Hello! Thanks for taking the time to view my tutorial. Link to sleeves and playmat are in the description. These videos pay for my addiction to Magic cards, so if you like this, please consider liking, commenting, and subscribing to increase engagement and help me build wayyyyyy too many commander decks!

gosh six months ago i didn’t know what mtg is now i’m spending my wednesday night learning how to shuffle cards lol

@salsatheone

Жыл бұрын

26 years ago I didn't know what mtg is, I haven't played it for the past 20 years and now youtube does this to me.

@StudioNBS

Жыл бұрын

Feeling the exact same - I played my third game last night and I’m watching this on a Wednesday 😂

@vilithebeasthau40

11 ай бұрын

Damn this is relatable 😂

@foxsnipushiwa8431

11 ай бұрын

sheeeesh

@DavyJones-bv5zo

11 ай бұрын

Same

This is literally the video that made card games a comfortably viable form of entertainment for me. I cannot thank you enough.

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@lordhallibel3604

Жыл бұрын

How does it make it comfortable ? you wont be using this video for other games when you actually watch

@doppelganger5328

11 ай бұрын

​@@lordhallibel3604i can't understand what you're trying to say

Thanks for the tutorial! I just sleeved up my first Precon and felt overwhelmed by how big of a pile it was. I’ll need to do some serious practice before I’m confident.

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! Baby steps!

@scottnito2640

Жыл бұрын

Glad this video exists. I’m new to commander and just returning to mtg in general after like a decade. I’m gonna sleeve my two precons o bought and it seems huge in all the vids I see playing commander

@defeeded0887

Жыл бұрын

I split the deck into 2 piles then shuffle like this to both piles then shuffle the 2 piles together.

@joejojo5966

10 ай бұрын

@@defeeded0887 i do what the vid does but with smaller piles and let my opponent shuffle if they desire.

My friend and I are just getting a third friend into magic, and shufffling sleeved 100 card decks was a significant barrier for him. I've tried showing him basically this, but a thorough, well explained first person perspective is a lot better than a 60 second crash course before a game, so thanks for a great resource to send him!

@brianfediuk

4 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Thank you so much for this! Shuffling is the hardest part of the game for me and everyone just seems so fast.

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

Yup practice definitely makes perfect!

Hello! I would personally I like to say that over 6 years of play I’ve never been able to shuffle properly as of recently I’ve really only been doing the pile shuffling and because of this I’ve now been able to shuffle my 98 card double sleeved Pako and Halden deck. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! Feel free to share the video to your local LGS community :)

I sleeved my first commander deck and thought there was no chance but this video helped a lot. TY

The only good shuffling video I have found so far that's not a parody. Thanks for the good content. I have always mash shuffled buy felt like I don't get a good enough mix, I might just need to do more

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I feel physical pain whenever I see a riffle shuffle.

Key thing to know, cheap sleeves are a bit harder to mash shuffle then say dragonshield sleeves. Even some ultrapro sleeves corners will/can get bent pretty easily with mash shuffling, doing say 100 cards for a commander deck.

@rosemarysamick9005

10 ай бұрын

eclipses are so guilty of this, they feel and look premium but they do NOT hold up

@machina5

7 ай бұрын

Dragonshields are attrocious nowadays. Idk what happened to them.

@orangegalen

7 ай бұрын

@@machina5 Agree, I got new DS sleeves and less than a month later I have a few that are splitting from mash shuffling. Only really works if double sleeved.

@bighead6068

6 ай бұрын

@@machina5 thanks for confirming. I was asking myself if I already ruined mine with a few unclean mash shuffles since they won't slide into each other as smooth as my other decks sleeved in Gamegenic sleeves that cost like half of those...

I knew I wasn’t the only one who was struggling lol. Thank you for this video.

This is nicely produced, thoughtful, talks about a bunch of interesting and relevant side details. Really good. Thanks.

Fantastic guide! I tried a couple other ones but they never pointed out how the edge of the sleeves will assist in sliding into each other, which really helped with my practice. Definitely will be sharing this to other folks who want to learn how to shuffle

@brianfediuk

8 ай бұрын

Please do!

One of the few videos to show mash shuffling and the ability to deliberately or accidentally not shuffle the top or bottom. Great video!

I had no idea how to shuffle cards before I watched this video. I always thought shuffling would be too hard to learn, so I never bothered and resorted to pile shuffling. Then, I did as you said and shuffled a small number of cards while gradually adding more to the deck. I also practiced shuffling without looking while watching KZread. Now I feel pretty confident in my card shuffling ability. Thank you for this easy to follow tutorial!

@brianfediuk

10 ай бұрын

Happy to have helped!

Great vid, thank you. The mash shuffling sensation is so satisfying, feels like the cards are designed to be shuffled this way.

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! Matte finish is really satisfying

I've seen people shuffling like this and never really knew how to approach it. Great tutorial! definitely using this for now on! Much appreciated.

@brianfediuk

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

dude thank you so much, i suck at shuffling my decks and with a few tries of your method and your explanations now i got loads better!

@brianfediuk

10 күн бұрын

Happy to help!

Thanks for this ^^ been playing commander and wanted to understand how to get better at shuffling. Looking forward to giving this a try

What a beautiful playmat ❤

Oh my god this guys talking about practicing shuffling this is insane insanely awesome well this guy rocked

a 13 minute video about shuffling without repeating yourself. nice

@brianfediuk

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I have been in the MTG scene since the last quarter of 2017 and I decided that it was time to learn how to shuffle my EDH deck that was something other than the most basic of shuffles as it always felt clunky. After stumbling across this very informative video, I now hope to add more of that 'Magic' to any and all future games with the added randomization of my decks. Thank you for the help!

@brianfediuk

24 күн бұрын

Happy to help!

This was a great video, Real informative, satisfying to watch you just shuffle and a good informative into the etiquette of shuffling. Thanks a tonne! : D

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Thank you so much, long time collector turned player I was pretty afraid shuffling very expensive cards.

This was a great tutorial, thanks! I'm used to riffle shuffling and find it very satisfying to do, but I feel like i can see the soul leaving the body of people as they watch me bend my deck 😅 luckily this is just as satisfying and way easier to manage a sleeved deck

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Yeah it's that riffle will destroy the cards, but rather you accidentally bend a single card in that process.

Great video. I just got back into MTG about a month ago from being away from it about 11 years, and have me a warewolf commander deck. Trying to learn how to shuffle, since I play Yu-Gi-Oh, and the shuffling in that game is different than MTG. Again amazing video, and now I know what to go sit around and do all day.

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome back! Practice makes perfect :)

@Thelaretus

Жыл бұрын

How does then shuffling differ?

Thanks for the video! Just sleeved a precon and can’t wait to get started! Also that’s an awesome playmat

@brianfediuk

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Link to purchase is in my description

Thanks a lot. I’ve been into LCGs very recently and most of the quick board games I had are card games revolving around decks that needs to be randomized. Thanks for tips!

@brianfediuk

11 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

Coming back from taking a break since 2014-2015 and I forgot how unwieldy 98-99 sleeved cards can be to shuffle. Commander/EDH wasn't my favorite back then and didn't get too many hours in - this time around though I plan on giving it another go. This definitely helped me out and makes my standard and pioneer decks feel like a breeze to shuffle. A hand workout for sure, thanks!

I love this shuffling method, I always had issues with the top and bottom not being shuffled, and I hadn't even considered just moving the mash so that the top and bottom interact!!! Great video and precaution to us (the viewers) on ways of cheating/not properly randomizing. +1! As a new player, this is content should be a staple in every magic player's MTG playlist ;)

@brianfediuk

9 ай бұрын

I did that in the video

@Leeofland

9 ай бұрын

@@brianfediuk ngl, I kinda disassociated during that section. I have corrected myself

This was great. Thanks for going through the trouble to make this video. Great job!!

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

Always happy to help!

Wow, it feels so good to shuffle this way! Thanks :D

I just got into Magic a month or so ago. I don't have any sleeves like those yet. Once I do, I'll be sure to begin practicing my shuffle. I got some weird looks with my shuffling method at last week's pre-release.

This is how I’ve always shuffled my decks! I hate doing it without sleeves but I’ve found it to be statistically better than any other method

@brianfediuk

11 ай бұрын

I would never even use cards without sleeves haha

Good vid man , i was looking for a good way to Shuffle since i'm kinda new to commander (and Magic) . I guess i need to practice now !

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the video. Take your time and you'll be just fine!

I've been using this shuffle since you taught me in high school ❤ hope to play mtg again one day!

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

Would love to! Fire me an email some day: brianfediuk@gmail.com

Thanks for the video, gonna practice this tonight

This video is really sweet, thank you for making this tutorial!

@brianfediuk

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

In my experience the most key point about this shuffling method to doing it easily and well is what you said about 4:30ish which is starting from the bottom. Before I learned this method well I was doing it from the top on occasion and splitting the sleeves down the sides and having to replace sleeves relatively often. If you start from the bottom you pretty much will never split sleeves. Also using a more high quality sleeve like dragon shields is helpful as opposed to ultra pros or something else, which is still okay but that is general across the board almost.

Thank you so much for this video! I'm still not an expert but it has really helped me get the fundamentals and I'm sure I'll have it down soon.

@brianfediuk

10 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

ty! Simple and helpful tutorial with tons of extra information.

i consider myself a seasoned commander player and I still watch this video lol. i learned to mass shuffle horizontally instead of vertically like you do, maybe i should learn to do it vertically as well

I definitely didn't need this video, but damn thank for this lol. I hope your channel succeeds

Very lovely video. I have very stiff, very small fingers so shuffling is kind of a pain in the butt for me and I usually have someone else shuffle for me, but that makes me also avoid effects that require you to shuffle your deck. So, obviously I want to learn but never found any tutorial talking about mash shuffling (until today at least). So, thank you very much!

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much man. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

I would be really grateful if you shared it with everyone you know

Especially with double sleeved decks, you can also easily grab two piles by the tops (near the opening). the bottoms fan apart a bit and you can easily push the bottom corners together

@brianfediuk

2 ай бұрын

Yup! Good insight!

I can hear the cards crying

@SumTingWong886

Ай бұрын

“If someone I didn’t know riffle shuffled my cards I’d be concerned they’ll get damaged” I don’t trust myself to bend them like a foil for the sake of riffle shuffling.

Hell yes! This is a much easier, and more efficient, way of shuffling. I'm rather new to MTG so I'm still running with precons modified with Booster Pack pulls. Just for fun I sorted up lands and everything else. I took my pile of lands and mash shuffled them into the middle of the remaining cards then I alternated in taking the top 1/3 of the deck and mash shuffling it into the middle and then the bottom 1/3. I repeated this alternating pattern five times and then made three 7-card piles by drawing from the top of the deck to simulate opening hands. I'm seeing MUCH better starting hands from far less time shuffling than before. And since I'm so new to the game, I don't have a very good understanding of what constitues as a good card in what kind of deck, so I'm just trying a whole bunch of different cards that I think will be good and see what sticks. To anyone bothering to read this far-- No, I don't like the idea of net-decking. I'm not a sweaty tryhard. Just regular sweaty, thank you very much.

I really like the way you explained everything. Great video and I learned a lot. Liked and Subbed.

@brianfediuk

Ай бұрын

Aww thanks!

Great video. I've been teaching my 10 year old nephew how to mash shuffle with penny sleaves when we play limited magic or pokemon. He used to turn a bunch of cards the wrong direction. Thankfully he learns fast. Maybe in 5 years he can touch my expensive decks. Maybe.

Thanks for tips man keep up the great work

i came just to say I love the deckmat. and the contrast between the sleeves and the mat

@brianfediuk

10 ай бұрын

You can make one in the description

I Played cards 15 Years Ago i started this Year again with One Piece Tournaments that video helps me alot :)

bro you are a legend this is magic..... thanks big love people dont share anymore

Came here because I instinctively could do it but knew I couldn’t be as dead on as I thought. As a new magic player and complete noobie to anything card related, this video really helped me out and teach me how to properly do it 🙏

A note to ppl, If you double sleave your cards, the middle of the card is much thicker than the edges, wich helps you shuffle, as the cards already now gives you a groove/zipper to put edge to edge on the cards, this helps massivly with shuffeling. Aka, increasing the effect shown in the vid

@jellyapple1026

5 ай бұрын

This comment is a godsend lol. I was going nuts trying to figure out why I can shuffle all my other single sleeved decks in my sleep but I couldn't even get the cards to handle properly with my first double sleeved deck. Pushing the corners in closer to the middle of the other cards is much so much better

@ry7hym

Ай бұрын

will it also work for regular sleeves + oversleeves?

@gampie13

Ай бұрын

@@ry7hym inner thin sleave + normal sleave is the best combo

Really handy video! I’m awful at shuffling and this helps alot

@brianfediuk

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I don't think there is anything wrong with pile shuffling IF you do a different random shuffle afterwards, for example a pile shuffle followed by mash shuffling. I've found it breaks up cards a little more than just a mash shuffle alone so I'm not drawing all my copies of one card in a row and separates like card types in a deck a little more if the deck in a specific list order. Just pile shuffling alone is a big no-no though. Edit: I've had opponents get really uptight about me pile shuffling at the start (without waiting to see if I'll even do a different shuffle after) and continue to berate me after clearly seeing I'm not just pile shuffling.

@nickthejack

9 ай бұрын

If you need to pile shuffle to break up cards, you're not shuffling enough. Pile shuffling and mana weaving are totally pointless if you adequately randomise your deck. The only practical use for pile shuffling is to count and make sure you have all your cards and aren't missing any

@OathOblivio

7 ай бұрын

Maybe do it in reverse- mash suffle then card pile, then mash shuffle again if you want. Should alleviate the stress of your opponent. I personally think your opponens should be rightfully worried even if you first pile shuffle, regardless of your true and genuine intentions of mash shuffling afterwards

@TheRealWormbo

7 ай бұрын

Making piles is not shuffling, which is why the term "pile shuffling" is wrong in the first place. You can do that once at the start to *count* your cards, e.g. after sideboarding. But if you shuffle correctly, making piles first should not have *any* influence on the outcome.

This is how I’ve shuffled for years, but I still tend to shuffle half of my commander deck at a time with this method. Just the most manageable to me. Then I can combine and cut and reshuffle as much as I want.

@DemonBlanka

7 ай бұрын

I usually mash the two halves about 5 times then mash the halves together once and do some cuts on top of that I find just mashing the 99 a few times takes me far longer than this and the multiple methods really helps to break up the blocks of cards, I've definitely had games in the past where after only doing mashes, I find myself drawing oddly similar hands.

@brianfediuk

6 ай бұрын

Seems reasonable to me!

my guy is smooth with the shuffle

Thanks for the info. Beginning commander player with about 10 games under my belt and I just haven't been able to get the hang of shuffling 99 sleeved cards. I really appreciate the time you took to make this. It was very thorough. Next question, why double sleeve. Thank again.

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

You double sleeve in case someone spills a drink on the table. Sleeves only protect 75% of the card. Double sleeving makes the card entirely protected against practically anything.

great video my friend!

Thank you for this. In some strategy board games, there are decks of 200+ cards to shuffle, all sleeved. An impossible task without pile shuffling. Unless you have inhumanly giant hands.

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it takes some time to build the dexterity. You can also break decks down into like 3 piles, shuffle them, exchange a top half of one deck with another, shuffle again, etc. Do that 7 times with at least a top half and bottom half of each deck, and they are easily "random enough".

Just got my first deck today (Commander) and had to ask for people to shuffle for me. After I got home I figured out a way I can actually do it, apparently not harming the cards, but then I got scared because it's all single sleeves; but the way I figured to do it was to put it all on one of my hands like a hand fan, then with the order hand take the leftmost third and mash it unto the middle, then do the same with the left third, and repeat; I was scared as it seemed too easy.

@conkyjoe8932

Жыл бұрын

Good way to shuffle (in fact, this is the way I myself shuffle...hold entirety of deck in left hand, use the right hand to take roughly a third of the overall deck and mash it into the center of the deck, rinse and repeat), however you MUST make sure to cut the deck every three shuffles or so, otherwise you aren't fully randomizing the entire deck. When you take the back third of the deck and mash it into the center, it doesn't ever actually shuffle the cards that are at the front of the deck. Cutting the deck in two with a simple, trading cut remedies this. 👍🏻

It hurt my soul when I seen the bridge shuffling

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

If done correctly, there is minimal damage done. But the bending can eventually wear down cards.

Thanks man, I'll totally practice this. Quick question though, what's that thing you do at 6:38 ? I defo wanna practice that as well.

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

I have no idea what it is called. I think it is either called card fanning or card cascading. Good luck! Don't use cards that you care about because it is very easy to bend them as you're learning the process

Thank you, your awesome!

@brianfediuk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great video! What sleeves are you using? I noticed different sleeves have different shuffle quality and some get damages easily than others even with the careful shuffling

@brianfediuk

2 жыл бұрын

Dragon shield matte are my favorite currently

I only play with friends, but I always pile shuffle to help with clumped up lands and then shuffle those piles together. Then I’ll keep mass shuffling until everyone else is ready. Probably over kill but it works for me!

I would just like to say that if you get the Ultimate Guard Katanas this mash shuffling is far far easier to execute. And it is so satisfying. My ton of Dragon Shields are also fine to do but something about the texture of the Katanas just makes it so easy and natural.

@brianfediuk

7 ай бұрын

I'll have to try them out!

@raiseer

7 ай бұрын

I can second that. Just switched from the Ultimate Guard Cortex to the Katanas and the difference in shuffling is really massive and way worth the higher price.

When I got into mtg, my cousins convinced me to double sleeve..... my hands are not the right size for that in commander lol went back to single sleeve and that's still a small problem but this helps a lot thank you!

Im not going to lie i learned how to shuffle like this is about 20 minutes i have experience with shuffling but I’ve never touched more than 60 cards I’m used to table top games such and poker and black jack and even light illusion shuffles. but this video really helped thank you you

@brianfediuk

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Spread word and share the video :)

If you riffle shuffle my cards I’m gonna have an episode 😂

Fantastic teaching.

@brianfediuk

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

After watching the 15 year old saitou shuffling video that got recommended to me, I suddenly get shuffling tutorials in my feed

i play a lot of pokemon tcg and this is so far the only acceptable way of shuffling at any table that i have played at for the last 10 years

Thanks for the video

@brianfediuk

2 ай бұрын

No problem!

yo that mat is dope af wodie

@brianfediuk

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Link in the description

I need that playmat!! :D

Pro tip you HAVE to make sure you do bottom corner to bottom corner cuz if you do a top corner you WILL destroy 3-4 sleeves in one try other then that it's a great way to shuffle must faster and more efficiently to get into you games a bit faster instead of waiting 5 mins trying to shuffle and still be poorly shuffled

Very well done imho. Verbalized excelently 🎉

@brianfediuk

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Hey! I know you posted this video over 2 years ago but Thank You! I wanted to ask and see what sleeves you would recommend? I've been practicing with some sleeves i got from a pokemon collectors box but they aren't very good and cause too much friction to shuffle a whole commander deck comfortably.

@brianfediuk

Ай бұрын

KMC perfect fits with Dragon Shield outer sleeves. Links in description! :)

VERY useful video. Thanks a bunch! How do you usually organize your commander before a match? I used to play the "regular mod" so I just organized like - 1 land - 2 cards - But I cant do that with commander. ANy tips?

@brianfediuk

9 ай бұрын

What do you mean "organize"? I shuffle my deck.

I'm a casino dealer, oh man were people irate when I started shuffling. Needed this video to make me less of a frenemy.

Honestly if someone can manage to track where enough cards are to be useful then honestly *they deserve the advantage*

Hey, what sleeves do you use? Cant find any that fit for double sleeve.

Best shuffling video on youtube

As a bad shuffler that has trouble with mash shuffling, I recognize that pile shuffling is easy to rig so if I ever resort to it, I do my best to shake up the order. Normal order, reverse order, clockwise, diagonal, reverse, counterclockwise, normal, inverse diagonal, just go full Simon on it. I may be a math guy but I can't remember that for 98-99 cards, especially after about 2-3 mashes because they clump up randomly and sometimes I very obviously miss a chunk. My biggest issue is getting the cards to loosen up for the initial mash where the corners cut in between the other pile, and since my friend owns all of the cards he gets a heart attack when I'm actually very good at holding things delicately. The method I'm ""best"" at what I guess could be called a drop-cut, where I take a chunk of several cards, usually starting with the top of the deck, move them to above the bottom of the deck, and then steadily let them fall out of my hand as I make sure the pile I'm holding always goes to the bottom. Sometimes it'll be the middle cards first, the bottom cards, a riffle of cards, but I just keep doing that for different chunks of the deck, eventually it recycles a few times as I do my best to also mix some chunks together. Sleeves aren't getting pressed against each other, cards aren't being curved or bent to fit between each other, there's no frustration with piles refusing to separate, it's all the inevitability of physics.

Coolest playmat I have ever seen

@brianfediuk

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! There's a link in the description

Ive been using Dragon Shield Matte Jet sleeves and they are very tough to shuffle. They just seem to have a lot of friction when trying to get them to slip together even when using like 20-30 cards.

@brianfediuk

Жыл бұрын

You're holding them too hard

Double sleeved!! Aiight Bro 🙏🏽

When I pile shuffle the only cards that can be reversed are the first ones in the stack. Nothing else after that is in order

Your playmat is rad as hell

@brianfediuk

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@honeybadgerzombie1159

7 ай бұрын

@@brianfediukyou’re very welcome, where did you get it? :0

@brianfediuk

7 ай бұрын

Description has a link

@honeybadgerzombie1159

7 ай бұрын

@@brianfediukthank you so much 🤌

i wasnt going to watch this until i read some of the comments and they are all so positive so now im committed

Thanks for the tutorial, I've been having a hard time trying to shuffle my commander decks. I'm ok up to around 60 cards (dragonshield single sleeved) with this method but once I get past that amount I have a lot of trouble with the stacks getting too tight in my hands and I can't get them to weave properly anymore, starting to think maybe my hands aren't big enough.

@brianfediuk

2 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

i have a question, you double esleeve your cards, or you only use the dragon sleeves?

@brianfediuk

10 ай бұрын

It depends on the deck. I double sleeve every commander deck because I usually have valuable cards. For pauper commander, I don't double sleeve. I have tons of duel decks where I single sleeve them as well because they don't really get played a lot.

good one.

Everyone has their own sacred method. Mine is my own esoteric mix that I have grown over the years ive been playing, which of the formulae I will now impart to you, reader. First, split the lands from the spells Shuffle both piles Split the land pile in half Split the spell pile in half Shuffle one spell half with the land half using the sleeves and light pressure only Split the two halves Shuffle two quarters together Shuffle two halves together You will rarely get mana bound or mana screwed. Cards should be stored lands/spells/tokens/commander using a card spin down or provided divider.