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AuthorSheldon Menery

Magic Judge Hall of Famer Sheldon Menery was one of the most influential judges in the history of the game. He pioneered Commander and was a founding member of the Commander Rules Committee. After a seven-year battle with cancer, Sheldon passed away in 2023, leaving behind a legacy of kindness and respect, turning acquaintances into friends, and friends into family. “I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remembering my good friends.” - William Shakespeare, Richard II

Introducing The Commander Advisory Group

There may not be much astir in the world of the Commander Banned List, but that doesn’t mean there’s no change in the air! Check out the surprising and exciting announcement that will no doubt benefit the format in a big way!

Ravnica Allegiance Commander Review

It’s not preview season without a full rundown of all things Commander from Sheldon Menery! How did the set do as a whole? Check out Sheldon’s ratings and card commentary here!

First Looks At The Ravnica Allegiance Commanders

It’s not just tournament Magic that the new set is making all these waves in! Sheldon Menery picks up some of the early legends from preview season to explain the best and/or most fun directions you can take them! He even has some suggested synergies to boot!

What SCG Con Taught Me About Commander And Its Players

Winter isn’t enough to stop Sheldon from battling Commander when he stops into Roanoke for SCG Con! He gained some pretty profound insights about his opponents, his format, and his life. He shares his weekend with us here.

The Commander Decks Coming To SCG CON!

Despite a tough 2018, Sheldon Menery is on his way to SCG CON! The respected Commander pioneer is bringing part of his incredible EDH format library to a table near you this weekend! This is what you can expect in The Command Zone!

The Future

What does Commander need to thrive in the future? Sheldon Menery meditates on governing philosophy, online futures, and more!

A Fresh Approach To Emmara In Commander

The days of awkward seven-mana Elves are over in Commander! We can now play an Emmara to be proud of! Sheldon shares a new deck one of his friends has been wielding lately, then the Rules Committee answers questions about Commander health! Don’t miss it!

Izoni’s Creepy Crawlies

Izoni, Thousand-Eyed gets the Commander treatment! What 99 cards has Sheldon Menery chosen to put around the Guilds of Ravnica general?

Commander Cards You Shouldn’t Play

You can play them. They’re not in danger of bannings. The sky is holding up just fine; however, there’s a certain philosophy to good, clean Commander and these are the types of cards to muddy up proceedings! Which cards would you take off and put on this list?

5 New Guild Leaders, 5 Commander Deck Ideas

With gold sets usually come new legends, and boy does Guilds of Ravnica have them! Sheldon Menery preps you for some new deck ideas starring Magic’s new main eventers!

The Great Guilds Of Ravnica Commander Update

Sheldon Menery’s world class library of excellent Commander brews is growing with all the new legends and multicolor cards now available! Which other edits would you recommend to Mr. Menery?

Guilds Of Ravnica Commander Review!

No set reaches the Commander community before Sheldon has had his chance to review it! Let’s see what he thinks of all the relevant format cards from Guilds of Ravnica!

My Top 10 Commander Cards From Guilds Of Ravnica…For Now!

Sheldon turned in his draft before the full set was released, which gives him an excuse to do some rankings twice! This time, he’s studying these ten, but that’s not all! He’s also answering a controversial Commander question!

Looking At Guilds Of Ravnica Mechanics For Commander

Sheldon Menery looked on like everyone else as the new keywords from Guilds of Ravnica were revealed! How will these hold up in everyone’s favorite 100-card format? Find out!

WotC Headquarters And PAX West!

Sheldon has been on the road! Today he’s recapping his Commander-oriented meeting with the designers and developers at WotC! What sort of things did they discuss? Did he see any new cards?