Sleeves

I'm trying to find the best sleeves out there, here's a snippet of my experiences.

1 - Durability: How long a sleeve will hold up to shuffling and such.
2 - Feel: How easy it is to shuffle the sleeves/how sticky they are.
3 - Look: How clear you can see the card/ how the sleeves look.
4. Quantity: How many come in a pack/ how many spares you might get.

Let's start with the worst of all, because I strongly caution against using these.

MAX PROTECTION

These are perhaps the worst sleeves I've encountered, like even penny sleeves are better. Many have good variety of artwork for the back, but the cheap quality of these sleeves doesn't justify the huge cost of them.

1. Many times will these break straight out of the box. They will peel, rip, leave weird break marks, etc. They will rarely last more than about 8 minutes of total shuffle time.
2, Initially they feel alright, but occasionally you'll feel the cards corners and sides wanting to connect and rip each other open. After a few shuffles the backs, especially on tournament sleeves, will start to catch and might stick just enough to start ripping the backs off of some of the sleeves.
3. They look alright until they start peeling or breaking. If you're never going to shuffle them, they can look wonderful.
4. Packs of 50 or 100. Character sleeves tend to be 50, while tournament sleeves are 100. If you're running a 60 card deck you'll need them all without your sideboard, just because they break that much.

Penny Sleeves

Cheapest sleeves available, decent lifetime if you take care of them, and for the most part they do their job. Initially thought of as the poor mans sleeves, but actually they're pretty good quality for the buck. They're completely clear so your cards inside better be good condition otherwise it's easy to tell what's coming up next. They're extremely flimsy and offer little protection outside of when you're shuffling; they also stretch pretty bad.
1. Will rip if you're not careful with them. the quality goes down quite quickly depending on how much you use them, but hey what do you expect for a penny each?
2. Initially they shuffle well, but after a little bit of use they start sticking together more and more.
3. They look clear initially. They will start getting scratched quickly, and they will start compressing and start looking destroyed given enough use.
4. They come in packs of 100, and at 1$ in price you can't beat that.


Ultra Pros

Best sleeves you'll get for cheap. These sleeves can last you years depending on which ultra pros you get, others can last only minutes. I love these sleeves the most because of how they shuffle, and I have a set that's lasted me since 2003.

1. These can be durable, or they can break within the first few shuffles. Usually they'll last you quite a while though, I've rarely had bad luck with these sleeves and out of a few hundred I've only had 6 break on me while shuffling.
2. In my opinion these sleeves feel the best to shuffle, they shuffle smoothly and rarely ever get stuck to each other. They feel kinda cheap though in comparison to other sleeves.
3. These sleeves stay fairly clear and don't really get scratched up on the surface. The backs of the solid color ones tend to get kinda scratched given enough shuffling, and occasionally the backs will warp if you're sleeving and unsleeving with them constantly. The ones with artwork on them tend to be much more durable than the mono colored ones.
4. These come in packs of 40, 50, 80, or 100. The ones with the artwork on the back which are the best quality. Sleeves with characters on the back come in packs of 80, as well as sleeves that have the official magic logos on them. The mono colored sleeves come in packs of 50 or 100.


Dragon Shields

The most durable sleeve you'll ever get; these things do not break. If you're looking for good protection these are the sleeves to go with. They've got a fairly tight seal, will last a long time, will take a hell of a beating, and will be usable for years. They are a bit more expensive than normal sleeves (non character sleeves), at an average of 10$ for 100, but you get what you pay for.
1. Durable as all hell, I can't break these even when I try to, with shuffling and such or trying to pull the sleeve apart.
2. These sleeves stick together a little. The shuffle experience leaves much to be desired, but at least you know your cards are safe in them.
3. Initially these sleeves look good on the front, but they will scratch fairly easily and make your cards look a little foggy, but your cards are safe in them so it's really okay. The backs and edges look fine, but they're just a solid color with no art possibilities. The clear ones look and feel a lot better than penny sleeves, but are clear so your cards better be in good condition when going in.
4. These only come in packs of 50 or 100, but they'll throw in a few extra sleeves in case you happen to lose one or decide to cut one open with some scissors.


KMC

Both the perfect fits and the normal super sleeves are excellent, the metallic and matte ones aren't that great though. These sleeves are a bit cheaper than dragon shields, but a bit more expensive than ultra pros. They're the perfect balance between the two in my opinion.

1. Durable, almost as durable as dragon shields. They occasionally will peel if mistreated, but this is quite rare. It's really tough to break these but not unbreakable like dragon shields.
2. These sleeves shuffle quite nicely, and rarely will stick if ever. They feel much better than dragon shields, but not as good as ultra pros. Initially I feel these sleeves shuffle the best, but soon after your first few shuffles feel worse than ultra pros.
3. They look good for solid color sleeves. The front looks good even after a lots of use, definitely better looking in front than dragon shields, but the back may occasionally start peeling if mistreated heavily.
4. Packs of 50 or 100. No flexibility here like dragon shields, but the quality is good for a fraction of the price.


Bushiroad

Perfect fits fit in about as well as cards do. It's not fun to sleeve in these things. They only come in packs of 60 though which I find really annoying. They're very costly and don't have spares. The quality is average, but the art on them is amazing. If you have the spare $12 - $60 to throw away on sleeves, and you really just care about appearance, I highly recommend these.

1. They're kinda durable, I've had one peel on me (and it wasn't from me shuffling) but the rest were okay.
2. They shuffle quite nicely if you're very careful with them. If you're just going at it too hard they'll feel like they're going to tear and it's scary.
3. They look amazing, this is the reason you get them.
4. Packs of 60. Only 60.