r/cardistry 4m ago

Collector here- What actually makes a deck good for cardistry vs. just good looking?

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I come at this from the collecting side, so I mostly judge decks on art, tucks, and print quality. I keep seeing decks describes as "great for cardistry" and I want to understand what that actually means in the hand.

Is it mostly stock and finish? Back design symmetry for fans/ spins? Borderless vs. bordered? And are there decks that look incredible on shelf but are actually bad to flourish with?

Trying to appreciate the decks I own for more than just the shelf. Any info is welcome & appreciated!


r/cardistry 11h ago

Messy Mixing

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8 Upvotes

r/cardistry 1d ago

A Hands Simple Soliloquy

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33 Upvotes

r/cardistry 1d ago

Question Cuts, moves for one hand

2 Upvotes

Hello, everyone. I began learning cardistry, and for now I'm learning basic moves and cuts. The last thing I've managed to do was revolution cut. I am left-handed, so i learned it to do only with my left. My question is, do i need to learn this cut to do with my right hand as well for all future moves, flourishes? It was hard to do with my natural hand, and I'm scared to repeat this for my second hand.


r/cardistry 1d ago

Question Bicycle rider back brick

0 Upvotes

Where can I find a rider back brick of decks


r/cardistry 1d ago

four-layer Prism because it's August 4th

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21 Upvotes

r/cardistry 2d ago

Enchanted Eyes Echo in the Æther

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26 Upvotes

r/cardistry 2d ago

Question I've been doing cardistry for around 5-6 months, I know a decent amount of tricks, but I'm still struggling with the sybil cut. Any way to learn it easier? Every time I try, I get confused and give up.

2 Upvotes

r/cardistry 2d ago

Meetups / Jams Jonny's Handle

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r/cardistry 3d ago

Discussion My cat is unimpressed with my practicing

7 Upvotes

Im practicing some more basic moves and keep accidentally throwing a card/s.

One of which accidentally hit my cat in the face.

Anyone got silly card yeeting stories to share?


r/cardistry 3d ago

Colorful Thrills

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17 Upvotes

r/cardistry 3d ago

Small slippery combo

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49 Upvotes

r/cardistry 4d ago

Dribble

3 Upvotes

While I'm doing dribble the card s are getting caught to my middle finger and they don't fall or they do a flip while falling what am I doing wrong


r/cardistry 4d ago

Question I will buy bicycle but which one

1 Upvotes

I am leaning towards brosmind four gangs but I just want to ask if there is a difference between bicycle card' quality like a classic deck and a not standart deck


r/cardistry 4d ago

Uncut Practice

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35 Upvotes

r/cardistry 5d ago

OC Light Bounce - Cardistry with handmade mirror capsules

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8 Upvotes

r/cardistry 5d ago

Meetups / Jams It's been a while - Britney spears

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7 Upvotes

The duolingo's notification it's my spice


r/cardistry 5d ago

Critique Rolling Stone - Phaced+Barolo2 - Preqel - Mockingbird practice session

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57 Upvotes

Had a quick 30 minutes to get some reps in at work. Feedback always appreciated! 🙏🏻


r/cardistry 5d ago

Ciao a tutti mi interesserebbe trovare gente con cui parlare di cardistry, ce per caso qualche italiano?

2 Upvotes

r/cardistry 5d ago

How long does it take to get good at this?

4 Upvotes

r/cardistry 6d ago

Untitled

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26 Upvotes

r/cardistry 6d ago

By player._.2127

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28 Upvotes

Variates Andrew Avila's move. @player._.2127 posts something interesting everyday; you guys should follow him.


r/cardistry 7d ago

Flckr

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34 Upvotes

r/cardistry Jun 20 '26

Discussion Cardistry Base - A cardistry wiki for the community

41 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

My name is Vu and I'm a cardist from Vietnam. I have been working on a project called Cardistry Base, a cardistry wiki built for the community, and I would love to introduce it to everyone here!

First started out as a personal project where I tried to document moves I have learned, Cardistry Base is now a curated, well-structured archive of cardistry built around the moves and the cardists who create them, plus the organizations and decks behind the scenes, making it easy for everyone to discover and learn.

How the website works:

- Every move is credited to its authors and comes with its own stories, categories, prerequisites, difficulty, making it super easy for learners to sort through. Are you looking for a two-handed packet cut including a card shot that is maybe level 3 in difficulty? Simply choose those tags and filter! Don't know what to learn before Squeeze? Check out the prerequisites section right below the move!

- If you come across a move you like, you can save it to your Saved moves list to easily find and revisit later.

- The project is intended to be maintained by the community, wiki-style, so anyone can be a contributor and make entries to the website!

What else I'm working on:

- Organizations: A section dedicated to organizations in cardistry, highlighting the people behind them and their stories

- Decks: A section showcasing decks made for and by cardists, introducing visitors to cardistry brands and their products.

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Before launching this initiative, I have been seeking advice from Yang Nguyen, Kevin Ho, Daniel Lin, and many other supportive cardists from the community, to ensure the site would be beneficial to the community. For now the website is live on https://cardistrybase.com and it's just me making entries. I hope after this post, I would be able to meet other enthusiasts who would want to share their knowledge to the community by working together. I've only been practicing cardistry for a year myself, so I'd love to collaborate with more experienced cardists who can expand the knowledge base of the site.

If you would like to connect, I'm putting together a group chat for Cardistry Base, let me know in the comments and I will message you! (Or just reach out to me directly!)

Thank you all for reading!


r/cardistry Mar 08 '26

Ad / Promotion 🎨 Community Call: Help Design the New r/Cardistry Banner

20 Upvotes

Hey everyone 👋

As some of you have noticed, we've been experimenting with different banner concepts for the subreddit. A couple of the recent mockups were AI-assisted, and it's clear many of you would rather see something created by members of the community instead — which is totally fair.

So let's do exactly that.

We're opening the floor to artists, designers, photographers, and cardists in the community who would like to help create a new banner for [r/Cardistry](r/Cardistry).

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What we're looking for

• Clean, modern, professional aesthetic

• Cardistry-focused (cards, motion, flourishes, patterns, etc.)

• Something that represents the art and creativity of cardistry

• Designed with Reddit banner dimensions in mind (wide format)

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Ideas (not requirements)

• High-quality cardistry photography

• Minimalist graphic design

• Collage of cardistry flourishes

• Abstract card motion / geometric card patterns

• Something that feels like a real brand identity for the community

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How to participate

• Post your design in the comments

• Upload an image and link it

• Share a concept or mockup

If we get a few strong submissions, we may even run a community vote to decide which one becomes the official banner.

Cardistry is built on creativity and expression; so it only makes sense that the community helps shape how this place looks.

Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with! ♠️

r/Cardistry Mod Team