New Formula Card Sleeves Reviewed: KMC Hyper Mat, Ultra Pro Eclipse, Dragon Shield Art, BCW Elite

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@TolarianCommunityCollege 6 лет назад

Hey, good news re: Dragon Shield packaging: "We are aware of the confusion the packaging has caused ... For the second series, ... , we have indicated the sleeve type on the side of the box. In future productions we will be even more clear about this!" facebook.com/DragonShield/posts/1073405469495232

@OrdMandrell1 6 лет назад

Awesome. Thanks for passing this along Brian. Win for The Professor (and a win for Dragon Shield too).

@BradleyRose 6 лет назад

Thank you, Prof!

@Tuturial464 6 лет назад

Spellslingers is coming back to RU-vid!

@yongshenooi3036 6 лет назад

Hi Mind if I ask what’s the difference with 80s and 100s eclipse ?

@bastienclarke1810 6 лет назад

Nice

@mhicks31 6 лет назад

"Wash your hands." Good advice from the professor.

@saiconjr 6 лет назад

And in case you didn't hear or maybe missed the message somehow, "WASH. YOUR. HANDS." Don't even hover over the like or reply button, go to the nearest sink, get some hot water and soap and WASH THOSE FILTHY HANDS!

@TehSeksyManz 6 лет назад

"Wash your body." Should've been said lol

@ChinamiGao 6 лет назад

Wash ya ass from another one. Damn ppl don't know How to shower.

@sprunttcg 4 года назад

The professor knew what was coming oh my god oh fu-

@RecklessFables 4 года назад

@@sprunttcg i was about to comment something similar. Yikes.

@EonBlackcraft 6 лет назад

Prof gonna get swole tryin to split those sleeves.

@sylvainice3048 6 лет назад

It's just so dang satisfying to watch

@phenaxdk5857 6 лет назад

Prof is back at it again with ripping those sleeves. I think it's satisfying. I could watch it all day.

@RrraverCrow 6 лет назад

Ripping sleeves is oddly relaxing.

@vtine85 6 лет назад

I have really enjoyed the Eclipse sleeves. Strongly recommend.

@Sakkyun 6 лет назад

+1, shuffles much better than ds mattes

@SC2Anski 6 лет назад

I think they are the best sleeves for the first couple of weeks. But after that I think their shuffle feel suffers greatly. I've been very happy with new KMC sleeves though I use them in my EDH deck and don't play it as often as my modern deck which is sleeved in the Eclipse sleeves. But overall I think Eclipse sleeves are great.

@koreyg8552 6 лет назад

They make foil cards look dull cuz of the glaze nonsense

@Mosan13 6 лет назад

I really like how they feel but I kind of hate how they dull the art and foils. Dragon Shield Mattes are still my favorites but they come in close second and I have decks in both kinds.

@rhody1988 6 лет назад

I agree. They are all I use now.

@alexlozano5021 6 лет назад

I need a strength baseline for the professor for the stretch test. I think command zone Josh needs to come on so he and the professor do a power level test.

@BoBnfishy 6 лет назад

Alex Lozano I hear Jimmy has been working out, so he may be a good option as well

@omegablast2002 6 лет назад

Alex Lozano they should handle it Mortal Kombat style put a big slab of concrete in front of both of them and then see which one can punch through the concrete.

@maddoxmorin9473 4 года назад

I split the eclipse sleeves open in a few seconds

@StarkMaximum 6 лет назад

The Professor: Why do I always feel like I'm four to six sleeves away from finishing a deck? The Professor: looks at his trash can full of Stretch Tested sleeves The Professor: Ohh, right.

@mulldrifterz6469 6 лет назад

Wash your hands is an absolute gem of advice. Though I will say, sleeves prone to dirtying easily, will still get dirty after a few weeks of game play, no matter how often or much you wash your hands.

@OrdMandrell1 6 лет назад

Thanks for the review Brian. I had the same level of frustration with the mis-labeling (or downright non-labeling) of the Dragon Shield Art sleeves. I bought the red dragon and blue dragon ones because I preferred the art but discovered, to my horror, that they were glossy. Fortunately, they were great. But I still don't like the fact that they don't state that they're glossy on the box.

@renanceleste2253 6 лет назад

Wasnt that on Professor? I remember someone from DS saying that only the green one is matte

@OrdMandrell1 6 лет назад

Yeah. Only the green one. But they don't mention it on the packaging. So I bought the other ones thinking they were matte too :(

@fieldsofgravy 6 лет назад

DS gave the prof matte versions of 3 different arts, which were in the review. A few weeks before release, they announced that only the green one would be matte. Not necessarily on the professor as his were all matte. I bought the black one based solely on the profs recommendation, was sorely disappointed, but they're still good sleeves. I would just prefer matte.

@OrdMandrell1 6 лет назад

I'll be damned. Really? That's a pretty fascinating insight. Thanks for sharing.

@draheim90 6 лет назад

The company behind Dragon Shield (Arcane Tinmen) sent Prof all matte sleeves for his first review of DS art sleeves, and then later announced it was a mistake and that they had decided to run only the Gaial in matte. Not the Prof's fault, but he also didn't revise his video and so I bet a lot of people bought the sleeves not knowing this. I pre-ordered Draxis sleeves right after I saw Prof's initial video believing them to be matte. When I received them, and they were indeed glossy and not matte, I tried them out for a tournament and didn't like them much (I bought a ton of Gaials and they are indeed great). I submitted a refund request to Arcane Tinmen last week for the Draxis purchase and they refunded my payment in full within a day!

@sakabato24 6 лет назад

As someone was once was a KMC fan, I'm glad they went back to their old formula of Hyper Mat sleeves. Now I'm hoping that they'll bring back the KMC Mats to make my MtG life complete again~

@bduddy55555 2 года назад

I thought I was the only one that liked the Mats. Too bad they still don't seem to be back.

@lotusmaglite 6 лет назад

Ha. The bathrooms in my LGS have really loud sinks, so it's obvious who did an didn't wash their hands. Between matches one opponent went to the bathroom, didn't wash, then asked to borrow some dice. I was forced to decline unless he went back and washed his hands. He did. The end.

@curts7801 5 лет назад

Nathaniel _ the dude who didn’t wash sounds like a dick. Iotusmaglite sounds like he doesn’t want to catch a disease.

@victorsandeen2694 5 лет назад

I wouldn't give something to the unclean either, it's just disgusting.

@dalechristopher3917 6 лет назад

A much needed vid with all the changes in quality in card sleeves! Thanks!

@BresciGaetano 6 лет назад

Personally as old player my choice go to Eclipse ultra pro. Good shuffle, great protection, they look sober and serious but more importantly the matte front is actually a pro when you are interested in good old style look of old cards (i hate foils and glossiness).

@treyfalk2307 6 лет назад

I personally only use Eclipse Sleeves. They feel great and hold up to shuffling a commander deck. Slimefoot rocks the Forest Green you use in this video. Sharuum uses the Royal Purple. And I use the vibrant Hot Pink for Standard and draft. I can't recommend them enough and it makes me happy that you validate them with your approval!

@asaffin1 6 лет назад

After your original Eclipse review, I went and bought a huge lot of 1000 (10x100). Then I came to this video and my heart sunk, I thought for sure you were going to say that the new 100 packs were back to the old UP trash, and I totally blew my $75. What a relief that they are in fact even better!

@jdoe834 5 лет назад

Love your sleeving videos. For the longest time, I played casually and never thought of sleeving. When I finally did try it, the sleeves I randomly bought turned out to be low quality, and that really turned me off of sleeving. But then I found your videos, and now I am able to buy sleeves that meet my needs, without having to try dozens of brands. Currently need to buy myself another batch of sleeves, and the first thing I did was check out your videos.

@lorenfarque1571 6 лет назад

"Washing your hands" best advice. I just got a couple packs of the Dragon Shield Art sleeves and I think they're great! Smooth, shuffle well, and don't slide off each other when the deck is sitting on the table as I'm drawing cards. 100% recommend. Also the art illustrations look fantastic too.

@jacobtgomes 6 лет назад

Thank you for your reviews. I very much appreciate your time discussing the differences in dragon shield types. I grabed the glossy art by mistake, but they are great none the less. If there is a change in boxes to indicate what's in the box that would very useful. I like useing the dragon shield for commander and the eclipse for regular +sideboard.

@infecteddragoon5489 6 лет назад

Thank you for this channel, it really helps me out! Never stop. Your the best!

@silverfordston6ify 6 лет назад

I'm a player who just LOVES his foils, and because I love to bling up my decks my go-to usually with Dragon Shield Mattes. Anytime I use the Eclipse sleeves it's never kind to showing off my foils although I haven't tried the new formula yet.

@AJSXenigma 6 лет назад

Thanks for this, very helpful to keep tabs on how sleeve quality stays over time, especially with format changes like the Eclipses.

@tomentor2854 6 лет назад

The fact that they didn't label the art sleeve boxes so that it's easy to indicate which are glossy and matte is frustrating. I fortunately knew that the Gaial sleeves were the only ones with the matte style, but what about a customer that doesn't know that there is a difference with one of the art sleeves compared to the others and ends up buying something they didn't ask for... I don't know why they didn't think about this when designing the box. Besides from that, the dragon shield art sleeves are by far my favourite. They really need to make more art sleeves in the matte style so that there is atleast more choices for people like myself that prefer the matte art sleeves over the glossy.

@xZuunes 6 лет назад

Yeah I bought the Gaial for my edh deck and was so pleased with it. I later bought Nidrogg and noticed they were glossy and I was so HAPPY, cause I prefer glossy over mat. I dont get why it doesnt say anywhere if they matte or glossy.

@Wuffy53 6 лет назад

I'm so freaking happy that Eclipse has gone 100 ct. I'm addicted to their shuffle feel. Going to have to get them for my commander decks for sure!

@tobiaszimmerman4102 6 лет назад

I have been very happy with my dragonshield art sleeves that I managed to preorder. I have been using them for some months now and have had no problems at all, including no bent corners, which is a problem I’ve had with other dragonshield sleeves.

@otomustam7000 6 лет назад

I started playing a month ago and I decided to go with UltraPro sleeves, I have no regrets so far. Also I'd love to see some of the decks the professor uses. Maybe a little look at his favorite cards that he owns too.

@meganblank3294 6 лет назад

My husband has been buying up old KMC Super Silver sleeves. I hope KMC will review all of their sleeve lines some day.

@autin2343 6 лет назад

Great review and lovely video (as always), love having you as an important, non-biased pillar of the Magic community!

@turnipy88 6 лет назад

Another con for the Dragonshields is the really sharp corners which bend really easily.

@Gollyjolly45 6 лет назад

I wish you had vidoes out every other day! Not that I'm complaining, I just always enjoy your content and personality immensely

@gravitygyr 6 лет назад

I always love the way the prof reviews these kinds of stuff. It's like the "honest" version for card paraphernalia.

@isaacrandolph1568 6 лет назад

Your content is of the highest quality and you are and always will be the gold standard for MTG content keep up the great work sincerely, Isaac Randolph

@solomonchau7725 5 лет назад

I've never seen anyone pay so much close attention to detail for sleeves other than the Professor. He sure knows a lot about taking care of his cards. Great content, thanks!

@wobblefoot7607 6 лет назад

Needed an opinion about sleeves and this was great. Subbed. I've been using KMC hypermats and perfect fits for years but I'm going to give the eclipse a try.

@ProtoKnown 5 лет назад

Thank you very much for this information. You’re an absolute savior for us by reviewing and comparing them.

@stillclosed8397 6 лет назад

6:12 That was a very good second. So long, in fact it may be the best second I've seen. As always fantastic job Professor!

@tsmithdotks 6 лет назад

Thank you for the update Professor. I wasn't aware that quality could change so much over the years with these "simple" card sleeves.

@86Forster 6 лет назад

Thankyou once again Prof. Since your last video on sleeves, I have used Dragon matte sleeves and was looking into the art variety. I will however be waiting for more matte art sleeves to become available.

@sylvainice3048 6 лет назад

Great work. This and your last video (comparing DragonShield and Eclipse) have been invaluable in my project of sleeving everything up over the past few weeks. Just leaving a comment for your metrics!

@MrKennethb83 6 лет назад

I myself have been stocking up on the eclipse 80 counts I do not have issues with them and they shuffle amazingly well. And I tend to shuffle more then most folks.

@adriannagarza4741 6 лет назад

The eclipses are definitely my favorite. Great shuffle feel and a variety of colors. I will pick these up at just about every LGS I go to.

@MrFishPie 6 лет назад

Bought four packs of Ultra Pro Eclipse sleeves for the Commander 2018 precon decks, and I was not disappointed! Smooth shuffle, and a great feel. Great review as always!

@DiegoDeschain 6 лет назад

Very informative as always. I'm personally a fan of the Eclipse ones, the dirt/foggyness thing was never an issue for me particularly because my OCD won't allow it, I always wash my hands before playing, never play without my playmat, etc. But I just bought the art DS one because I simply fell in love with that particular illustration. Wouldn't have if I hadn't seen it here.

@reddraco25 6 лет назад

you good sir are indeed a pillar of the magic community and with a double dose of gratitude I thank you for yet another wonderfully produced and informative slice of content.

@VladimirAnubisDracov 6 лет назад

love ur product walkthroughs. when i first started playing i would get frustrated when buying overpriced boxes and sleeves th were of bad quality and they would tear or break.ur walkthroughs have been most helpful. i prefer both the dragon shields and the eclipse sleeves

@9beersdeep902 5 лет назад

I love the little jingle at the beginning. I kind of wish that was my doorbell

@jordangarner87 6 лет назад

Always used dragon shield for edh because those matte sleeves are just brilliant. I do have one in eclipse sleeves and it can subjected to the problems you said prof.. My modern deck is in eclipse sleeves and I only changed them once due to the way a shuffle gets the tips of the card sleeves to show creases after a while. Which is usually after about 6-8 months of play

@endgame 6 лет назад

Professor -- I recently bought a batch of the old formulas sleeves and I haven't seen the split sleeves that you mentioned in the previous video. I'll keep a lookout for the new sleeves. Keep up the good work on the videos!

@SRowley14 6 лет назад

I actually got the glossy DragonShields and they marked in the back really easy. I haven't had any issues with my eclipse sleeves and have exclusively used only those from here on out. I am happy KMC is making old formula sleeves but you are correct that trust is an issue. I think I will stick with Eclipse here.

@naomihopper4236 6 лет назад

Started, back in the day before I was a student at Tolarian Community College just getting the Ultra Pro generic cheap sleeves because...well they were cheap. Ah, the folly of youth. Now, I exclusively use Dragonshield Matte. So much better! Better quality, feel, shuffle, everything.

@dremd8155 6 лет назад

I think another test you should add to your already very detailed reviews are to see if the cards slide off when putting the deck down to play. Especially when playing Commander with those tall 100 card decks since whenever someone shakes the table or I draw too quickly, the top half of the deck slides right off. Just a thought. Thanks for your great reviews! I’ll be buying a pack of eclipses for my next deck thanks to you.

@geegeetomlinson2316 6 лет назад

So helpful! You're a credit to this community, prof!

@justinem4117 4 года назад

I recently got my hands on UP eclipses, omg i LOVE them, very buttery smooth and they feel great to play with 💜

@ArkDacity 6 лет назад

Thanks Professor! KMC are by far my favorite sleeves, sadly I stopped buying them do to the last batch, but if they're back to normal, I'm back on board! Appreciate what you do!

@gordonbusseau9349 6 лет назад

Great video thank you. I will probably stick with the black matte Ultra Pro. This way I don't have to sleeve and unsleeve my cards when changing them from one play deck to the next. I play with the precon decks with my wife and commander with my friends on Wednesdays. I love me some goblin theme decks.

@clocky7825 6 лет назад

hey prof. thanks alot for all your work. i always watch your videos to decide what i need too stock at my shop. i thank you! :D

@Krisow98 6 лет назад

I love these Sleeve Review videos, from 2013 to today. Would love to see an update review of Perfect Sleeves on the market today, just to know which perfect fit sleeves to use for Double Sleeving :)

@lumi2642 6 лет назад

Professor, may you please teach us how to take care of decks and sleeves properly? As you know, after some playing they get a slight brown smudge/grime. Also, how to take care of playmats? My play mat is quite dirty and I’m afraid of putting it in the washing machine and the fabric and non slip back texture would suffer

@Descalso420 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the reviews. Will help me a lot with making my decision.

@BloodFangLucario555 6 лет назад

I really love the dragon shield gloss crimsons. I used he side loading smoke perfect fits and they are incredible with the gloss sleeves

@Slappy198 6 лет назад

People always mention that Dragon Shields are difficult to double sleeve, but (at least in my experience) if you use their own perfect fit sleeves to do it it's really easy.

@Bluecrimson217 6 лет назад

I worry about how tight their perfect fits are, they're almost too snug.

@TitaniumKitty 5 лет назад

No. Dragon Shield perfect fits don't fit well in... Dragon Shield matte. There is no double sleeving unless you use a second card to guide it in, though infrequently, like every one in ten, they do just work for some reason.

@davenhla 6 лет назад

Dragonshield Matte + Ultrapro perfect fit inner sleeves = best protection and fitment combo I have ever used.

@SnapKeepVideos 6 лет назад

Dragon Shield have been a dream as far as sleeves go. Confidence in them hasn't been an issue. I do hope they release a wide variety of Matte Art sleeves. My hands sweat a great deal from being "hot natured" and therefore glossy sleeves "stick" together after time.

@logansmith3850 6 лет назад

I've been switching back and forth from eclipse to dragon shield.. but I almost exclusively use dragon shield now.. thanks for the video!! I'll see you in June! Can't wait to shake your hand

@mokurt2529 6 лет назад

I use dragonshield art sleeves(glossy) and I didn't notice it not being opaque. How is anyone supposed to a see a card's back behind that art?

@Weissfu 5 лет назад

Are they good for foils?

@arkvoodle38 6 лет назад

Ik ur an MTG guy, but could u do some Japanese sized sleeve reviews? Ur video quality and thoroughness cant be beat.

@SupaFro 6 лет назад

Arkvoodle38 i think they all provide "small/mini" size respectably. Except for the updated KMC. I can't currently find them.

@SpliffG707 6 лет назад

The Dragon Shield Art Sleeves are amazing. Awesome shuffle feel, no splitting and no scuffs. I would give it an A++

@toby1665 5 лет назад

As far as the dragonshield opaque probelm..they have "shadow or smoke" perfect fit sleeves to where they wont show through the back :) also gives a nice look with certain card sleeve backgrounds

@paymingkuang6489 6 лет назад

watching this channel feels therapeutic

@WaffleDragon 6 лет назад

I still like the Eclipse and am glad to see the new colors I heard about are finally available. I only play casually, usually just overhand shuffling as to not damage my investment. Therefore, I doubt I'll ever have much trouble with splitting.

@franciscoferraris9833 6 лет назад

Professor, a new test that you should make for your next sleeves review is a scratch test (not on a table or rough surface but actually your own nails which is quite natural to happen during normal play). I bought the new UltraPro Eclipse and they are great but I got some noticeable scratches on the back of some of them which lead me to have to replace them for tournament play, not really for casual play. All your videos are awesome by the way, keep at it and greetings from Argentina :-)

@n_uukem 6 лет назад

I use the cardsleeves from Fantasy, you can doublesleev them and they are 3 dollar per 50 sleeves you can buy them from Wish. Never had problem with them.

@WolfDPain 6 лет назад

Thank you for all your hard work and helping players too

@felipeleal6843 6 лет назад

Hey professor it's great job to show the high quality of the sleeves. And i want tô thank you because i'm a brazilian guy...and i just start tô play Magic the Gathering because of you and your examples vídeos.

@ocha-time 6 лет назад

Really digging Eclipses, though I wish I had known the 80ct ones were made of lesser stuff before buying. Still, nice colors, and I REALLY like how the insides remain black regardless of the color you get, looks better than my now second choice, dragon sleeves, which like most other sleeves just have the same colored front as the color that they are. Learned something this video!

@PinkiePie2 6 лет назад

The Eclipse have seriously grown on me. I always have clean hands when playing, but I may be a bit rough with shuffling. Considering the Eclipse are not prone to tearing, they are absolutely perfect for me. I do like the Dragons. Super thick and all. But I do not care for the shuffling. So, thank you Professor. I would have never touched the Eclipse had I not known about their quality. Thanks to you.

@jonathanzhang8870 6 лет назад

You should include a sleeve corner bending test since that's actually one of the most common issues I have with sleeves no matter how gentle I am when slide-shuffling my cards.

@sjdhrjrjejdhdhsh 6 лет назад

I own the 80ct Eclipse sleeves and I think there's something worth noting with them. If you somehow were to flip a card it will become a different color to the rest of the cards making them marked cards. I've been able to shuffle the flipped card to any desired position in my own test and it's hardly noticeable from outside of a few feet. It's worth checking this problem with the 100ct sleeves as well.

@AgntSmi7h 6 лет назад

Always a great start to the day with a video from the professor!

@seiya209 5 лет назад

thanks for the update master, chers from cuba

@Siulong56 6 лет назад

I am a fellow tournament grinder and my sleeve of Choice are Dragon shield mats Jet because they are fully opaque and are of high quality and very durable

@Trogdor_Strongbraid 6 лет назад

was about to combine eclipse 80 and 100 packs (pauper decks). Saved the day.

@draheim90 6 лет назад

Loving the back-to-back review videos! The Dragon Shield Gaial sleeves are the only sleeves for me since they have the Dragon Shield quality, in matte, and the art helps orient cards when playing unlike solid backs. Just wish they had more art sleeves in matte, like seemingly everyone else. I have not tried the new Eclipses, but the old ones had some problems and I wasn't a fan of the thinness and shuffle feel.

@jertlemiah 6 лет назад

Thanks for the review Brian! I'm pretty happy with my dragon shields that I picked up due to your last video :)

@ry7hym 5 лет назад

I bought the "Hunters in the Snow" glossy dragons hield art sleeves today. thr art is amazing. I was curious of the sleeves were durable as well, thanks!

@michaelfortunato3117 Год назад

I bought sleeves back in 2000 and they're still good. I wish I knew who the heck made them. They're none of these names I see here but darn good. I guess they just don't make 'em like they used to!

@530pm 6 лет назад

Was re-watching previous sleeve vids just yesterday so i was suprised to see this :p

@skylardane6564 6 лет назад

The Matte Gaial art are the nicest quality sleeves I have ever used. I consistently get compliments on them, the art is much more impressive in person and the general feel is satisfying. I too wish they would create all these art sleeves in matte, as I would buy them all.

@DaedalusZM 6 лет назад

I wasn't aware of the KMC issue, but I had noticed that they were getting cheaper to purchase in bulk. Some orders felt a little less KMC-ish, but I chalked it up to me being super picky. Turns out I was right, heh.

@henrikkallgren6450 5 лет назад

Just bought some Dragonshield🐉 sleeves for my 93/94 mtg decks and sets. Awesome quality, good feeling while shuffeling and the prize is so good comparing to a lot of other sleeve brands. Gooo Dragonshield!!!✊🙂

@kinkyramirez2949 6 лет назад

Eclipse won my trust, haven’t had a problem with dirt but the sleeves are prone to finger prints from the natural oils my hands produce. Still worth it, the shuffle is orgasmic 👌👌

@arms456456 6 лет назад

Loved watching you try to break those eclipse sleeves, was hilarious. Loved the video btw

@dchavez62 5 лет назад

Great help on picking Sleeves

@c0rr4nh0rn 6 лет назад

Massive props to ultra-pro for putting a warning on the pack as to best usage patterns. I love that they are coming right out and saying there are potential gotchas.

@xismei6803 6 лет назад

I think the best sleeves on the market are the Dragon Shield Matte: Jet. The two main reasons for this are: 1.The general durability of the sleeves; 2. Because of the weightiness and rough front-face of the sleeves there is no need to worry about your newly sleeved commander deck bursting everywhere or falling over.

@jasperknobben3154 6 лет назад

Oh wow that change of colour at 6:18

@jozzyalthefool9273 6 лет назад

I use the Dragon Shield Draxsis Art sleeves and I recomend all art sleeves even over reguilar Dragon Shield sleeves. With the Draxsis Art sleeves, which I allways use because I like their art the most, I haven't found the problem of them not beeing not fully opaque. Mine are fully opaque.

@kelzamgamingdesign 6 лет назад

I was surprised that you didn't find scratching/gouging on the fronts of the glossy Dragon Shield Art sleeves to be a problem. I have two sets of the glossy art sleeve sets and I've gotten has scratched very easily and deep across the fronts. It was so bad I was actually kind of upset because the artwork on the back and shuffle feel remained perfect.

@Singularity24601 6 лет назад

The stretch test depends on the position and torque of your fingers. For an equal amount of arm force, a sleeve splits much more easily if the force is concentrated near the weak point at the opening rather than concentrated near the bottom (for example, by curling your fingers while torquing as though you were opening a book face down). If, hypothetically, there truly weren't any differences between production runs, subtle (potentially unconscious rather than intentional) differences in technique could explain the apparent inconsistency in quality assurance. EDIT: I've now practiced on enough Dragon Shields that I can choose whether or not they fail in less than 1 second or pass with flying colors by subtly altering my technique in a way that would not be obvious on video.

@TheRezignator 6 лет назад

I've been pretty constantly using Dragon Shields since I started playing around Dragon's Maze. Back then Ultra Pro had the only matte sleeves I could easily find but had a garbage quality and most glossy sleeves just had a horrible shuffle feel. Dragon Shield's old glossy sleeves had imo the best feel of the sleeves I could find back then. And once they came out with matte sleeves I couldn't be happier. I did get one pack of Eclipse sleeves as a gift from a friend when they were new and impossible to find but as a commander player they basically got regaled to draft and prerelease use only. When I used them I did fall in love with them and now that they're in packs of 100 they might be my new go to especially for lighter colored sleeves. I'm not going to go out and immediately resleeve all my decks with them but I would like a white set for my mono black zombie edh deck when I can find them.