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isolation

9 moves

Oliver Twist
Oliver TwistLV 2
Oliver Søgård

Oliver Twist is a rotating two packet display that can lead to various combos.

combodeck spinisolationspintwo-handed+5
combodeck spinisolationspintwo-handed
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Rotation Isolation
Rotation IsolationLV 2
Jaspas
2010

Rotation Isolation was created as a complement to the Palm Shift Isolation. The move begins by gripping the center of the card with the thumb and middle finger, which serve as the pivot point. The ring finger is then placed against the card to rotate it in the opposite direction of the hand's movement, creating the illusion of a stationary card.

isolationone-handedrotationsingle cardspin+5
isolationone-handedrotationsingle cardspin
Palm Shift Isolation
Palm Shift IsolationLV 2
Jaspas
2010

Palm Shift Isolation is a simple, fundamental isolation flourish that marked the beginning of isolation-based flourishes. A single card is held by its long edge with the fingers while the thumb slides it across the palm. The wrist is then rotated, allowing the fingers to regrip the card along its long edge and return to the starting position, ready to repeat the motion.

one-handedsingle cardisolationclassicrotation+5
one-handedsingle cardisolationclassicrotation
Prestige Isolation
Prestige IsolationLV 2
Jaspas
2013

Prestige Isolation is a simple isolation flourish that combines a fan with a single isolated card. The move traditionally begins with a fan created using the Side Pressure Fan technique, although a similar final effect can also be achieved with other fans, such as the Thumb Fan. A single card is then extracted from the fan and rotated in the style of the Rotation Isolation. The creator named the move after The Prestige (2006), drawing inspiration from the film's theme of magic.

fansingle cardmagicisolationpressure-basedtwo-handedrotationcard bendingspin+9
fansingle cardmagicisolationpressure-basedtwo-handedrotationcard bendingspin
Iso Shot
Iso ShotLV 4
Gaolock

A vertical card shot that creates the illusion of a card flying upwards.

card shotisolationsingle cardtwo-handed+4
card shotisolationsingle cardtwo-handed
Angel
AngelLV 1
Bone Ho

A classic isolation from Bone Ho.

isolationone-handedsingle card+3
isolationone-handedsingle card
Umbi
UmbiLV 4
Yang Nguyen
isolationpacket cutsingle cardtwo-handed+4
isolationpacket cutsingle cardtwo-handed
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Bionicle
BionicleLV 3
Yang Nguyen

A simple and fun 2-packet cut that has isolation element in it.

isolationpacket cuttwo-handed+3
isolationpacket cuttwo-handed
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Double Barrel
Double BarrelLV 8
Daniel Lin
28/01/2026

Discovered the move on a video call with Duy & Hung. When Hung randomly said something along the lines of I wish I could spin two cards in one hand. I attempted it and figured out the core mechanics within minutes. Simultaneously felt very blessed to have discovered it and cursed to be obligated to perfect it. I also blame Shiv for pushing me to do the move with packets. Wasted a lot of my time on this detour. As a result, I still have not built an iso routine around Double Barrel. - Daniel Lin

one-handedisolationrotation+3
one-handedisolationrotation
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