Advanced, high-difficulty magic for experts. Reveals of methods and a roundup of tricks.

Disappearing Coin

Difficulty MAX: Even that Malick has only a 10% success rate!? Ultra-difficult super magic!

The vanishing coin is one of the most classic tricks in magic.

Mr.

Maric, a famous magician who often appears on TV, says that making a coin disappear in front of children—who aren’t easily misdirected—is extremely difficult.

Magicians use various techniques to conceal the exact moment the coin vanishes.

For example, they employ misdirection to draw the audience’s eyes away, or sleight-of-hand switches.

It’s challenging, but it may be one of those tricks that really makes practice feel worthwhile.

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Kawamura Mina

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Card addressing using a classic pass

Classic pass and card revelation explanation

Among magic tricks, routines where the magician nails the spectator’s chosen card always bring the house down.

Behind the scenes, a sophisticated technique called the Classic Pass makes it possible.

This move secretly cuts the deck in an instant, precisely controlling the position of the selected card.

The key is that, while it looks like nothing is happening, the situation is decisively changing in the hands.

Natural motion and misdirection are crucial, leading the audience to think “nothing suspicious happened.” Though understated, it’s a technique widely used by professional magicians, and a skill well worth mastering if you want to get serious about card magic.

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kojifumi

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Needle Magic

The needle magic of America’s Andrew Goldenhirsch

This is a dangerous magic trick that would likely cause an uproar if broadcast on TV today.

It’s performed by American magician Andrew Goldenhersh and was presented as an Indian magic act.

He places more than ten needles into his mouth and swallows them, then drinks water and lets people inspect his mouth to show nothing is hidden.

Next, he swallows a piece of thread, and unbelievably, it comes out with the needles all threaded.

It’s a trick whose method is completely baffling—high in difficulty and danger alike.

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Hane Keisuke

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The top card instantly teleports into the deck.

The card teleports twice! Pro-level card magic with explanation

In this magic trick, three of the four cards placed on top of the deck vanish, and when you wave your hand over the remaining card, it disappears as well.

Then, when you spread the deck, you discover that the vanished cards have moved to around the middle.

You hold four face-up cards along with a single face-down card, secretly adding cards beneath it, and finally switch the two halves of the deck to bring the four cards to the center.

It’s important to use your pinky to keep a break and accurately track the position of all five cards, as well as to maintain hand angles that don’t reveal the switches and movement.

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kappamaki

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Teleporting Card

The ultimate masterpiece of teleporting card magic that instantly excites! At last, the secret revealed. A cool playing card trick with no setup required.

There’s a slightly advanced teleportation-style magic trick called “444.” It uses a move known as the 444 Switch, and its hallmark is that it requires no setup.

To outline the flow: first, the performer shows the spectator the top four cards of the deck.

Then, in an instant, the cards are switched.

Rather than relying on a gimmick, this trick is purely technique-based.

It’s complex, but that makes it harder to catch and harder to copy.

There are also derivative variations of the move, so if you’re interested, be sure to look them up.

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yamamoto

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