Best sleeves on Reddit
156 reviews from r/pkmntcg, r/boardgames, r/Lorcana and 26 more subreddits
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#1
Dragon Shield
4.3
(50)
"The brand Dragon Shield is a great card sleeve company to look into"
"The ones I have ordered from dragon shield have came out fantastic."
"I go with Dragon Shield Japanese Outer Sleeves for that."
"I use dragon shield for everything, collection and decks, you can’t go wrong with them."
"I recently got my friend a set of custom sleeve from Dragon Shield as a gift and they were good quality."
"Dragon Shield customs."
"I get my art sleeves from dragon shield.. They have a custom sleeve maker and quality is very good."
"Optcg official ones are shiny sticky and are working best with outer sleeves. Also I get my sleeves from the sleeve crafter by dragon shield"
"Dragon Shield clear classic, best sleeves on the market."
"They are easy to shuffle (compare to the official ones) and they are quite resistant."
#2
Gamegenic
3.9
(9)
"Perfect sleeves, easier to handle the cards. Awesome feeling sleeves - be warned, you will not like to play without them..."
"That having been said gamegenic sleeves are nice (and pricey) and their matte sleeves shuffle like a."
"For card sleeves I go between gamegenic and sleeve kings."
"Fantasy flight sleeves have been replaced by game genic sleeves."
"I've switched to gamegenic Matt for playing."
"I love my Gamegenic Bastion 50+s."
"Gamegenic have impressed me the most."
"I use gamegenic sidekick 100+ with a sizemorph divider for travel."
"No. Dragon shield is 4x the price of gamegenic with zero to little difference."
#3
Katana
4.0
(6)
"I love my Katana sleeves so much. I used to strictly use Dragon Shields but Katana has won my heart."
"My go-to sleeves are Katanas."
"I just use dragonshield for now but have ordered some katana sleeves for league play."
"I personally recommend Katana sleeves over dragonshield."
"I might get two packs of the Katana Sleeves locally instead of the Ryker."
"I don't know if katana sleeves are better for that."
#4
KMC
4.0
(6)
"Perfect Sleeves - KMC Perfect."
"I've had good experience with KMC sleeves."
"You can buy KMCs minis for cheap on Amazon."
"Kmc"
"KMC Perfect Minis are pretty cheap per-1000 sleeves."
"He left out KMC Hyper Matte and KMC Phoenix."
#5
Sleeve Kings
4.2
(5)
"I highly recommend sleeve kings."
"I use Sleeve Kings my favorite board games that feature cards."
"Your average board game card is fine in sleeve kings, Gamegenic if it's an expensive game and you want to splurge."
"I use sleeve kings and they don't result in the giant pile of cards that fall over."
"For cheap outer sleeves, the basic Sleeve Kings work with the perfect fit dragon shields."
#6
Ultra Pro
4.2
(5)
"Get ultra pro matte sleeves, a pack of 60 is 4-5$ and they’re a tight fit."
"I’ve used Ultra Pro sleeves for the past 7ish years."
"Brands like Ultra pro, Dragon shield, KMC, etc are well known brands."
"I have been giving Ultra Pro Eclipse sleeves a try."
"Would go for Ultra Pro Mattes or Dragonshield instead."
#7
Dragonshield
4.5
(4)
"No don't use these. Use dragonshield. They make great sleeves for EK."
"I used Dragonshield for my EK games and, if I had my time over again, I'd spend the extra on Rykers."
"I'd rather just buy popular sleeves for tcg like dragonshield, katana, gamegenic, kmc, etc."
"If I'm feeling extra fancy, I'll do dragon shields."
#8
Ultimate Guard
4.5
(4)
"I exclusively use Ultimate Guard Katanas."
"I exclusively use Ultimate Guard Katanas."
"Katana Ultimate Guard seems to be the new golden standard."
"I might have found a solution with the Ultimate Guard Surpreme UX 3rd Skin Sleeves."
#9
Rehband
4.5
(4)
"The 7mm Rehband knee sleeves might be something you want to look into."
"For weightlifting Rehband is probably the best, as they tend to be shorter than powerlifting-style sleeves and so give a bit more RoM."
"3rd I would rank the Rehbands."
"You can find rehband brand in 3, 5, or 7mm. I think I have the 7s and they are pretty thick."
#10
Brodart
4.0
(4)
"The 12" version nicely covers royal hardback up to oversized."
"I get a roll of the just a fold, it’s about $60 for 300ft."
"Brodart is one of the most common brands you’ll find on books."
"Bought this one from Amazon at the start of the year and still have lots left."
#11
BCW
4.0
(3)
"Bcw, ultra pro, cardboard gold and buy in bulk on ebay."
"I usually stick to BCW or Ultrapro but in general sleeves are sleeves."
"BCW Newspaper size bags are good too"
#12
Dragon Shields
3.7
(3)
"I usually just go with Dragon Shields or Ultimate Guard Katana."
"Dragon shields."
"Dragon shield are good but unless you shuffle like a maniac like MTG than you will be ok."
#13
Nest Designs
5.0
(2)
"Nest Designs! Using Woolino right now but will switch to Nest when the weather cools down."
"Nest designs has sleep sacks with sleeves and ones that zip on and off!"
#14
N/A
5.0
(2)
"Was a game changer."
"Very happy with them."
#15
SBD
4.5
(2)
"SBD knee sleeves are amazing!"
"SBD are considered some of the most popular knee sleeves amongst a lot of strength athletes."
#16
Konami
4.5
(2)
"Amazing protection for my cards."
"They aren't too bad and I got a ton of them when I opened a lot of that set."
#17
Katanas
4.5
(2)
"Katanas feel better, wear less imo, and tend to have a clearer front."
"I use katanas."
#18
Rogue
4.5
(2)
"I use the Rogue 7mm knee sleeves for all things workout related. They have held up incredibly well for several years."
"Rogue 5mm work good for me."
#19
Duel Specs
4.0
(2)
"I like DuelSpecs the most now."
"The new guys on the block are Duel Specs. These are what I've jumped to."
#20
Mayday
4.0
(2)
"I've never had an issue with Mayday premium sleeves."
"Mayday 7076 for the larger and Mayday 7075 for the small cards."
#21
Cepholafair
5.0
(1)
"Sales a box of sleeves for Frosthaven."
#22
Mon Cheri
5.0
(1)
"Mon cheri sleeves would also look adorable."
#23
Snow Swan Sleeves
5.0
(1)
"Got sleeves + snow swan sleeves (transparent toggle)+ fuzzy bracelets is really cute for winter!"
#24
tomtoc
5.0
(1)
"It does a great job protecting it."
#25
Ryker
5.0
(1)
"Check out the kits from Ryker (board game specific). I have had really good success with them."
#26
Pegasus
5.0
(1)
"You have to order them online but I have never felt a better glossy sleeve."
#27
KMC Hyper Matte
5.0
(1)
"While everyone is crazy for dragon shield I prefer KMC Hyper Matte and they are cheaper too."
#28
Pioneer
5.0
(1)
"I’m currently rocking the pioneer ones. I’ve tried inzers, sbd, and helix and I love my pioneer ones."
#29
Dicota
5.0
(1)
"An alternative would be Dicota's Sleeve Eco SLIM M for Microsoft Surface Laptop."
#30
Maroo
5.0
(1)
"I can recommend the Maroo Premium Leather Sleeve for the Surface Book 2 (13.5)."
#31
Mofi
5.0
(1)
"Get yourself some Mofi sleeves, best inner/outer sleeves in the game."
#32
Loulou Lollipop
5.0
(1)
"I love the louloulollipop 2.5 tog waffle design for my baby in the winter."
#33
FCBC
5.0
(1)
"FCBC armor is the best."
#34
Specialized
4.0
(1)
"I roll with Specialized white ones, had them a long time and they hold up pretty well."
#35
Sparms
4.0
(1)
"I prefer to use the Sparms brand sun sleaves more often."
#36
Ultra-Pro
4.0
(1)
"I use the Ultra-Pro mini euoropeans for Frosthaven, but they are a little too long."
#37
Royale Rebel
4.0
(1)
"I would use royale rebel or shadow Empress."
#38
Winter Guardian
4.0
(1)
"If you're going for covered arms then Winter guardian."
#39
Rains
4.0
(1)
"This will do, I think the black one kinda hides the logo just enough."
#40
Ultimate Guard Katanas
4.0
(1)
"I put my TCG decks in Ultimate Guard Katanas, but my general rule for board games is if the game involves a big stack of cards, I go with Sleeve Kings."
#41
Matt Sleeves
4.0
(1)
"For a game like Champions or Marvel Legendary that NEED to be sleeved but also have a crap ton of cards, I use Matt Sleeves."
#42
Bauerfeind
4.0
(1)
"'Bauerfeind' would be a brand I'd suggest as their sleeves and braces actually provide support."
#43
Eleiko
4.0
(1)
"Eleiko makes some good Knee sleeves."
#44
Sleeve City
4.0
(1)
"They fit regular sized digipaks."
#45
Sleeve King
4.0
(1)
"Sleeve King penny sleeves will fit a playset of unsleeved cards."
#46
Halo
4.0
(1)
"We used these Halo over winter for our baby."
#47
VaultX
4.0
(1)
"I use the VaultX binders which are good quality by themselves."
#48
1Kilo
4.0
(1)
"But I love them for cleans and squats."
#49
A7
4.0
(1)
"I like my A7 sleeves in the Flexi weight for CrossFit and don't find they limit my movements."
#50
Gym Reapers
4.0
(1)
"I use the 7mm gym reapers and have liked them so far."
#51
Cortex
4.0
(1)
"Cortex for Cups/Challenges and Katanas for Majors."
#52
The Academic
4.0
(1)
"I'm all about The Academic for Lorcana."
#53
Titan Shields
3.0
(1)
"I've use a mixture of Titan Shields with is 150 sleeves for $10 and Dragon Shields which is the same price for 100."
#54
Targus
3.0
(1)
"There are many simple laptop cases from Targus and similar brands."
#55
Resealable Comic Book Bags
3.0
(1)
"You could look for resealable comic book bags."
#56
Florist Cellophane
3.0
(1)
"Florists Cellophane and fold your own. It’s so much cheaper."
#57
IONO
3.0
(1)
"While IONO sleeves feel alright... it doesn't come near dragon shield sleeves."
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