#DESCENT LEGENDS OF THE DARK BANDIT PRO#

Cons for Katanas would be that they are the new kid on the block so we have to see if they maintain this level of production consistently and a slight tendency for the backs to get marked which I never noticed w/ dragonshield or kmc.Įdit: sorry this got long. Katanas are the newest kids on the block and my current go to for mtg but that's mostly because of an exceptional shuffle feel and shallow top that is still great for double sleeving. Kmc hypers would have been my go to if it wasn't for the issues with the manufacturing switch, I don't trust them to not do so again.

#DESCENT LEGENDS OF THE DARK BANDIT PRO#

Ultra pro eclipses I find to collect dust like crazy (I actually prefer regular ultra pro but they have that awful awful stamp on the fronts). The added height is great for double sleeving but I dislike it for single sleeving as a less trained shuffle will get them caught frequently. One thing to note is of the big 4: dragonshields are absolutely the most durable and best for double sleeving but are also the thickest and tallest. Less of an issue for boardgames than mtg in my experience. The feel is the same between the 'lesser' sleeves and the improved but durability isn't as good. Personally for boardgames I use the 80 count kmc hypers as I love the shuffle feel and their price is decent. The one caveat is to make sure that you're buying the newer hypermattes just look for the ones that come in 100 packs and not the 80 packs. They have since gone back to their old manufacturing process and are back to being a top dog along with Dragon shield, ultra pro eclipse (of which I'm personally not a fan at all) and Katana (the sleeves I use for mtg). Kmc hypermattes used to be the considered the best alongside dragon shield but underwent a formula change 3-4 years ago. Just a quick addendum to this as an avid mtg player : They work just fine, but for these reasons I do not use them alone. Some what subjective they also seem to be stickier or become stickier more quickly than 'normal' sleeves. As such they fit the cards very snugly which in some cases causes bowing and in nearly all cases the sleeve comes just to the edge of the card leaving it a bit exposed. However, they are designed to be the inner sleeve for double-sleeving. KMC Perfects are consistent and good quality, no issues like Mayday. I've tried half a dozen packs of the new GameGenic line (rip FFG sleeves, which were so good) and though not as pronounced as the Mayday issues, there were easily detected inconsistencies and I do not plan to buy any more of these, either. I do not and refuse to by anything Mayday or Sleeve Kings. Although you can distinctly feel the wider/taller or crookedly cut sleeves, many folks don't mind and find the cost savings to be worth while and worth the hassle. That said, the sleeves are a decent thickness and do work (at least the ones that actually fit the cards). They also very clearly have no interest in fixing the actual problem.

Mayday is good about being willing to send you replacements if you complain, but what they send is just more of the same. These issues are experienced usually between packs and orders, particularly over time, but I've had 25% of the sleeves in the same packs be unusual. Many of the sleeves are cut long/short/tall/wide or in some cases as a trapezoid the prevents cards sliding all the way in or else at an angle/unsquare across the top. Mayday in particular have a long history of very low tolerances for quality/high tolerance for variation in their sleeves. I also put KMC Perfect Size/Fit here though they are actually inner sleeves (see below). Particularly Mayday and GameGenic (though LaTCG and Ultra Pro bulk MTG might be argued into this tier).

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