Moves that feature a card or packet being twirled/rotated in the fingers.
31 moves in the archive
One of A Cut Above's moves of the month (September 2026) Combining two moves doesn't usually get much credit as its own idea. But that's how a lot of art works, taking what already exists and making it yours. In Full Party, Duc takes two of the year's classics and fuses them into one clean catch. Destiny, the left hand move, launches high, which buys just enough time for the Confetti single card to pop up and fall back onto the deck. Both get caught at almost the same instant, which makes it so satisfying to watch as he snatches them both with a sweeping hand motion. It's also nice to see a move with no fluff, just a couple quick flips that play off each other perfectly. - SQUAREUP
The Double Pirouette is a move that uses a kicking motion of the index finger to spin two cards balanced on your thumb & middle finger, very similar to the pirouette
A card trapped between two others that looks like it moves on its own.
Quick tutorial for a stunning one card twirl called Windstruck by Yang Nguyen.
INSO by Joey Cardist and Sergio Roca is an flexible angel-based isolation mixed with huron's flicker. In the move, the angeled card moves rapidly left and right, while the other hand performs synchronously flicker. This motion is visually interesting and helps create an almost surreal sense to the move.
X-Cut is a simple display or twirl. The original version created by Jerry Cestkowski being a packet display and Kevin Ho turning it into a flashy twirl.
Spatium is a 3-phase isolation reminiscent of Phobos Deimos, although it was created before Phobos Deimos. Original tutorial (reuploaded): https://youtu.be/q_xbaP65ZLs?si=Dtz1uAUB_5So6RI9&t=4677
Ferris is a simple twirl that can lead into more twirls and combos. Published for the first time in D&D's youtube channel in 2014.
ZM's One Card Twirl is a One-handed flashy twirl highly inspired by The Virts Flicker but with a special twist at the end: a throw.
"I've been playing with two card twirls for several years. Everyone has their own take on the two card twirl, some have crazy names, others have crazy moves. I wanted to bring a two card twirl to you with a bunch of utility twirls that you could use to shape your own card twirl. " -Kenneth Aidan Foo
Revolver has had many iterations and variations throughout the years, but the version you've seen in Portable Playground 2 and Liquid Paper is its definitive form. - Kevin Ho
A signature move from the mind of Andrei Jikh, the b4 is a multi-phased cardistry sequence that demonstrates smooth, swift card handling. Taught in 12 minutes of detailed instruction by Andrei Jikh - and filmed in high definition in theory11's Las Vegas headquarters. A unique flourish that you will have fun learning and integrate into your cardistry arsenal. This move was originally created by Andrei as an entry into one of theory11's weekly Saturday Night Contests. Needless to say - he took home the prize. You can buy the move here: https://store.theory11.com/products/b4cut-andrei-jikh
Cirlce Twirl is a flourish where once card is taken from the deck, and is spun in a circle.
"It started more as a combo, but i've added enough elements over time that it's become its own move at this point" -Dom Corrado
Flop is a twirl flourish that involves one card rolling around a finger and returning into a charlier position. Its tutorial was posted as part of the Cardistry Bootcamp tutorial series from the channel Lotus In Hand.
