Learn Card Tricks Step by Step
Hi, and welcome to Learncards. This is my little corner of the web where I write up card tricks step by step, in plain English, so you can learn them with nothing more than an ordinary deck. It has been going since 2007, it’s free, and it’s going to stay that way.
If you’re new, start with the Easy Tricks and the Self-Working Tricks. They teach you how a trick is put together without asking much of your hands. When those feel comfortable, work up to the Intermediate ones and, one day, the Expert ones. Every trick is listed below by category.
Stuck on a word like “glimpse” or “double lift”? The glossary explains the jargon, and the about page says a little more about this site.
Easy Tricks (67)
- Magicians Apprentice
- Hands off the Pack!
- All The Aces
- Appearing Card
- Deck Predictor
- That’s Odd
- Find The Card The Easy Way
- Amazing Reversed Court Card
- The Lazy Magician
- Magic Riffle
- The Four 2’s Jive
- The Bottom Card
- Slappers
- Only Time Will Tell
- Switcheroo
- Lucky 13
- Impossible Card Location
- Keith’s Trick Share
- Amazing Prediction
- Four Islands
- Back Flip
- Reversa-Card
- A Magical Card Production
- 9 Cards
- Magic Flip
- The 3 Thieves
- Four Kingdoms
- Telepathy
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- Cut To It Share
- Lucky Guess
- Easy Pick
- Do It Yourself Discovery
- Kings Robbery
- Four in a row
- ESP
- Chased
- Magic 21
- Tricky Aces
- 21 Find Your Card
- Easy Card Find
- Magic Card Jump
- Haphazard Cards
- Royal Hotel
- WOW 3x
- The Hotel
- Force
- Flip Flop Cards
- Sim Sala Bim
- Mind Reader
- Amazing Prediction
- 21 Finds Your Card
- The Changing Ace
- On Tap
- Easy Eights
- After Drinks
- Truth or Lie
- Predicta-pair
- Double Cross
- Sneaky Aces
- Kathy’s Prediction
- The Motel Switch
- King of the Hill
- The Final 3
- 10 Cards
- Psychic Solution
- Count Down
Intermediate Tricks (57)
- The Teleporting Joker – A Stunning Intermediate Card Trick NEW!
- The Impossible Location – A Stunning Mentalism Card Trick NEW!
- The Time Traveler’s Triumph – A Mystical Card Trick NEW!
- The Mirrored Mind Reader – A Card Trick that Amazes
- Four Ace Extravaganza
- The Levitating Card
- The Morphing Joker
- As Many As You
- The Jack’s Party
- What’s on Your Mind?
- From Here to There
- Magic Partner
- Count On Me
- In My Pocket
- Magic Magnets Color Separation
- Mental Agility
- Teleporting Aces
- The Rising Card
- I Can’t Believe They Don’t Get It!
- Rising Card
- Piano Duets
- Paper and Predictions
- Trapped Trick
- Double Reverse Table Hit
- In The Box – Color Flip
- Stack the Cards
- Think About It
- Slap Happy
- Firehouse Jacks
- Calling The Shots
- Math-Magic
- Pair ’em Up
- Liar, Liar
- Fool Proof Reversed Card
- Find The Card The Hard Way 2
- Half and Half
- Mystical 8s Prediction
- Stack it Up
- Find The Card The Hard Way
- Mind Reader II
- Triple Threat
- Impossible Card Location
- Real 4 Aces Variation
- The Reappearing Combo
- Sitting on the Card
- Counted Cards
- It’s Your Deal
- Psychic Prediction
- The Sun
- The Year Game
- No I Got It
- The Changing Card Variation
- Aces Memory
- The Changing Card
- Any Way You Count Them
- Aces Card Switch
- Assistance Needed
Self-Working Tricks (34)
- The Predictive Ace – A Powerful Mind-Reading Card Trick NEW!
- The Mathematical Shuffle – A Self-Working Card Trick with a Math Twist NEW!
- The Invisible Switch – A Deceptively Simple Card Trick
- Magicians Apprentice
- All The Aces
- As Many As You
- The Jack’s Party
- Hands off the Pack!
- That’s Odd
- Four Kingdoms
- The Four 2’s Jive
- Magic Partner
- Slappers
- In My Pocket
- Magic Magnets Color Separation
- Mental Agility
- Lucky 13
- Impossible Card Location
- Find The Card The Easy Way
- Amazing Prediction
- Reversa-Card
- Mystical 8s Prediction
- Magic 21
- Royal Hotel
- The Hotel
- Force
- Only Time Will Tell
- Four Islands
- Double Cross
- 21 Finds Your Card
- The Changing Ace
- Kings Robbery
- Predicta-pair
- Psychic Solution
Impromptu Tricks (29)
- The Mirrored Mind Reader – A Card Trick that Amazes
- Magicians Apprentice
- The Levitating Card
- The Morphing Joker
- Appearing Card
- From Here to There
- Eight Threatening Kings
- Magic Riffle
- The Bottom Card
- Slappers
- I Can’t Believe They Don’t Get It!
- Impossible Card Location
- Back Flip
- Slap Happy
- Calling The Shots
- 9 Cards
- Cutting The Aces
- Pair ’em Up
- Cut To It Share
- Easy Pick
- Do It Yourself Discovery
- Haphazard Cards
- Sitting on the Card
- 21 Finds Your Card
- After Drinks
- The Changing Card Variation
- Aces Memory
- The Changing Card
- Count Down
Math Tricks (19)
- The Mathematical Shuffle – A Self-Working Card Trick with a Math Twist NEW!
- The Mathematical Mind-Melder – A Card Trick That Defies Logic
- Four Ace Extravaganza
- Eight Threatening Kings
- The Lazy Magician
- Count On Me
- Mental Agility
- Rising Card
- Impossible Card Location
- Piano Duets
- Fool Proof Reversed Card
- Half and Half
- Stack it Up
- It’s Your Deal
- The Sun
- The Year Game
- Any Way You Count Them
- Kathy’s Prediction
- The Final 3
Expert Tricks (16)
Mental Tricks (20)
- The Teleporting Joker – A Stunning Intermediate Card Trick NEW!
- The Predictive Ace – A Powerful Mind-Reading Card Trick NEW!
- The Impossible Location – A Stunning Mentalism Card Trick NEW!
- The Time Traveler’s Triumph – A Mystical Card Trick NEW!
- The Mirrored Mind Reader – A Card Trick that Amazes
- The Mathematical Mind-Melder – A Card Trick That Defies Logic
- Deck Predictor
- Keith’s Trick Share
- Paper and Predictions
- Think About It
- Calling The Shots
- 9 Cards
- Telepathy
- ESP
- Mind Reader II
- Psychic Prediction
- Mind Reader
- On Tap
- Easy Eights
- Assistance Needed
