 Hey everybody, welcome back to Magic Orthodoxy. My name is David and this is a deck review. Hey, today we're going to look at the superior deck. This is the black version from the Conring Arts Research Center. These cards were printed from the expert playing card company and they are done on their classic finish. These decks were recently released from Conring Arts. They did them in brick form so you could get the red brick, the blue brick or the black. I chose the black because it was the different one out of all the three. And you might recognize the back design. This has been on a couple of other different decks including their most recent reader backs. However, these cards are not reader backs. The superior brand is something that Conring Arts wants to have as a new series of cards that will encompass a large range of variations. So in the future you're going to see different finishes, different colors, all with the same back design, maybe a different back design, gaff decks, cards and lots, lots more. This is going to be their staple deck going forward. This latest release, they were solely focused on a classic design and a classic feel. The tuck case is made with a special synthetic paper that will last and last and last. It is actually tear resistant, tear resilient. So it will help protect your cards from moisture. Also, if you like that classic looking tuck case, it was designed by Jackson Robinson. In front of the tuck case says superior brand, fine quality playing cards, a classic black. And right across the top it does say the expert playing card company. This side says the expert playing card company. This side says superior brand playing cards. The bottom has some ad copy and the back design is of course the back design of the cards. Tuck Flap is really big and you get that nice superior brand logo again. And that is pretty much it for the tuck case. Let's take a look at these cards. Again, these are printed from the expert playing card company and they are done on their classic finish. You know, a lot of people always ask, how do I feel? How do they handle? That's all subjective. What I can do is tell you how thick these cards are. These cards come in at almost a B standard. They're about as thick as the Honey Bee cards that Penguin Magic released. They're as thick as the Arcana cards and the Camp cards that Dan and Dave released. The classic finish from expert playing cards is named classic because this deck feels most like what many card handlers are now used to. It's a softer stock that's easy to handle and this classic stock was developed by Lawrence Sullivan over at Legends Playing Card Company. And really what Conjuring Arts wants from this deck is for this to be your go-to deck for playing cards. They handle wonderfully. They are traditionally cut for perfect weave shuffles and the cards themselves are thick so they are very resilient. You got that resilient tuck case as well and that's why they want to sell you the bricks as cheaply as possible either in blue, black or red. You could even get a combo brick if you wanted so that you could have a little bit of everything. The back design is simply a weave vinework that is beautifully balanced between the top and the bottom and you have a really nice thin border which makes for great flourishes and great fans. With this deck you're going to get two jokers. They are the jokers that you see in a lot of the expert decks including the Zen decks. It is simply a gesture standing with its legs crossed holding a fan of cards. The Pips and Indicee cards look very classic and they have a nice old like Times New Roman font in the corner. The court cards all have a very old, very classic feel to them. They definitely look like vintage playing cards. Also your Ace of Spades again very familiar to those who collect the expert cards and have the Zen cards. It is simply a mystical face in the center of a large black pip. Alright so that was my review of the Superior Black deck from the Conjuring Arts Research Center. As always recommend that you like this video just so other people can find it faster. We also recommend that you subscribe to this channel just to stay up to date on the latest in cards and card magic. If you want to follow me on social media you can. I'm at facebook.com slash magicorthodoxy twitter.com slash magicorthodoxy instagram.com slash magic underscore orthodoxy. And if you need more content you can always find it at magicorthodoxy.com. Thanks bye.