 Hey, everybody welcome back to magic orthodoxy my name is David and this is a deck review Hey today, we're gonna look at the Hellions from Daniel Madison and illusionist calm All right So what is the hellion deck the hellion deck was a limited release as of right now? They really haven't opened deck sales to the public the only way to have received these decks were through various specials that illusionist released on the interwebs this deck is a collaboration between open Jones and Daniel Madison and It is actually a tribute deck. So David Blaine's Gator backs Have a you know alligator theme and they have a very complex Back design this is a tribute to that But instead of Gators it has a devil theme now if you don't know what a hellion is a hellion is a rowdy mischievous or trouble-making person usually it's a child usually you say a child is a hellion the tuck case is actually upside down and backwards so This would probably be the front of the tuck case However, you see the tongue flap is on this side and the word hellions is upside down So you'd actually like to flip it over to do it that way and the cards would come out the bottom So we'll call this the front the front of the tuck case is a field of red And it says hellions amidst a giant field of red and it has a devil's tail there The sides of the tuck case are white on white text. So it's kind of hard to read One side says don't play cards and the other side says with the devil The bottom of the tuck case has the Daniel Madison logo and then the top has ad copy about the illusionist playing card company The other backside of the tuck case has the back design of the deck and then it has a little red Crescent that says open and forfeit all it's kind of reminiscent of the quote abandon all hope yee who enter here Now the tongue flap has a quote on it as well. It says as above so below This is a quote that was recorded in the hermeneutic texts of the emerald tablet of Hermes Which states that which is below corresponds to that which is above and that which is above Corresponds to that which is below to accomplish the miracle of the one thing The small flaps on the inside both have two different triangle symbols One is the symbol for Lucifer, which would be the devil and the other one is the eye of providence Which is usually a symbol for God Also, you notice the inside tuck liner has a lot of devilish tails that make up the Daniel Madison logo And then if you look way down deep inside there There is a devil laying on his back that is pretty that is pretty much it for the tuck case Let's take a look at these cards these cards come printed from the United States playing card company And they do come on their new thinner casino stock They do have a modern cut and air cushion embossed and if you'd like to learn more about stock cut or finish You can click the link below in the description now a lot of people will always ask me how these cards feel and handle Best thing I can do is measure them for you and just give you an idea of how they might feel Compared against other cards. Maybe that you've owned before or held before ten of these in the caliber comes to 2.8 Oh 2.8. Oh is about the same thickness as the gold gator backs You take a look at the side of the deck. It does have a very smooth Cut I would say that's probably a medium In between something that's probably really rough and something that's super smooth I would say that's a medium and then if you look at the corners They have a nice rounded edge. Of course, this is a Q1 deck, which means it's done with the Q1 quality controls down at the US PCC So it's gonna be a little bit better than a deck of cards that you'd buy off the shelf The back design is very complex and I would also add kind of complicated It's made up of different devil tails tridents. You have Daniel Madison's slogan magic is dead You have a double X there in the center and it's just a really wild Chaotic back design. You really don't know where your eyes should land on this There really doesn't seem to be any strong focal point other than the four devils that are in the corner You also have a thin Poker border as well That's kind of accented by these red dots which make up the only color that is on the back design People have asked if this is a marked deck. It is not a marked deck But Daniel Madison said he built a system into the deck to where if you had a sharpie marker You could probably mark the deck yourself with this deck you're gonna get two gaff cards One of them is a double backer which is great for magic and the other one is a ace of clubs Three of hearts gaff which is great for magic tricks your two jokers are a pink pen and a parchment So you would write on the parchment with the pen obviously The parchment is you selling your soul to Daniel Madison if you sign the bottom and then the quill is a ravens feather Which is unique to all of Daniel Madison's previous jokers from his other decks Something of note your ace of spades in this deck is normal small It's the normal size. It is not the prominent ace in the deck No, the prominent ace is the ace of diamonds and has the devil there in the center wearing a suit And he's walking with a cane and around him it says do not play cards with the devil with this deck the pips and indices cards are stylized the pips are A little smaller than normal. They're kind of squished in and you have an original industry in the corner The blacks are black of course and the reds have a black outline around the red Pip with this deck you're also going to get two different types of court cards You're going to get the Madison courts that depict Madison's friends and other famous magicians And you'll get the remainder of the courts that don't depict anyone unique at all and so the classical Courts that don't represent any of Daniel Madison's friends these court cards all have their eyes closed They're all asleep or you could say that they're all dead and then you have a series of custom Courts that are all unique to this deck So for instance the king of spades is open jones and the queen of spades is open jones wife The king of clubs is mark calabrese. The king of hearts is sage francis He's probably best known for being associated with strange famous records. It's kind of a fringe indie hip hop Recording studio and if you'll notice his court card is a one-way image. Of course very famously Daniel Madison is the king of diamonds And he has his infamous nine of clubs card reveal on one hand and then on the other hand He has a little stigmata. All right, so that's my review of the Daniel Madison that hellions I got my deck from illusionist.com and I would advise you to keep watching their social media So that you will know when this deck will drop to the public As always, we ask that you like this video just so other people can find it faster We also ask that you subscribe to this channel just so that you can 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 magic orthodoxy twitter.com slash magic orthodoxy instagram.com slash magic underscore orthodoxy And if you need more content, you can always find it at magic orthodoxy.com. Thanks. Bye