keep the board, rabbits and tokens you already own.
Are Dixit expansions standalone?
No. All nine Dixit expansions are card-only packs that need a base game for the board, scoring track and voting components. The confusion comes from Dixit Odyssey, Dixit Disney and Stella, which carry Dixit branding and 84 cards each but are complete standalone games in their own right.
Which Dixit expansion should I buy first?
Buy Dixit Quest first. It shares an illustrator with the base game, so once it is shuffled in nobody can tell which pack a card came from. Buy Dixit Journey second if you want the deck to look different, or Dixit Origins if your group likes storybook fantasy.
Do you need Dixit expansions?
No, but the base game’s 84 cards start repeating sooner than most groups expect, and repeated cards mean repeated clues. One pack doubles your deck for a fraction of the base game price, the best value upgrade in the line. If you buy only one, make it Quest.