Durable, easy shuffle card sleeves
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Posted on March 12, 2012, 2:31 p.m. by Wizard of the Damned
Just as the title says, what are the best card sleeves that are durable (most of mine have broken at the seems after a couple weeks) but are easy to shuffle?
I personally use Ultra Pro; they're not the best, but from my experience they're the best for their price ($2-3 for 50).
Other than that I would recommend Dragon Shield, but I didn't know they changed the manufacturing process - if so, check eBay and try and get some older ones.
I haven't used KMC Supers so I can't give an opinion on them.
March 12, 2012 4:22 p.m.
Personally, I use Ultra Pro Matte Black sleeves and I'm quite pleased with them; they've been quite durable. Don't get sleeves with artwork if you're interested in competetive play -- when the artwork inevitably gets scratched, they are effectively "marked" and worthless for competetive play. I prefer matte sleeves over gloss for the same reason -- gloss gets scratched much easier than matte. Holographic sleeves or sleeves where the face is a different color are just obnoxious, and often hard to see through under less-than-perfect lighting conditions. Getting a dark color like black or dark blue also helps prevent it from staining if you don't use a playmat. Don't get white either -- body soil accumulates on them and marks them or just makes them look disgusting.
Coolstuffinc.com is one of the few reliable suppliers of this particular sleeve, and they don't overcharge for it like the sellers on Amazon do. However, I've bought these sleeves for as low as $2 per 50 from Ideal808.
mafteechr says... #2
It used to be Dragon Shields, but they changed their manufacturing process, and aren't as good anymore.
I'd go with KMC Supers.
March 12, 2012 2:33 p.m.