
Shuffling is a critical aspect of Magic: the Gathering (MTG), ensuring fairness and randomness in gameplay. However, certain shuffling habits can negatively impact the game, whether by causing wear and tear on cards or by introducing unintentional biases. I myself try to shuffle as much as possible in order to randomize my card draws but unusually I will save time by riffle shuffling less.
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I have found this post from Ask the Judges Tumblr account regarding the reasons why pile shuffling your deck is not the best practice to randomize the cards. I myself do this shuffle ritual on every game of my matches, from FNM to big events like a Grand Prix.