Superhuman maths. Pristine card revelations. Mysteries that stick with you.
Impossible. Powerful. Pure Magic.
Magic's dynamic duo, Craig Petty & Lloyd Barnes, are back with one of the most astounding and adaptable gimmicked decks you’ll ever come across.
The Savant Deck is a specially crafted deck that allows you to pull off stunts that LITERALLY can’t be done any other way. Not even by the sleight-of-hand maestros out there.
Master-level illusions. Beginner-friendly ease.
Here’s just ONE trick you can pull with the Savant Deck:
You don’t even touch the deck. With your back to the audience, they shuffle as much as they fancy. The participant then cuts the deck and spreads the cards face up on the table. Counting down from 3... 2... 1... you turn back for less than ONE second and instantly calculate the total value of all the face-up cards.
The values add up, and your lightning-fast calculation is spot on.
Best part? You can do it again immediately, and every time it’s a fresh result!
And that’s just one of the dozen-plus effects we’ll guide you through to get you rolling. Plus, each trick is wildly different. From book tests to magic squares, ACAANs to pocket change predictions, the Savant Deck opens up a world of possibilities.
One of our team’s favourite routines with the Savant Deck is a killer card trick that leaves everyone scratching their heads.
This is what goes down...
Your back is turned. An audience member takes the deck and shuffles it under the table. They pick a card and tuck it away in their pocket. The remaining cards go back in the box. Instantly, you know exactly which card they chose. Every single time. Instantly repeatable. Utterly impossible.
Normally, this sort of trick requires a stacked deck, which means no shuffling allowed. But with the Savant Deck, feel free to let your audience shuffle to their heart's content.
The Savant Deck is a full deck—every card is present and accounted for. No duplicates.
Printed by USPCC.
Standard Red Rider back design—no markings to give you away.
The deck can be fully examined. Seriously, we encourage it.
Utilises a classic principle we all know and love.
Become a maths whizz. The king of playing cards. The card table's best mate. All with simplicity and a cheeky grin.
This is The Savant Deck.
Special thanks to Owen Packard for letting us get our hands on and develop his brilliant ideas from a previous project. Not named here to keep things under wraps. Fully credited in the tutorial.
***The Savant Deck lets you perform a wide range of effects. Some routines in the 3+ hour tutorial may require additional props (like 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 favourite 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
