The Key & Bee Playing Cards – Two Worlds
Introducing the follow-up to the original Key & Bee Playing Cards. Inspired by Lev Grossman’s The Magicians (yes, I’m a huge fan!), Two Worlds brings together the scholarly magic of Brakebills and the enchanted royalty of Fillory.
Rich detailing, signature suit colours, the Key & Bee emblem and the Sign of the Rams carry the theme throughout. The court cards pair Brakebills magicians with Fillory’s kings and queens, revealing a different world as you rotate each card. Spellbooks, golden keys and ram-headed sceptres complete the design, while the Jokers depict the ram gods Ember and Umber, with Umber appearing as the shadow ram.
With custom artwork on every card, The Key & Bee – Two Worlds is a deck created by a fan, for fellow fans and card collectors.
Inspired by Lev Grossman’s, The Magicians
The Court Cards
A distinctive one-way design, with this side depicting the magicians of Brakebills holding a magical book, emblazoned with Key & Bee emblem.
The Same Cards Rotated 180°
Same cards. A different world. Rotated 180° to reveal the Earth-born rulers of Fillory, holding golden keys and ram-headed sceptres.
The Aces
Each of the four custom-designed Aces features the Key & Bee emblem paired with the Sign of the Rams.
Joker, Back Design & Number Cards
The Jokers depict Ember and Umber, the two gods of Fillory, while the back design brings together the Key & Bee emblem and the Sign of the Rams in a subtle two-way design. Custom pips in each suit’s signature colour feature throughout the number cards, with subtle differences between the halves reflecting Ember and his shadow counterpart, Umber.
Key Features
- Each suit’s court cards (Jack, Queen and King) have their own signature colour alongside the shared yellow and black: red for Hearts, a magenta for Diamonds, blue for Spades and purple for Clubs.
- The court cards feature a distinctive one-way design, seamlessly blending the scholarly magic of Brakebills with the enchanted royalty of Fillory—revealing a different world, complete with its own symbols and intricate details, as you rotate each card.
- The Jokers depict Ember and Umber, the two gods of Fillory, with Umber appearing as the shadow ram.
- All four Aces feature an oversized custom pip incorporating the Key & Bee emblem, surrounded by stars and paired with the Sign of the Rams.
- Custom pips in each suit’s signature colour feature throughout the number cards, with subtle differences between the two halves reflecting Ember and his shadow counterpart, Umber.
- The card box flap has a little hidden nod to the Neitherlands along with a magic button.
- Printed by MPC on M29 linen card stock with a BETA finish.
The suit's signature colour and pip designs flow through the deck, featuring subtle nods to Ember and Umber, the shadow ram.
Two Worlds Card Box
The back of the box features a subtle two-way card back design, incorporating both the Key & Bee emblem and the Sign of the Rams. There’s also a hidden message, a nod to the Neitherlands on the box flap, along with a magic button.
