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"The hottest Matrix effect." - Nicholas Lawrence

"Patricio Teran brings an extra visual punch to one of my favorite plots in magic." - Alain Simonov

"Matrix was already a good routine, imagine adding fire to it ... amazing." - Felix Bodden

After years of studying matrix routines, and building on Vanni Bossi's effect, Patricio decided to fully evolve the fire matrix routine plot with his own handling and applications. You will learn new movements and explosive routines, and even examples of fire matrix routines that can be done without extra chips.

The Matrix effect evolved....

A very direct card routine designed to fool magicians.

The spectator freely selects two cards, which are cut into the middle of the deck. The magician snaps his fingers, and two face-up Jokers appear in the middle of the deck, each immediately followed by one of the selections.

But that's not all. The two Jokers divide the deck into three packets. The top and bottom cards of all three packets reveal the values of the two selections.

1st edition 2026, video 6:19

Performance transcript:

• First, shuffle the deck.
• Next, have the spectator call stop anywhere as I deal the cards. ...

"This is madness! My mind is exploding!" - Avi Yap

"Patricio's magic is a combination of the best and the most powerful. It's cutting edge magic!" - Mott-sun

"WOW, that's visual!" - Danny Goldsmith

"I'm a big fan of the matrix routine. Patricio's routine is so unique and his touches are beautiful" - Jeki Yoo

With the Fantasy project you will learn Patricio's underground and personal favorite routines evolved to a whole new level.

• No special table
• No black art
• No camera tricks

The routines taught are:

• The diagonal explosion
• Element
• Chink flash
• Dice surprise
• Fantasy ...

A very fooling self-working card routine.

The spectator shuffles the deck and takes 8 cards. They freely choose 3 of them and add up their values. The magician shows the cards one at a time, and the spectator remembers the card at the position corresponding to the total. The magician then shuffles the cards and removes the remaining 5 cards. Their values add up to the exact position of the spectator's selection.

1st edition 2026, video 6:53.

Performance transcript:

• First, shuffle the deck.
• You can let the spectator shuffle the deck.
• Split the deck into two packets and have the...

After years of studying matrix routines, Patricio created Symphony, a wonderful sequence of coins inexplicably vanishing from one place and reappearing at another. Everything is explained in detail from two viewing angles. The four effects are:

• Explosive Impact
• Bunch
• Chink to Chink Plus
• Side Explosion

1st edition 2026, video 16:29

A fooling sandwich routine with a simple, fast effect.

The magician takes out two Jokers and places them on the table, then has the spectator select a card and place it into the middle of the deck, outjogged. The magician then transfers the selection between the two Jokers. But here's the question: if the selection has traveled between the Jokers, what is the outjogged card in the middle of the deck? The magician turns over the card in the middle of the deck, revealing the other card of the same value and suit as the selection. At the same time, the two Jokers instantly change into the other...

A selected card is returned to the deck; the deck is boxed. A razor blade is inserted into the box. After shaking the box in an attempt to locate the selected card, the box is opened. The cards are poured onto the table. Surprise. The cards are all cut into pieces except for the selected card. A perfect finish for any card sequence.

1st edition 2026, video 3:54.

A fooling card trick designed to fool magician friends. A Self-Working effect.

The spectator freely cuts off a packet, remembers the bottom card, and returns it to the middle of the deck. The magician then cuts to the middle of the deck and claims that three cuts will locate the spectator’s selection. After three consecutive cuts, none of the cards is the selection. However, the values of the three cards cut to add up to the exact position of the selection.

1st edition 2026, video 5:16.

Performance transcript:

• Place the deck on the table and have the spectator cut off one-third...

You will learn Peter Pellikaan's switch of four cards for another four cards. As a bonus, he also teaches you the Pelli Spread, a move that allows you to fan 4 cards while hiding a 5th card.

1st edition 2026, video 3:43.

A very special way to locate a card—guaranteed to fool you.

The spectator freely cuts the deck and remembers the bottom card. The magician then claims that the trick has something to do with the number 12, and counts twelve indifferent cards from the top to the bottom twice. The magician then deals through the cards, attempting to locate the spectator's selection, but ultimately deals to a Queen. Counting twelve cards down from the top reveals the spectator's selection. Not only that, but the spectator's random cut position and the two packets of twelve cards also come into play. Turn...

I am very happy to present this new Spellbound routine! The main feature of this method is that it allows you to repeat the transformation again and again, creating a continuous and highly visual sequence of changes.

The method is very easy to perform and is based on one of the approaches explained in my book Giacomo Bertini's System for Amazement. I developed this handling to make the transformations practical, direct, and suitable for real close-up performances.

The result is a highly visual Spellbound sequence that can be repeated several times in succession, while keeping the handling...

Four cards with the same backs change their design every time they are turned over. Eventually, they change into four aces with different backs.

1st edition 2026, video 2:29

A simple but very direct Collector routine.

The magician displays four Aces and has the spectator freely select a card and shuffle it into the deck. The selection is then transferred to the middle of the four Aces. Remove the selection, and three additional cards matching its value appear between the four Aces.

Performance transcript:

• For the next effect, we'll need the four Aces.
• Next, have a spectator freely select a card.
• The spectator selects the Nine of Hearts.
• Place the selected card into the center of the deck.
• Imagine that at this moment the selection travels to the center...

Four 5s change color multiple times. First, they magically turn around one by one. Then they become double-faced cards. And then their faces and their backs change into completely new designs.

1st edition 2026, video 4:01.

A completely impromptu card routine.

The magician takes out the Ace of Spades, framing it as a bullet, then assembles the deck into the shape of a gun. The spectator freely inserts the Ace of Spades anywhere in the "gun," representing the bullet being loaded into the chamber.

The magician then has the spectator freely cut the deck and remember a card. Finally, the deck is reassembled into the gun and bullet. The spectator's selection shoots out of the deck like a fired bullet.

Performance transcript:

• This trick requires a little imagination
• Here I have the Ace of Spades —...

An ace of spades transforms with the help of two cards with a hole to paper money.

1st edition 2026, video 2:02

Absolutely a card technique you've never seen before.

This is an original card technique I developed that lets the spectator decide where two packets are interlaced, followed by a push-through handling to complete the cut. It can be used to cut to all four Aces or other target cards. Here are two routines using this technique:

Forklift Match: The spectator freely selects two cards. The magician splits the deck in two and lets the spectator decide where the two packets are interlaced. The magician then cuts the deck into three packets, with the top and bottom cards of the three packets...

A bewildering number of color changes. You first show four five-of-diamonds. They suddenly have large crosses drawn on their faces. The crosses also appear on the backs. Then they change to the four aces, and on top of that, each ace has a different back design.

1st edition 2026, video 2:59.

One of the finest examples of pure sleight of hand ever created. Period. Learn this and have something unique.

1st edition 2026, video 2:09.

A foolproof card routine for fooling your magician friends.

The magician has the spectator cut a packet into three piles, just as he does, and remembers the cards they cut to. The magician turns his cut-to card face up and exchanges it with the spectator's card, placing them at their freely chosen cut positions. The spectator then shuffles the cards. The magician splits the deck into two packets and deals from both simultaneously. When he stops at the face-up card, the corresponding card in the other packet is the spectator's selection. Not only that, the cards stop at exactly the positions...

You start with four blue double-backers. They turn into four red double-backers. And then they change into four of a kind, for example, the four eights, and each one has a different back.

1st edition 2026, video 1:53.

A new handling of a classic plot.

A spectator freely selects a card. The magician claims he will cut to the other three cards of the same value. He cuts three cards and leaves each face up in the deck. At the end, they are revealed to be the wrong value. But when the deck is spread, the three face-up cards have impossibly changed into the other three mates of the spectator's selection.

Performance transcript:

• First, shuffle the deck.
• Have the spectator freely select a card.
• Let's say they select this card.
• Remember your card.
• As a magician,
• I'll try to cut to the other three...

Four blank cards suddenly show credit cards and then turn into paper money bills.

1st edition 2026, video 4:03.

My card routines Triple Cut ACAAN and Three Chances ACAAN have received a great response on Lybrary, and ACAAN routines where the spectator cuts three cards and their values add up to the final position of the selection are one of my favorite types to explore. Today, I'd like to share two more ACAAN routines along the same lines.

Like the previous routines, both are very fooling to magicians, with very direct effects. Both routines also use unconventional methods, resulting in even more unique and powerful effects!

Composite ACAAN:
The spectator freely selects...

You show four cards with yellow backs. On the other side they all have green backs, meaning they are double-backer cards. Then where there were yellow backs, there are now blue backs. Then the cards turn into the four aces. Then the backs change to red backs. Eventually, each ace has a different coloured back.

1st edition 2026, video 2:14.