[Card Magic] Amazing Magic Revealed: Difficult Tricks for Advanced Magicians
No matter how many times you watch card tricks, they always feel mysterious, and you can’t help but wonder about the secret behind them.
I think many people also feel inspired to try them themselves.
In this article, we’ve gathered a variety of card tricks and their explanations from the advanced-level magic you often see on TV and social media.
Since these are for advanced performers, you might not be able to show them off right away even after learning the methods, but with plenty of practice, you’ll be able to perform tricks that truly astonish your audience!
Be sure to challenge yourself with these amazing card tricks.
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[Trump Card Magic] Amazing Magic Revealed. Difficult Tricks for Advanced Performers (21–30)
Aspectatored Card Flight
You place four cards of the same value on the table and insert a selected card among them.
After casting a spell to return the selected card to the deck, the spell is too strong, and the four matching cards end up in the deck instead—this is the trick.
While you’re displaying four face-down cards on the table, they’ve already been switched for different cards, and at the moment the spectator selects a card, you’ve secretly moved the four-of-a-kind to the middle of the deck.
Then you pretend to fail at moving the selected card, and during the next spell you flick the cards so that only the selected card remains forward, leaving just one card isolated—completion.
The key points are the positioning when you bring the cards in and the delicate finger action when you flick the cards.
Maxi Twist
Do you know Maxi-Twist, one of the classic magic effects devised by Roger Smith? In this routine, four aces in your hand turn face down one by one each time you shuffle.
It has strong visual impact, and it’s great because what’s happening is immediately clear.
By the way, the secret is that you actually start with four aces plus one face-down card and make use of that.
It requires advanced techniques such as the Elmsley Count, so be sure to look those up as well.
[Trump Magic] Amazing magic reveal. Difficult tricks for advanced performers (31–40)
Instant transposition of cards using the 444 switch
There’s a slightly advanced teleportation magic trick called “444.” It uses a technique known as the 444 Switch, and its hallmark is that it requires no setup.
In broad strokes, the performer first shows the audience the top four cards of the deck they’re holding.
Then, in an instant, the cards are switched.
Rather than relying on a gimmick, this trick is based purely on technique, which makes it complex but also harder to detect and imitate.
There are also derivative techniques, so if you’re interested, give them a look.
A magic trick where the color of the back of a card changes.
I’m going to introduce a magic trick that’s going viral on YouTube, where the back color of a card changes.
In this trick, after the spectator chooses a card, it’s returned to the deck and shuffled, and then only that card’s back changes color.
The secret is surprisingly simple: there’s a card printed with different-colored backs on each side, and by showing it at the right moments, it creates the illusion that the color has changed.
To perform it convincingly, you’ll need various techniques, so practice repeatedly.
Triumph
Let me introduce a classic magic trick beloved by enthusiasts for many years: Triumph.
In Triumph, cards that were supposedly mixed face up and face down are instantly shown to be all facing the same way—either all face up or all face down.
There are many versions of this trick, but essentially the secret lies in the handling of the deck and the method of shuffling.
Why not research different approaches and find one that seems easy for you to perform? There are plenty of videos and books that teach Triumph.
The torn card is back to normal.
It’s a high-impact magic trick where a torn card is restored.
Performance skill is also key in this trick.
First, take a playing card and have the spectator sign it.
Then, give some reason why that card can’t be used and tear it up.
After putting it in your pocket, you produce an intact card with the spectator’s signature.
Many of you may have guessed it: it’s a simple trick where you switch the card before tearing it.
Still, with good acting and technique, you can really amaze your audience.
Ambitious Card using cull and slip cut
The Ambitious Card is a classic card trick where a selected card placed into the deck keeps rising to the top.
It’s often performed using a technique called the Double Lift, but in fact there are many other methods! Using various sleights like the Cull, Slip Cut, and Tilt, the key is top control—moving the target card to the top of the deck.
Once you can perform the Ambitious Card with a variety of techniques, you can keep the energy high by showcasing it repeatedly with your favorite variations.
