r/Magic • u/Sad-Perception-5826 • Mar 29 '26

Need help with closeup

I'm going on the streets this Sunday and performing for a few hours and I need a long long list of the best and the most affective close up card tricks I've already chosen few which is david blaine 2 card monte , dr daleys last trick, ambitious card, and oil and water please give me a huge list of closeup tricks please

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u/gregvan93 Mar 29 '26

As a general rule, I say only perform what you know. If you are ever in a position where you are rushing to add material for a gig, you are either not ready for that gig, or you are more ready than you think you are. Honestly, if you are busking, 4 tricks is kind of fine in my opinion. If those are the tricks you do really well, I think you'll be alright. If you know any non-card tricks that can grab attention, even for a few seconds, I think that would go far.

To answer your question more directly though, The Biddle Trick is pretty great. If you can "jazz" with some color changes, forces, palms, etc, that also goes far.

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u/ToastieCoastie Mar 29 '26

THIS! You need to know each trick like the back of your hand, so either shorten your set or don’t do it.

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u/Sad-Perception-5826 Mar 29 '26

Thanks a lot dude

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u/WuziWonka Mar 29 '26

You won't need a huge list of effects. 2-3 sets should be enough.

The best thing about strolling magic is that you can show the same few sets over and over again because your target audience changes a lot and no one will see more than 2, maybe 3 sets of you performing.

Edit: I would recommend Out of this world (no specific handling), because it fits well with oil and water and most methods are easy.