Venom Cube

I bought this at Blackpool. I could well be the best magic gimmick that I have ever invested in. I thought it would be hard to do but Henry taught me how to do it in less than 5 minutes! The bonus solves that are taught on the video are a bit harder but are fun to practice and I am starting to get the hang of them! 10 out of 10 from me!

Henry's products are always super. I own all three of his items, and also many of regular cubes too. My opinion is that Venom Cube is the finest of Henry's creations to date. I am also a member of the Facebook group where there are many more good ideas to learn. Thank you Vanishing Inc.!

Buy it! Seriously. It's incredible. And the Gear Solve looks like a camera trick!

By the time I got to Henry's stand at Blackpool, he had sold out... but he explained to me how it works. I am so pleased that Vanishing Inc. are stocking these. I ordered one as soon as they came online.

Timothy

I can't wait for this to arrive. I just watched the explanation in my account and now I am even more excited. I give it 5 stars already and it hasn't arrived yet!

5 stars - Hands down, I can only give 5 stars because the system can only have 5, this should dererve a 10 stars release.

You could actually saw the Venom gimmick right in the trailer the whole time and yet you do not notice that. The gimmick is precision hand made so that it can be performed in parlor / close up standing at normal distance. Others curious it cannot be done in close up and this is NOT the case, I can tell you that normal restaurant work can be done by means of Venom Cube.

Besides, owners should pay attention to the Super Practice Session, a tribute to VHS magic instruction video era. Not to mention that the amazing Gear Solve, plus Henry also included the Recurring Nightmare solve which I personally chosen since it is easier and look better for me as I no cube solver.

In short, the best version of matching cube you can ask for and Venom Cube put an end on the battle of which is the best matching cube effect in my opinion.

Congratulations on Henry Harrius, who also was FISM Parlor Magic winner in 2015, he made his reputation in Cube magic, one of the close up magic genre in the history of magic through his excellent release in last few years.

I don't normally write reviews in products page and I don't normally do Rubiks Cube...BUT, I was looking for something to add to my mentalism act and when I saw this I was speechless. This is THE BEST product of it's kind. Well done Herry!

The best rubik‘s cube prop I have ever seen!

This is a high-quality item, and an amazing prop for illusion. It takes considerable setup time, and an investment of more time to get comfortable with the cubes (I hadn't handled a Rubik's Cube for many years), but the payoff should be worth it. I am about to publicly perform this for the first time this week...I expect some gasps!

EXCEPTIONAL!. This is the finest cube matching effect on the market by far. This is so clean it is unreal. People may be afraid to perform this really close up but after at least 5 really close up performances i can hand on heart say that NOBODY with the possible exception of a cube magician will spot this. Would have been nice to see two sets of gimmicks and the bag provided in my set was a little small other than that PERFECT. Seriously you will NOT be disappointed.

Henry...you are soooo good. Have a few of his items now and to me, they are first class with such creative thinking behind them. This is no exception...quality all the way. Package well and really a pleasure to own. When you look at this trick the thought behind this is simple BUT it took Henry to expand and find a really beautiful way of doing cube magic in performance. I know I shouldn't do this BUT if whatever Henry produces next I won't even bother to look but purchase this sight unseen. Very few creators I can say this about but Henry you are one. The terrific thing about this is Henry has found a niche with cubes and expanded this throughout his many items. If he ever ventured beyond the cube what could he produce?...more quality I am sure.

I bought this one time ago. It is highly recommendable. I really enjoy to perform it. If you are looking for the perfect cube magic, this is the one for you. Henry is the best creator of cube magic! You can’t go wrong with this!

Outstanding! Exceeded my expectations. I don't have to go into detail just read all the reviews. I am going to make this my closer!

Venom Cube is my favorite (and to date, most performed) cube matching routine. I do a cube matching routine in almost all of my shows, including formal, corporate, youth and private events — Venom Cube is a workhorse.

It is probably the cleanest version of a cube matching routine you can do, as nothing ever goes out of sight, and the displays are very clean. You also end in a position to do a variety of other effects immediately following the matching routine.

I have RD360, Rubicon as well as some other "analogue" ways to perform a cube matching routine, but Venom Cube is the go-to for 90% of situations given the choice.

One of the first big products I ever brought, and one that simply did not disappoint. This started my deep dive into cube magic, and still remains years later as one of the corner stones of my show.

Matching cube effects has many different methods, but this is the most simple and direct on the market, with no cubes having to leave the slight of the audience.

I would however recommend learning to solve a cube. While the trailer isn't lying when it says you don't need to know how to solve one, it certainly help. Being able to solve a cube is like being able to shuffle a deck of cards. Understanding the cube will make this better in generally

I purchased Venom Cube after asking a Vanishing Inc representative a couple questions about it. The rep kindly answered my questions, and one of the questions was whether or not I’d have to learn a stack. Now I wasn’t opposed to it at all, I was only asking to get a better idea of the work that would be needed. I have never even played with a cube before. I don’t know how to solve one currently, but I’ve been practicing. Now for Venom.. the rep was wrong in my opinion. You do have to learn a stack. If you didn’t memorize the stack you would just have to refer to the tutorial over and over. So I guess you don’t HAVE to.. but you kinda do. With that said, this effect is great. Even with zero experience with cubes, I built the gimmick in about 30 minutes, had a stack memorized, and had the fundamentals of the effect down pretty well in about an hour. It is easy to do. It’s just choreography mainly during the presentation. Henry and his guests do a great job in the video as well.

How great is VENOM CUBE? Well, I will let others tell you, based on my experience performing it.
The first time I performed Venom Cube was at a fundraiser, for a crowd of a couple hundred people. Afterwards, a man came up to me as I was mingling with folks, and offered this feedback: "I've seen Copperfield twice, but I have NEVER seen a trick like that! Absolutely incredible."
Another time, I performed Venom Cube at a performing arts center, and one of the people in that audience was the headliner, Reza (who is absolutely awesome, by the way). I had asked Reza beforehand if I could call on him to assist me on one of my tricks, and Venom Cube was that trick. He agreed, and so he was my assistant for performing Venom Cube. (We had never met before, and were not collaborating in any way.) Later that night, Reza was performing his spectacular stage show (including such illusions as making a HELICOPTER appear on stage almost instantaneously). I was in the audience, and when Reza took time in the middle of his show to ask the audience if we had any questions, I raised my hand. He saw me, and said, "I'll get to you..." then he took some other questions. Then, "Okay, what is your question?" I was sitting with my Dad, who had once been selected by Copperfield as a participant in THIRTEEN (in that very theater). I asked Reza, "What's the greatest magic trick you've ever seen?" I was hoping Reza would say "THIRTEEN by David Copperfield," so I could tell Dad that was his trick. But Reza did not say that. Instead, he told that crowd, "You did a trick earlier with Rubik's Cubes, and that's the greatest trick I've ever seen, and I want to talk with you after the show about how to do it." I put Reza in touch with Henry Harrius.
Venom Cube is a STUNNER.

I mean come on, it’s Henry Harris! The name says it all!

My favorite cube trick. Setup is a little tricky, so take your time. But it really is an awesome effect, and easy to perform.

The quality of the gimmick will last a lifetime. 10/10

I find the cubes themselves to not be as smoth as a regular speed cube and it happened once during a show I gave the cube to be mixed up and because it was not so smooth, the spectator mixed it up and cube came a part. I have taken the cubes to the local speedcube experts to make them smoother, but alas it still feels very fragile. I now just tell the audience to mix it up slowly and gently, which seems to work.

Overall, I sometimes close my show with this effect. It gets great reactions and plays big.

The video instructions are clear and easy to follow.

Great product overall

Venom cube is by far the cleanest way of performing the matching cube effect, no questions asked! However, as stated in the trailer, it is a gimmick and you will have to keep that in mind as everything isn’t examinable. But, with proper audience management, you can perform this effect with ease!

I don't want to give anything away here but I will say this sat on my shelf for a while one I saw the DVD and learned what was involved. Not to scare anyone but #1 you probably should learn to solve the cube. You might also want to learn a stack. But that's not part of this trick its just to let you do other tricks like solves once you complete this effect. The assembly is not hard and will take an hour or less. Once you understand how the setup and resets work its actually almost self working. Very visual and very natural (motivated) looking handling.

This was my first cube related purchase - before this I never did or knew any Rubik's cube related effects, so I came to this as a complete beginner. I never even knew the concept of "stacking" a cube. Everything needed is explained SO well and so clearly that aside from the gimmick and effect of the product itself, this purchase got me into cube magic in general and started me down a brand new path in mentalism/magic that I never even knew existed before. If you are already into cube magic, this is literally a no-brainer. Totally worth it. But even if you never touched a cube before (my kids can solve a real cube in a few seconds, I never knew how and hadn't touched one in 30 years) this is a really worthwhile product.

You do not need to know how to solve a cube. You do not need to know how to stack a cube. You don't even have to involve solving a cube as part of the effect if you don't want to. You can do the entire routine as a mentalism/prediction/mind-control matching effect with no solving involved if you want. In fact, to me NOT solving it makes the matching effect somewhat stronger as it gives no reason for anyone to be suspicious of the cubes whereas if you "magically" solve it afterwards it can lead to people questioning if the whole thing is gimmicked to begin with.

Bottom line - because of my total lack of prior cube experience I was tentative when I bought this but absolutely was not disappointed and to me it is worth every penny.

The Venom cube works like a charm and always fools the audience. Even up close people are still tricked. My buddy's and I love to bring the cube to conventions and try to trick people. Classic trick that never gets old.

Genius

Venom Cube is one of my all-time favorite effects to perform. As with all Henry Harrius products, the quality is top-notch, and this effect is no exception. I’ve invested time into developing an energetic, suspenseful routine and patter around it, and the reactions it gets are consistently incredible.
My favorite way to perform this effect is to allow a mixed cube to be passed around the audience - only to reveal that it matches my own. That reveal never fails to amaze. The included instructional video is extremely thorough and also teaches the Gear Solve, which I use as my finale: a dramatic one-handed solve behind the back that always lands strong.
That said, there is one important performance consideration. The RD cube used in the routine can pop apart if dropped, which can halt the performance entirely. This happened to me once, and it was a tough lesson. Fortunately, a simple solution - supergluing the cube pieces in place - eliminates this risk completely. Many magician friends of mine who own this effect have done the same, and since making that adjustment, I’ve had spectators drop the cube with no impact on the routine. Alternatively, you could purchase a backup cube, but honestly, the superglue method has proven reliable and cost-effective.
In my opinion, a well-rounded cube routine should include a matching effect, and Venom Cube delivers the best one I’ve seen. If anything ever happened to mine, I’d repurchase it without hesitation.
Highly recommended for any performer looking to add a strong, visual, and deeply memorable moment to their cube magic.