Blue Keepers

I love how they feel, I am also planning making them my standard playing cards (pls make some bicycle like gaffs)

I’ll admit, I bought these as a way to fill out my order. Plus, I did want to try them, eventually. Anyway, I’m very glad I did. I’m not a collector, but I do love the feel in my hands. That’s what I care about. Can I use these to perform card magic? Absolutely!

The tuck colors are great, and the back design is beautiful. They handle well out of the box, but the high cost keeps these cards from the five stars they deserve.

Don?t listen to the haters. I?ve bought up plenty a decks making claims such as what is being said here about the Keepers. Hands down these are the best handling cards right out of the box for the under $20 price range.

Anyone here that hasn?t left a 5 star review complaining about the stickiness of the Keepers or the cards not holding up...... LIES - it is 100% their fault for not taking care of the cards by either dropping them in hard/dirty areas, handling with dirty/wet hands, or exposing them to excessive moisture. I have 3 open decks of these that I have been beating on for 2-3 months, and they feel the same as the day they had arrived.

Do yourself a favor, if you haven?t already, and at least try these out!

I've had a keeper deck for a little while now. I like how they came already broken in and ready to go right out of the box. They also come with one double card; perfect for a few tricks I do that use doubles. The design is simple but still nice. My only complaint is that they began to stick together much faster than I expected. Bicycle decks last me way longer, without getting too sticky to fan. Because of that plus Bicycle decks are cheaper, I use them a lot more.

I bought a deck on sale for 4 bucks and that is my only complaint. I only bought 1 when they were on sale. These cards feel great immediately out of the box. Adam is not exaggerating when he says that. As to the custom court I think they look great and enjoy telling people why they are different. 100% nailed it.

I didn't expect to handle one of the smoothest decks of cards when I opened the box. It's so unassuming to the naked eye, but a great tool that I can't recommend enough. Pick up a few of these if you have the chance

Same as a deck you would get at cvs or 7-11 . Broke in ( which is why I bought them ) is a joke. Like rubbing 2 ice cubes together . Was of time and money.

Uh-mazing!

Design of the cards are really great! Thanks Adam wilber for creating quality content with workers in mind.

Ahhhhhmazing for dribbling, which is my favourite fidget thing to do when I have to be near people I don't like. If I REALLY don't like people I spring the cards, and these are great for that too. Means I have to stand up to get away from them and it's a nice springy deck so I look cool as well as being a rude witch. :)

Not a fan of the custom court cards. They're too obvious. Could have customised them to fit the original style a little better so that people don't stop and ask why they look weird. The Jack is less obvious than the Queen.

Also knocked off a star because there's no double backer and there's an advert card, which I see as a missed opportunity. The brand name is all over the box and the Ace of Spades already, put the advert in the bin xo

Two words: love them

These cards are great! Thin, smooth and durable. They're very different than Bicycle as there is room in the deck box for more cards. I have yet to be questioned about the back. Use them for every occasion. Can't imagine a better playing card.

This deck is awesome (but...)! Stock is thin and soft but still feels substantial and doesn't take a crease easily. Kind of waxy at first and had a clumpy phase early on before polishing back up with more use. Handles well and lasts a long time... however, it falls just short of perfect. How can it be a replacement for standard decks when it has 2 nonstandard faces? I understand the desire to "sign" such beautiful work but it limits the overall design. These would be perfect with all standard faces and is the only reason I refrain from buying them by the brick.

First purchase from ellusionist and I must say I'm blown away. These will be my deck of choice for some time to come. Only company I'll buy cards from.

I love the thin stock and the handle of these cards. But mine did come off center and for some reason the deck click is HORRIBLE! I can't get rid of it either! Sucks cause they were amazing first day.

This deck was my first purchase to start off my collection and I still use it all the time. The feel is great, as is the look.

Such nice, nice cards. Wilber and Jones have really done a great job with this deck. They're Just so buttery out of the tuck case. Spring and dribble so smoothly and effortlessly. If there's any sort of gripe about the cards I had, it would be that the centering of the card's back design is a bit off; the white poker borders are not even (even more noticeable on the Masters (red) deck).

These things handle great and they look very classy. My only complaint is the centering, mine are off real bad. I'd still recommend you try them out if your interested but if your looking for an excuse centering may be one.

Awesome deck of cards!! I'm new to the world of cardistry and orders a little starter pack so I can begin my collection and new found hobbby. This deck at first was not on my top list of cards to get but it came free with my purchase. And boy am I glad it did! Right out of the box, these cards feel great. Even to a newbie like myself. I can tell these will now remain in my top favorite deck to play with. Thanks for exposing me to a great deck of cards.

REALLY pleasant experience from start to finish. Cards obviously feel great, come with subtle but amazing potential in the extra card/deck control areas, and carry a quality that is hard to match but i should be more clear as to the specifics of my situation. I was billed to receive an arcane free deck for my order which I was pretty stoked on for a lot of... other very obvious reasons. I had became so set on that as my free gift that while waiting for shipment I studied up for that deck as much as possible. This led to a little confusion, and a tab bit of let down came with that. This was not because I felt slighted or didn't already love these cards, I have them in a mock order from a few weeks ago. I was only ill prepared. All of those things aside... I could not be a more happy card owner than I am presently, and as for shopping/ business, I am more happy with this magic company, the quality of there magic, the beautiful decks, and the overall personality that five stars is not a fulfilling quantity of celestial bodies. I am never a stickler... For anyone who would mistake this as even hinting at a complaint, or a ding worthy of a quality rating loss, be honest with yourself... you are not happy with any thing.. my free gift was only a deck I would have more readily chosen on my own. This is the highest praise. This company is the absolute highest of quality in magic, and business. Many many kudos and many more f***** high fives and s***.

These cards are AWESOME! They feel great right out of the box. Adam guys did a great job for sure. Hats off to the folks at Ellusionist and Brad Christian which i love all his videos and for having awesome teaches of magic and great quality products. Form beginner to advanced you'll love these cards and everything they offer!!!!!

When I bought my keepers I bought them off of amazon. When I got these I was using the shadow masters has my main deck I do magic with. When I first felt these cards I was hooked they feel great shuffles nice I can faro them I was amazed. 5 stars for the keepers it's the deck I have on me all the time ellusionist is great.

I bought a brick of these with the desire to practise mainly cardistry and some sleight of hand. This is the point of view of a newbie.

They last longer and are a bit less slippery than regular bikes. The flourishes are a bit challenging to hold with these, but that plus their weight and flexibility allow me to get a good feel of the delicate touch needed for cardistry; this makes for an effective card handling learning experience, I love them! Not to mention that they farro amazingly well, although, for the one-handed farro, they need to be broken in a bit more (or maybe I wasn't good at it in the beginning).

Another detail which I noticed, and which drove me to actually write this review, is the fact that the design is subtly one-way! Nifty in card tricks, and barely perceptible for the untrained eye.

This deck... By god. As a card enthusiast and an amateur magician, I tip my hat to you Adam. To the rest of the world, and those slightly sceptical about the claim that E made, they did it. Their claim is well founded.

I just started to handle those cards. This is the softest deck of cards I own. The stock is thin yet surprisingly durable, the deck stayed strait after an hour of dribbling and springing the cards.
Those are not traditionally cut but that doesn't matter as the stock is thin enough making this deck the easiest to faro in both directions in my opinion. The back design is similar to bicycle just without those weird naked "angles" making it one of my favorite back designs to date (I own almost every deck ellsionist as to offer and yet it is one of my favorite designs).
The face design is standard, which I like, but the quinn and jack of clubs do look out of place as they look like the creator and his wife. I understand wanting to put you face on your deck but I don't like it. It's way too out of place.
This deck include really cool jokers an extra quinn of heart and an ad card.
In my opinion this deck isn't a good fit for cardestry as the stock is way too soft making it hard to hold on to a single card without banding it (like the middle card in the worm).

My final thoughts on this deck: if Virtuoso decks are the best decks for cardestry (and I think they are) this deck is the best for magic. It takes the simple design of bicycle, improve on it and adds a much higher quality cards to the mix.
If there are any magicians out there that looking to stock up on a deck for magic this is the deck for you. And for 60$ for a brick this is a no brainier.

The sales copy uses flowery imagery and almost poetic words for the cards. I trust Adam Wilber when it comes to what I purchase, but I'll admit I was skeptical. I bought a brick, thinking that eve if I didn't like them or they weren't special, I'd gaff them or find something to do, cards are rarely wasted by magicians.

Listen, the description of these cards on the website isn't just sales copy and flowery words. It's the best, most reasonable way to describe them. These cards are wonderful, feel great out of the box. They are thin and sturdy at the same time. They look beautiful and unassuming, humble and graceful. I bought a brick because they threw in a free one and I figured I would use or share them regardless, but I love them and I'm not sharing now.

This deck was sent from the gods...the finish, stock, design, handling, it's superb. Anybody can tell the difference between this and a standard bicycle deck. It's ready to use straight out of the box. Dont miss out on this deck, buy 5 of them!

Oban Jones has been designing some quality decks and this one is no exception. This deck feels like your favorite deck as soon as you take it out of the box. Such a wonderful tribute to the standard rider back, but with a creative twist. Grab this and a deck of Roadhouse