DMC ELITES V5: Perhaps the most powerful deck EVER created for magicians.

The iconic DMC ELITES are a unique collaboration between British magician Drummond Money-Coutts (star of National Geographic’s CARD SHARK and BEYOND MAGIC WITH DMC, and of the Netflix series DEATH BY MAGIC) and designer and magic creator Phill Smith. Over several years, they have worked together to create the ultimate deck of cards for performing magic, and the DMC ELITES V5 is the latest and greatest expression of this undertaking.

The DMC ELITES V5 cards feature the latest iteration of the unique Optical Marking System (OMS), a powerful system designed specifically for magicians and mentalists (as opposed to many decks designed for the gambling world). The OMS features an ingeniously hidden marking mechanism that is readable with extreme speed, at great distances, and even in low light: It conceals the value and suit of the card in plain sight without requiring any decoding—the back of the card literally displays the value and suit. Despite this, you can still confidently hand the deck to a non-magician, secure in the knowledge that even the most critical observer would not even suspect, let alone detect, the secret markings.

This fifth edition has taken the greatest leap yet and answered the wishes of so many hundreds of magicians over the years … by incorporating Juan Tamariz’s legendary MNEMONICA system into the deck! This unique blend of ‘marked deck’ and ‘stacked deck’ magic clearly positions the DMC ELITES V5 as one of the most devious and powerful tools available today for both amateur and professional card magicians.

What does this mean in layman’s terms? Well, simply put—by glancing at the back of a single playing card for LESS THAN A SECOND (and from a distance of up to SEVEN FEET), you will know not only the card’s exact VALUE and SUIT, but also its precise POSITION in the deck!

The result is a deck that was recently voted as “The Best Deck for Magic” by United Cardists. Incredibly clearly marked playing cards that you can confidently hand to your audience without fear of the secret being discovered.

Included within each deck is a language-free instruction card that clearly explains the marking system, a two-way ‘crib’ card (that allows you to glimpse the full Mnemonica stack with ease), and two custom DMC jokers, one with a built-in card reveal. As with the previous ELITES V5s, the card faces have also been upgraded to an ultra-high-definition rendition of the standard faces, and also feature a uniquely brilliant one-way marking system on the cards’ indices themselves. Buyers can also download a FREE copy of the Passport to ELITES V5, which contains our favorite tricks utilizing the deck’s new features, as well as the Passport to Marked Cards, which features even more deeply fooling tricks using only the basic marks.

The Lagoon V5 is a vivid aqua turquoise, a bright springtime color, printed on the beautifully handling Phantom Finish.

(This deck is not associated or affiliated with Juan Tamariz in any way, and we are immensely grateful for the opportunity to weave his genius into the tapestry of the ELITES V5.)