Sleeve it.

If you are just sleeving your cards, I recommend using the thicker sleeves. I used the thinner, less expensive sleeves and now that they have been played quite a bit they really stick together. Eventually, when time and money allow, I will switch to the heavy-duty sleeves. In my experience with other games they hold up much better and are less inclined to stick. YMMV

I might have to experiment with this F deck.

I have nothing to lose, I guess.

My plan is to sleeve it so the line up parts are up against the opening.

I really don't think I need to sleeve damage decks as I'm just not that rough with them.

However, I feel like I will need to sleeve them if I end up sleeving maneuver cards, because I would need them to be clear if I'm using opaque backs for manuever cards.

But I wish companies would make replacement decks or put white borders on the back of their cards.

Actually, I’m a bit surprised that your movement cards are wearing out since they don’t get shuffled.

Re: 2...I just checked a couple of my WoW planes (I’ve got them all) and the backs of the maneuvers cards are all the same. Not sure where you got your info on cards of the same plane type had different backs? It would have been a good idea though!

Oh, yes. That’s correct. However; if you arrange all the cards properly, the backgrounds on the maneuver side form a “picture” of the ground/battlefield. But, they are not unique to different planes. Planes with fewer maneuver options will have parts of the “picture” missing since there are fewer cards.

Is that true for the new maneuver decks? I have not tried this, but now I will!

Not different backs, but different backgrounds to the maneuvers. Someone said there was Forest, Desert, and Ocean.

Oh, yes. That’s correct. However; if you arrange all the cards properly, the backgrounds on the maneuver side form a “picture” of the ground/battlefield. But, they are not unique to different planes. Planes with fewer maneuver options will have parts of the “picture” missing since there are fewer cards.

when I pnp a card deck that will see heavy use I usually laminate them. The cards are basically bomb proof and it doesn't change their dimensions.

How does it not change their dimensions though? Aren't you left with the same type of rim around the card that a sleeve gives you?

If you laminate the whole sheet before you cut them out, you won't have any over-lap, the plastic stops at the cut. This does leave an open edge of paper around the card but the dimensions are the same. You can't really do this with production cards.

So you are making your own deck. You copy the deck on to stock paper, laminate, and cut? Is that all there is to it?

This could work will if you did on different colored paper, then I'd have the two things I want. An indestructible, easy to pick out deck.

Yes, what I usually do is print the faces and backs separately onto copy paper then spray glue them together. After glueing them I laminate the sheets and cut the cards out. This makes a fairly thick and flexible card that you can shuffle if needed. The corners can be tough to cut with a corner rounder, that's probably the biggest draw-back.

You can use card stock but that makes a super thick card that doesn't shuffle well and is a pain to cut out.