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Savant Deck by Craig Petty and Lloyd Barnes


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Superhuman calculations. Surgically Clean Card Divinations. Unforgettable Mysteries.

Impossible.
Powerful.
Pure Magic.

Magic's Batman & Robin, Craig Petty & Lloyd Barnes are back with one of the most powerful and versatile gimmicked decks that we've ever seen.

The Savant Deck is a specially gimmicked deck of cards that gives you the ability to perform tricks that LITERALLY cannot be achieved with any other method. Not even by the best sleight of hand artists in the world.

Master magician level tricks. Beginner level ability.

This is just ONE trick that the Savant Deck can do:

You never touch the deck. With your back to the audience, the cards are shuffled as many times as they wish. The participant then cuts as many cards as they want and spreads them face up on the table. Counting down from 3... 2... 1... you turn back for less than ONE second and immediately calculate the total value of all of the face up cards on the table.

The card values are totaled up and your lightning fast calculation is revealed to be EXACTLY right.

Best of all, you can instantly repeat this and every time it's a different result!

And that's one of over a dozen different effects that we teach you to get you up and running. What's more is that the tricks are all totally different in effect. From book tests, to magic squares. ACAAN's to pocket change predictions. There's really not much The Savant Deck cannot do.

The most powerful thing that our team love to do with The Savant deck is this perfect card trick that fools EVERYONE.

This is exactly what happens...

Your back is turned. An audience member takes the deck of cards and shuffles it as much as they want under the table. They take a card and hide it in their pocket. The rest of the cards are returned back to the box. Instantly you know the exact identity of their card. Every time. Instantly repeatable. Totally impossible.

Normally you could only do this type of trick with a stacked deck but that means the deck can't be shuffled. With The Savant Deck you can really let your audience shuffle the cards until they're fully satisfied.

The Savant Deck is a full deck of cards. Every card in the deck is there. There are no duplicates.

  • Printed by the USPCC.
  • Standard Red Rider back design - no markings to spot.
  • Deck can be fully examined. In fact, we encourage it.
  • Takes advantage of a classic principle that we all know and love.
Become a master of math. A ruler of playing cards. An expert at the card table.
All with ease and simplicity.

This, is The Savant Deck.

With special thanks to Owen Packard for allowing us to work on and develop his incredible work and ideas from a previous project. Not named here to avoid exposure. Fully credited in the tutorial.

***Savant Deck allows you to perform a plethora of effects. Some routines in the 3+ hour tutorial will require additional props (eg 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 favorite 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

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 21st, 2025
I ABSOLUTELY love the Savant Deck! The tutorial is so thorough and not only gives you so many tricks that you can do with it, it also gets your creative juices flowing! There are countless possibilities for tricks that you can do with this deck!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 13th, 2025
When I purchased the Savant Deck I knew that there HAD to be a catch, since the rest of Craig’s work like the Atomic Deck had but NO. THIS DECK WAS PERFECT. The secret was beautifully concealed and I, an amateur magician, was able to construct my own routines that would greatly help me, and the three plus hours of tutorial and different tricks just shows how much they improved. This is amazing, and if you’re considering buying it, TRUST ME and ALL THE OTHER 5 STAR REVIEWS, it will be worth it!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 8th, 2025
I just love it when someone takes an existing principle of card magic and ads a new twist that makes it about 1000 times more powerful, that's what this is. Make no mistake this is not a trick, this is a series of miracles in a box. This deck could be your whole act! It is that good, and if you are ever worried about being busted, worry no more. No hard moves, no slights, and no worrying about someone getting their hands on your gaf deck and discovering the secret. You could probably play cards with this deck when your done preforming and no one would ever be the wiser. This is pure genius! Buy two!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 5th, 2025
Why nobody had thought of this before baffles me. It's a great approach that allows you to do so many things. Could you make it yourself? I suppose, but my time is worth more than that.

I ordered one of these decks, but I might recommend getting two.

I own a lot of different decks, but this one is probably the most useful of all.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 1st, 2025
From what I've seen, this is an awesome deck of cards. I've found anything from Craig & Lloyd just great. I only wish that if Penguin is going to sell Murphy's stuff, they would include the tutorials or at least the links & password to get started. Shouldn't be to hard for both companies to figure out how to do this. Once I purchase a truck, I want to start learning immediately!!!
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 27th, 2025
Craig Petty and Lloyd Barnes smash it with a new approach to a classic. This is a whole act in a box and can help you reach a new level in magic! It will take some memory and math skills, but this is worth the time and effort. If you want to step up with something that is unique, and maybe get a little creative, get this deck, and get to work!
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 27th, 2025
The deck is nothing new or special...well, with a little twist. What really makes this worth the price is the 3+ hours of video with Craig and Lloyd going over all sorts of details, tips and instruction. Easy enough to perform and yet stuns your audience every time!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 26th, 2025
If I could only carry one deck around, I would probably choose the Savant Deck. There are multiple tutorial videos teaching a variety of different routines. You can use the Savant deck by itself, or combine with a blank deck, UV marker, a double backer, etc. From Rainman to ACAAN effects, pick and choose what suits your style. The deck does most of the work for you, allowing beginners and hobbyists to flourish without significant time investments into learning routines.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 26th, 2025
I was able to figure out the basics of this effect after reading that it uses an old gaffed-deck principle, and then I purchased it. I think the method is very clever, and am wondering if a similar principle can be used to have a spectator riffle shuffle a memorized deck, and keep the fully stacked deck in order? Even if only half the memorized deck stays in order, that could be very useful for some applications when using a memorized deck! Congratulations Lloyd Barnes and Craig Petty!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 20th, 2025
This trick is absolutely brilliant.I am an enthusiastic hobbyist who is fascinated by magic but this takes first prize for me. I have purchased so many tricks over the last few years and been disappointed because I can’t do them very well but even I could do this one. Maybe need to purchase a second deck in case I loose this one. Thanks for building my magic confidence. Roger Lefort
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