 Hey everybody, welcome back to Magic Residoxie. My name is David and this is a top 10 Hey today, we're gonna look at the top 10 decks from Illusionist, illusionist.com Now if you don't know about Illusionist, Illusionist was founded on January 1st, 2001 by Brad Christian Now 2001, very pivotal year because David Blaine had just aired his frozen in time special So he had done his frozen in time special. He had actually done three specials by then He'd done Magic Man, Street Magic and frozen in time and we started to see commercials on TV For Illusionist, seriously, like there were commercials on TV Dearing like David Blaine reruns and so you'd see Brad Christian and he was like I'll teach you how to do magic like David Blaine and people were like David Blaine crazy back then and so Brad Christian started to release like his own Street Magic video, Crash Course, a Ninja Inside Magic weapons And then things really took off once Illusionist released their Black Tiger deck and they started making Custom decks and I think that's when Illusionist really just kicked the tires and lit the fires. So Brad's goal Through this whole thing has always been simple. He's wants to create the best online magic Training environment possible with the best possible people who want to learn high-impact tricks who want to learn effective tricks Shocking tricks and Illusionist has grown and grown and grown and their growth has been unprecedented right now today They have about 60,000 fans that interact with their comm They are clearly and easily the largest magic house out there now previously I did a top five for Illusionist. I did a top five my top five videos were kind of dark They're greeny they were they were kind of shaky and I filmed them in my closet So people have been saying do a top 10 and do a top 10. So here are my top 10 Illusionist decks. Are you ready? Let's go coming in at number 10 Arulian. This was designed by Oban Jones Crafted by the United States playing card company. You have an embossed tuck case that's in gold foil You got multi-level embossing fully customized cards. They're smoothly cut Like I said, everything is customized. You got tons of intricate deep detail You're gonna get a double-sided ace of spades king of spades card and a double-backed gaff card I think Arulian takes center stage above anything else in your pocket number nine the absinthe cards These are high quality playing cards. You got green and blue pips on a black card back These cards handle superbly and this deck was only previously available in the past from the prohibition set So if you'd wanted this in the past, that was the only way you could have gotten it And then recently Illusionist has started to release these cards in the single Persele and and this one is my favorite out of that set number eight the LTD This was Peter McKinnon's release and I like them because they're crisp. They're sharp They're understated. They're gorgeous. You got quality cards buttery smooth finish again printed by the United States playing card company all done to Illusionist specifications and this has been released in blue and purple And and white actually and so this is one of my favorite Illusionist decks number seven the 1800s These are ancient and worn and cracked Ripped from history when these first came out. This was on my wish list I'm I think I think my wife actually got me these for my birthday They're available in both red and blue back Okay, and they are actually now available in a reader backs, but I prefer the originals You got quality finish the delivers grunge cracks ancient beauty and yet they're brand new And number six the white ghost the ghost deck when they first came out They kind of marked a new era in playing card elegance. You had this reversed image from the normal deck and It's kind of played off the black tigers that did this to when they first started out and Illusionist kind of did this a Lot they did this reversed image effect But I really love the white the stark white Look you have long-lasting casino grade luxury stock a smooth airflow finish and yeah, these are great cards number five the Carpe noctum from Chris Ramsey I think everybody was waiting for Chris Ramsey's follow-up to memento mori and This deck delivers and boss took case that you got again You got that low poly design that we saw with memento mori earlier It's adorn of this bright flower contrasted against a stark black background. You're gonna get one gaff card You're gonna get a half four of spade half queen of hearts kind of fading into each other But again high-quality playing cards traditionally cut designed for sleight of hand design for magic tricks awesome deck number four the keepers from Adam Wilbur Really high-quality playing cards love this beautiful classic design That you got here. It really kind of blends in with other beautiful Back designs and does kind of look like the bicycle rider back But I think these are great for magic because it's super thin stock superb handling great for sleight of hand great for cardistry Love Adam Wilbur's keepers number three the artifice. Oh, of course We got the artifice in here because I think it's their flagship deck You got prime casino grade stock for control and durability printed from the United States playing card company highest quality control available You got the exclusive performance coding that provides Exceptional handling and you even get a built-in joker reveal that magicians will know how to use number two the Knights by Daniel Madison and Chris Ramsey I super super love this deck Knights are a high-quality playing card Made from the new crushed dock from United States playing card company traditionally cut smooth finish beautifully foiled golden white Matt Custom tech case metallic gold ink designed by Oban Jones designed for magicians designed for gamblers designed for chess players This is a wonderful deck and the back design is a marked deck and coming in at number one the black Tigers, of course, you got to go with the deck that started it all Like I said earlier way back when you know illusionist started this whole reversed image coloring and the people just went crazy for it this dark black Imagery just evokes all these feelings of voodoo witchcraft and it's all burned and blacked into these cards The front of the tech ace is fierce. It's alive Just wow when this deck came out it there was just a lot of energy and a lot of excitement about it on the internet All right, so that is my top 10 of my favorite illusionist decks my top 10. Of course, this is my top 10 It's not your top 10. So if I missed one of your favorites What are one of your favorite decks and just to be clear? I'm gonna do a top 10 of Daniel Madison decks Okay, I will do a top 10 of Daniel Madison decks So that's why I didn't include any Daniel Madison decks in this Video so if you're thinking oh you missed a Daniel Madison Deck don't worry. I'll get to it later But if I didn't cover one of your favorite illusionist decks Tell us what it is in the comment section below so we can check it out. All right. Thanks. Bye