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DMC ELITES: V Playing Cards


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It's taken eight long years, five separate editions and many tens of thousands of decks printed ... but the moment has finally come:

DMC ELITES V5: Perhaps the most powerful deck EVER created for magicians.

Building upon each of the iconic previous versions of ELITES, this fifth edition has taken the greatest leap yet and answered the wishes of so many hundreds of magicians over the years ... by incorporating Juan Tamariz's legendary MNEMONICA system into the deck! This unique blending of 'marked deck' and 'stacked deck' magic positions the DMC ELITES V5 clearly as one of the most devious and powerful weapons available today for both the amateur and professional card magician.

What does this mean in layman's terms? Well, simply put - in glancing at the back of a single playing card for LESS THAN A SECOND (and from a distance of up to SEVEN FEET) you will know not only the card's exact VALUE and SUIT, but also its precise POSITION in the deck!

Whilst many thousands of magicians will already be familiar with Phill Smith's genius 'Optical Marking System', for those who have yet to discover the secret - it is truly one of the greatest creations in the history of marked cards. With many contemporary marked decks requiring memory work, calculation or close scrutiny, the ELITES allow for a near-instant read of the card with no decoding involved - even at a great range or in poor light. We have received countless messages of thanks from magicians around the world-previously unable to make out or interpret the tiny markings on other marked decks-who can read the backs of the ELITES with ease, speed and precision.

Moreover, in spite of the markings' size and clarity they are so deviously 'hidden in plain sight' that in the early years we even had some magicians return their decks, complaining that they had been sent an unmarked version! In addition to all of this, the ELITES V5 also feature unique one-way backs AND faces - allowing a further dimension of deviousness to your card magic.

The result is a deck that was recently voted as "The Greatest Marked Deck for Magicians" by United Cardists. Incredibly clearly marked playing cards that you also can confidently hand to your audience without fear of the secret being discovered.

Printed by the iconic United States Playing Card Company on their legendary Bee stock - still the world's favourite choice - the DMC ELITES V5 will endure many hours of professional use. For the first time ever, the faces have also been upgraded to an ultra high-definition rendition of the standard USPCC faces, which also allow for minimum suspicion from your audience.

Included within each deck is a language-free instruction card that clearly explains the marking system, a Mnemonica 'crib' card (that allows you to glimpse the full Mnemonica stack with ease) and two custom DMC jokers, one with an inbuilt card reveal.

It's taken eight long years, five separate editions and many tens of thousands of decks printed... but the moment has finally come:

DMC ELITES V5: Perhaps the most powerful deck ever created for magicians.

(This deck is not associated or affiliated with Juan Tamariz in any way, and we are immensely grateful for the opportunity to weave his genius into the tapestry of the ELITES V5. The deck does not come with any accessories and any extra items or books in the photographs are shown for illustration purposes only)

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Please beware they come in a tuck case and not an apothecary cabinet. Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 27th, 2020
I am not going to go on and on about the marking system. Everything that can be said about how deceptive the system is true. I have never been blessed with good eye sight, the best I can do is 20/20, but with a astigmatism. Which means everything is blurry until my mind corrects it. The best I can do is read the marks from 4 feet away.

There are countless reasons why every serious card magician should learn a stack. This deck follows the Mnemonica stack. I learned the stack using a combination of methods. Although I did not use the method taught by Rick Lax. It is very close to how I learned the position of each card. The next step is learning the number and the value of each card synonymously. 52 is just another way of saying the nine of diamonds, and nine of diamonds is just another way of saying 52. Once this has been achieved the Mnemonica stack has been mastered. It's not good enough to know the position in the stack. It can take a magician places, but it's the synonymous association that rises above the stratosphere.

Once the first half of learning the basic stack has been achieved the second phase comes from repetition and muscle memory.

This is why I like this deck and why I am writing this review.

The marking system on this deck serves two fold. Learning a new and deceptive marking system and by using it also learn the number and value of each card synonymously.

I wish I had these when I was going through the second phase. I have a deck of 808s with annotations in Sharpie. These would have been so much more fun to use. I will however be using these to keep it fresh moving forward.

Needless to say a one way, numbered, and marked Mnemonica stack can prove deadly. Please beware they come in a tuck case and not an apothecary cabinet.
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Great Deck! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 1st, 2021
This was the first time I have had seen the deck in person. The markings are very well done. Handled great right out of the box. Just wish they were less pricey!
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Perfect marked deck Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 31st, 2021
The marking of the cards are completely invisible to the one who doesn't know, and perfectly visible to you. The quality of the cards is excellent (Bee quality), and the lifespan of the cards is very good.
It will be your new playmate. ;)
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Sometimes less is more Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 29th, 2021
These are still great but the one thing I'll say is... having more on the card makes me feel much less comfortable about using these.

The V4's were near perfect, but now... I feel as though the eye is drawn to the center of the card. I haven't been caught using these but I also haven't used them very much because of this.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 26th, 2021
Simply put, the DMC Elites V playing cards are the Swiss Army Knife of marked cards. Very easy to read once you know the secret and the one way feature of the deck on both the faces and backs offer abundant approaches to any trick. And I’m just starting to explore the mnemonic stacking. Great deck
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 26th, 2021
Simply put, the DMC Elites V playing cards are the Swiss Army Knife of marked cards. Very easy to read once you know the secret and the one way feature of the deck on both the faces and backs offer abundant approaches to any trick. And I’m just starting to explore the mnemonic stacking. Great deck
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Excellent quality, very clever marking Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 20th, 2021
These look great and feel great in your hands. The marking system is amazing for readability and stealth. The V5 adds the mnemonica system which makes these lethal.
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This used to be very good Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 20th, 2022
Unfortunately there is no non marked cards and the new red cards do not match up with the old red cards or the gaffs (I belive).
On top of that the deck is now openly sold on Amazon so anyone who is on Amazon will know it is a marked deck you have if you use the red or green DMC cards. Since there is no unmarked cards that would have to be the conclusion.
It is a pity but I guess economy got in the way of what used to be a good deck
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 5th, 2022
The deck I received only had 46 cards, plus the two jokers, and no instruction card or Mnemonica 'crib' card?

Ps. I didnt purchase this from Penguin
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