Emerald Artifice adds a verdant, vivid touch of class to card magic

The latest color of Artifice Second Edition playing cards is out — where the blue version radiates like a sapphire, these new cards are a verdant, glowing, emerald. It’s the shade of green that recalls the worn felt of a luxury card table, or the shine of an emerald necklace around your girl’s neck. These cards look juicy enough to serve as dessert at a summer picnic.

The Emerald Artifice Second Edition cards feature the same etched borders as the blue cards, the same Performance Coating, the same bold Ace of Spades and jokers and the same quality handling. Whether blue or green, Artifice cards add sophistication and class to card routines.

In fact, the second color and the matching border allows you to expand your repertoire — think of all the color-changing deck effects that you can do now. You don’t have to sacrifice your character or “wardrobe” anymore by pulling out a pack of boring Bikes or Tallys in the same stark reds and blues. Artifice gives card workers two rich, deeply-colored custom decks that will catch eyes and add a touch of class to their magic or flourishing.

Emerald Artifice playing cards are available right now, and will be for quite a while — this isn’t a limited edition deck.

Artifice Second Edition now available: New design adds border to back

Believe it or not, there was some serious conversation about giving the first edition of Artifice playing cards a border, before they were released a few months ago. But in the end, they were left off. Vice president and card artist Jason Brumbalow had an idea about the vibe of the deck, and it turned out to be a winner. Additionally, the lack of a border was a tribute to the great card sharps of yesteryear, who preferred borderless cards for their second and bottom deals.

But when the demand for borders on the deck got louder after its release, JBone and Lee McKenzie went back to the drawing board. They worked for weeks on how to add a border without taking away from the deck’s style.

Mission accomplished. Starting right now, you can see the upgraded Artifice Second Edition. It features the same basic design of the Artifice deck, only with an intricately etched border that incorporates the deck’s design. It also keeps the beautiful, rich inks from the blues to true metallic silvers, the same face design and the same quality card stock encased in our Performance Coating. The class and sophistication of the deck remains, but the functionality improves for those of you who prefer borders. And judging from the feedback we got, there are a lot of you.

Make no mistake: This deck exists because you asked for it. Your demand pushed us to look outside of our own box and raise the bar in deck design. We thank you for that, and for your support.
The new Artifice Second Edition is now available. Grab your decks today.