Ultimate GuardKatana Sleeves Standard Size Black (100)

These card sleeves are a total game-changer! I can confidently say these are some of the best sleeves I’ve ever used.First off, the durability is unmatched. They protect my cards from wear, scratches, and even accidental spills like a charm. After countless games and shuffles, they still look and feel like new—no splitting, warping, or fraying at the edges.What really sets these apart is how smooth and easy they are to shuffle. The texture strikes the perfect balance—slick enough for seamless riffle shuffles but with just enough grip to prevent slipping or cards flying everywhere. It makes gameplay faster, smoother, and way more enjoyable.The fit is also excellent—snug without being too tight, so my cards stay secure without bending or creasing. The transparency is crystal-clear, which means the artwork on my cards pops beautifully.If you’re serious about protecting your cards and optimizing your gameplay experience, these sleeves are a must-have. They’re worth every penny for the quality and performance they deliver. Highly recommend!

Great sleeves

I know in the MTG community that dragonsheield reigns supreme for most. I just recently got back into magic in September and ever since I first used Dragon Shield sleeves I haven't been the biggest fan of them. Not sure if it was a bad batch from the factory or if I'm just not as careful as I need to be, but they seem to just get damaged by shuffling so I looked for an alternative and am happy that I found Katana sleeves. Love how they feel and shuffle versus being slippery and hard to shuffle. Would recommend to fellow players and anyone looking for a great alternative to dragon shield.

It's super easy to insert your cards into these. If you like your cards to glide a lot I recommend these for you. Because they have that type of texture its super easy to shuffle.

These are the sleeves I judge all other sleeves on. Great color and fit. Very little extra room in sleeves. Very resistant to scratches.

These are great sleeves. Currently they’re my favorite. Cards look great in them. They are thinner than Dragon Shield sleeves which is important sometimes depending on the size of your deck box and size of sideboard etc. for example they fit more tokens if you are using an ultimate guard Xenoskin 100+ box which has less space than an ultra pro plastic flip top box. They are a bit narrower than other sleeves so you have to work a little harder to get in KMC perfect fits but it’s doable if you’ve got a brain and small fingers (or have access to someone else with small fingers…). Smooth and shuffle easy, which also means they’re a bit slippery, they don’t resist being knocked over like pro mattes do, but you won’t care about that because they feel and look SO much better than them. They are “standard height” or “ultra pro height” (not “dragon shield” height). Amazon ships the box straight up inside of whatever package they feel like giving you which might be a cardboard box but also might be a mailing envelope in which case the box gets a bit squished but it doesn’t affect the sleeves at all. The box they come in isn’t really reusable which is fine. If you’re buying 1 box of 100 sleeves for a commander deck, go ahead and buy 2 boxes so you have spares, you will have a much greater chance of getting 2 boxes that are exactly the same size and edge condition if you buy them at the same time (as opposed to waiting 2-3 years until you need spares and hoping you can get a new box that’s the same size etc as a box made 2-3 yrs ago).

These sleeves are clear all around and don't have any matte finish on the back. They are good for game cards that are double sided (where the player needs to be able to view and easily read both sides).They are sturdy and work well as outer sleeves with KMC Perfect Fits.I felt they were a bit expensive though, and they have a noticeable polypropylene odor like plastic shopping bags, only stronger.

I am not an avid TCG player, but my wife and I started to play Lorcana somewhat after my child started to play Pokemon. We messed around with the Pokemon and Lorcana branded sleeves, which we soon found were absolute trash. I also tried out dragon shield sleeves, which did a fine job protecting, and they were definitely better than the branded sleeves. But I've found nothing that shuffles as good as the Katanas. My wife was amazed by how slick they were and how much clearer the cards displayed. These have become our go to sleeves.