Deck View: Mirage V4 (Midnight Blue Edition) Playing Cards

Magicians. Custom. Elegance.

Late last year, Patrick Kun has released V4 of Mirage in Midnight Blue colorway. The new deck has the same iconic look as the previous editions with every court cards completely custom along with the jokers, and the signature Mirage Ace of Spades. Also, the red suits have been given an update with a more vibrant red color palette. The face cards are printed with metallic ink to give it a touch of elegance.

For the tuck case, V4 features an embossed blue dye tuck case stamped with white foil. The overall design has been simplified and minimized for a modern aesthetic look. For Mirage V4, the deck is printed by the USPCC on premium Bee crush stock.

Available NOW from patrickkun.com for $12. The deck comes in Juan Tamariz’s Mnemonica stack.

Patrick Kun's Mirage Playing Cards is Back with Midnight Blue Edition

Patrick Kun’s Mirage Playing Cards is back! After two years, Patrick has released V4 of Mirage in Midnight Blue. The new deck has the same iconic look as the previous editions, but this time around, the deck will be printed by the USPCC on premium Bee crush stock.

Just like before, every court cards are completely custom along with the jokers, and the signature Mirage Ace of Spades. The red suits have been given an update with a more vibrant red color palette. The face cards are printed with metallic ink to give it a touch of elegance.

For the tuck case, V4 features an embossed blue dye tuck case stamped with white foil. The overall design has been simplified and minimized for a modern aesthetic look.

Since USPCC offers two extra cards, Patrick decided to include a double facer for magic routine and bring back the original Mirage Hyper Card that was originally introduced in the 1st edition of Mirage.

The Hyper Card plot has been around for many years but nothing comes close to this version designed by Patrick Kun. According to the product page,

The Mirage Hyper Card can be shown completely on both sides and even given out as an impossible souvenir for your friends.

 

Available NOW from patrickkun.com for $12. The deck comes in Juan Tamariz’s Mnemonica stack.

Patrick Kun Releases Stay Playing Cards

Stay Playing Cards by Magician Patrick Kun is a collaboration with Stay, a curated lifestyle shop for Travel on Instagram (@staylifestyle). Designed by Nick Vlow, the travel theme deck was designed from the ground up to enlighten the joy of travel.

The deck sports a bright turquoise colorway with fully customized pips and faces with a fun modern look. The deck is packaged in a clean minimal tuck case design with gold foil stamp and the tuck interior features a world map design, printed in metallic gold ink by Clove St. Press.

Whether you travel alone or with your friends, Stay Playing Cards will always be your perfect companion to create memorable moments for your next journey. Printed by the US Playing Card Co. on thin crush stock and available now from patrickkun.com for $15.

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Card Radar: Patrick Kun's Mirage Playing Cards is Back with Eclipse Edition

This year, Patrick Kun’s Mirage Playing Cards is back in black! During the conception stage of the first Mirage deck, black color was always an option. On the product page, Patrick said,

Back in 2013 when Mirage was first designed, black color has always been our first choice. as some of you may have seen from our previous prototype of Mirage. This year, we are extremely excited to bring this color back with new upgraded feature. 

 

The Mirage Eclipse Edition has the same iconic look as the previous decks. The tuck case features a thick black dyed paper with an accent of silver foil stamp along sealed with a red metallic stamp.

Inside, the court cards are now fully custom. Magicians such as Laura London, Calen Morelli, Eric Jones, and of course, Patrick are featured. The new version is now marked! According to Patrick,

The secret marking system can be read on all four corners. The marking is easy to spot and yet still pass the riffle test! No need to worry about anyone finding out the secrets. It was very important for this marking system to be as practical as possible, and I think we nailed it! 

 

The Mirage Eclipse Edition is printed by the Legends Playing Card Company on the brand new Stud finish, a super soft and 'papery' feeling stock which requires no break-in period. Comes in Juan Tamariz’s Mnemonica stack.

Available now from patrickkun.com for $10.