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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

Shadows Over Innistrad Commander Deck Updates

Shadows over Innistrad has too many great new cards to keep it from Sheldon’s library of Commander decks. See the updates he’s made and what he plans to do with Magic’s latest hit!

Starting Your Own Commander League

Sheldon Menery’s recent Commander 2015 League was a huge success! So what’s next? How can you get your own league started? Sheldon shares his group’s latest fun-packed project!

Shadows Over Innistrad Commander Review!

Legends, graveyard tricks, milling–Shadows over Innistrad has everything a Commander lover could ask for! See which cards Sheldon Menery thinks will make the biggest impact in your future pods!

Commanding The Shadows

With Shadows over Innistrad getting closer and closer it’s time for Sheldon Menery to use his Commander expertise to comment on the legends we’ve seen so far! Which of them will make fine leaders?

The Temur Problem

Sheldon Menery is addicted to Temur. He can’t help himself. In his latest Do Over Project effort, he tries to iron out his red, blue, and green demons by working on one of the toughest commanders in the business to build with!

The Latest In Commander 2015 League Action

Sheldon and his gang are now neck-deep into their Commander 2015 League experiment. How has this idea panned out? Are any small tweaks needed? See the latest on their Commander efforts!

Q&A: The Spider Fog Remix

Sheldon Menery has opened up the mailbag again, and the questions are as informative, silly, and hilarious as ever. Sheldon answers the important Commander questions (and a few unimportant ones) here!

Rith Blinks!

The great Sheldon Menery likes enters-the-battlefield value as much as anyone! That’s why he’s concocted a new blink deck around a famous Dragon from Magic’s yesteryear. See his deck breakdown and card choices here!

Songs Of Commander

Sheldon Menery has a special little habit that his friends have grown to accept at their Commander table. See the Commander cards he can’t help but sing the praises of here!

Interview With Prophet Of Kruphix

Rules Committee member Sheldon Menery faces his accuser…sort of. Find out what Prophet of Kruphix has been up to since she got thrown out of the Commander format!

The Commander 2015 League Continues!

Sheldon Menery’s excellent Commander 2015 idea has legs! The League is cruising through its season and Sheldon has some updates on the latest encounter!

Oath Of The Gatewatch Commander Updates!

Commander 2015 provided tons of updates for Sheldon’s stable of 100-card battle tanks. How did Oath of the Gatewatch do? See the Commander legend update his legendaries here!

Commander Updates For January

Even though the Modern bans took a lot of the spotlight, Commander also got its own banlist update! See the reasoning about the latest in Commander stirrings straight from Rules Committee member Sheldon Menery!

Oath Of The Gatewatch Commander Review!

Sheldon Menery knows the Commander format like few others, and he’s ready to rock and roll! Oath of the Gatewatch will be in our hands before you know it, and that means it’s time to update those 100-card decks (or create new ones…)

Commander 2015 League Play-By-Play!

How balanced are the Commander 2015 decks right out of the box? How ridiculous is Blade of Selves? How big can Sheldon make his Experiment One? The answers to these questions and more are in Sheldon’s latest play-by-play!