Superhuman calculations. Surgical precision in card divinations. Mysteries that stick in the mind.
Impossible? Powerful? Pure Magic, mate.
Magic's dynamic duo, Craig Petty & Lloyd Barnes, are back with one of the most impressive and flexible gimmicked decks you’ll ever lay your hands on.
The Savant Deck isn’t just any deck; it’s a specially designed set of cards that lets you perform tricks that quite frankly no other method can even touch. Not even the sleight-of-hand whizzes out there.
Think master magician level tricks, but with beginner-level skills.
Here’s just ONE of the jaw-dropping effects you can pull off with the Savant Deck:
With your back turned, an audience member can shuffle to their heart's content. They cut as many cards as they fancy and spread them face up on the table. You count down from 3... 2... 1... and turn back for less than a second. And just like that, you’ve calculated the total value of all the cards spread before you.
The total? Spot on every single time.
And the best part? You can repeat this instantly, and every time, it’s a different outcome!
That’s just one of over a dozen effects we’ll get you performing in no time. Each routine is a different marvel, from book tests to magic squares, ACAANs to pocket change predictions. Honestly, the Savant Deck can do it all.
One of our absolute favourite things to do with the Savant Deck is a killer card trick that baffles everyone. Here’s how it goes...
With your back turned, an audience member takes the deck, shuffles it under the table, picks a card, and hides it away. They pop the rest back in the box, and you? You instantly know exactly what card they picked. Every single time. It's repeatable and utterly impossible.
Normally, you’d need a stacked deck for this kind of effect, which means no shuffling allowed. But with the Savant Deck, your audience can shuffle to their heart's content.
The Savant Deck is a full deck; every card is present and correct. No duplicates here.
Printed by the USPCC.
Standard Red Rider back design — so no sneaky markings to spot.
Deck can be fully examined. Seriously, we encourage it.
It uses a classic principle that we all know and love.
Become a maths wizard. A card table champ. An aficionado of card magic. All with effortless ease.
This, my friend, is The Savant Deck.
Special thanks to Owen Packard for letting us tinker with his brilliant ideas from a previous project (which we won’t name to keep the secrets under wraps). Fully credited in the tutorial.
***The Savant Deck lets you perform a multitude of effects. Some routines in the 3+ hour tutorial will need a few extra props (think coins, blank decks, etc.).
"Well I'm proper fooled! With the Savant deck you'll look like the smartest guy in the room in every room. Ever" - Noel Qualter - Official Penn & Teller Fooler
"I love how fair it is! The deck is in their hands! I honestly have no idea how this works. You've totally fooled me. I genuinely have no idea" - John Morton - Official Penn & Teller Fooler
"Utterly amazing not only do I not have a clue, I cannot even think of a method that would allow you to do this. That's floored me! Not a clue!" - Wayne Goodman
"The Savant Deck is a full show in your pocket! Is a tool that will allow you to perform mind blowing routines that will leave your audience speechless! If you want to perform crazy mind stunts or mind demonstrations, the Savant Deck is for you!" - Luca Volpe
"Ummmmmmm. Wow. It speaks for itself...This is heavy doc! The Savant Deck is going to be massive" - Chris James
"It doesn't take a genius to sum up that this project is gold! This is impossible looking card magic rooted in underlying devious principles that will fool and amaze" - David Jonathan
"It's been a LONG time since I've been this excited about a piece of card magic. After learning the method, I literally had the biggest ear to ear smile. My favorite gaff decks are the ones that can be handled as a normal deck, examined as a normal deck, shuffled as a normal deck... but contain a secret so diabolical that it annihilates every spectator you show it to!" - Kyle Purnell
"That's the best kind of feeling-when a method hides in plain sight and still slips by undetected! The Savant Deck is a beautifully deceptive tool, and the cleverness is often in its simplicity and structure. I can't wait to start using it" - Marc Oberon
"This deck fakes more talent than most other magicians probably have - puts my performances on EASY MODE. I can finally feel like Peter Turner!! First I gotta work on the accent.." - Dalton Wayne
