Ribbon Spread, sometimes called Table Spread, is a popular cardistry flourish and magic technique where a deck of cards is smoothly laid out in a long, overlapping line or wave across a flat surface. The move often ends with a turnover made by tracing across the deck using either a finger or a card or by lifting the first cards and pressing on them, turning over the subsequent cards. It is recommended to bevel the deck before spreading.

A cool way to flip a deck with style.

The Swing Cut is one of the best packet cuts to introduce to beginners in both cardistry and magic.

Spring is a fundamental cardistry technique where cards are released into the air in a controlled burst, used by both cardists and magicians. It relies on diagonal pressure built within the deck and released through the thumb. The move is widely used due to its high level of control, its versatility in use (it's required for e.g. LePaul Spread, Pressure Fan, Under Pressure Fan, and Antifaro), and its relatively low difficulty.

Anaconda, known as The World’s Longest Dribble is a classic aerial flourish. It creates a long, snake-like column of cards in the air, which then is controlled as it falls into the other hand. In general, the larger the “snake”, the stronger the visual impact.

A classic move in which you spin a packet of cards between your two hands. It was first featured in "Hit the road" by Paul Wilson and Lee Asher. One source stated that the author of the move is Ashford Knietel.

A move where a card or packet spins around one of its corners using finger pressure.

A thumb cut is a simple one-handed cardistry cut where the thumb lifts or pushes a packet of cards away from the deck, separating it from the main packet. The packet is then moved, rotated, or dropped back to complete the cut. This is one of the moves that is most affected by your hand size. If you are having trouble pulling this move off, try doing it with 3/4 of the deck.

The Werm is one of the most iconic flourishes in the cardistry world. It's a five packet cut and beginner flourish which displays a long row of cards at the fingertips. Released in The System in 2003.

A simple one-card twirl, popularized by Jeff McBride in his The Art of Card Manipulation series.

This move was created by Brian Tudor.

A precise shuffle where two equal packets are woven together card-for-card, creating a perfectly interlaced deck. In cardistry, faro is often used as a technique for setting up or enabling moves, especially displays, weaves, and packet-based sequences.