Other People’s Decks: Aaron Forsythe’s Ramses Overdark
In this edition of Other People’s Decks, Sheldon explores the cards in Director of Magic: The Gathering R&D Aaron Forsythe’s Ramses Overdark Commander deck.
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
Continuing The Chromatic: Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Sheldon continues his quest to have at least one Commander deck of each color combination by building a deck around Lazav, Dimir Mastermind.
Dragon’s Maze Deck Update Project
Sheldon fills you in on the Dragon’s Maze cards he’ll be slotting in and the cards he’ll be taking out and shuffling around in his 22 Commander decks.
Dragon’s Maze Commander Set Review
Sheldon tells you the cards that won’t get played, might get played, probably will get played, and definitely will get played in Commander from Dragon’s Maze!
Modern-Legal Aurelia
As promised last week, Sheldon shares his Modern-legal Aurelia, the Warleader Commander deck and tells you about it in a primer-style format.
We Collect Too
Sheldon takes a look at what he bought on StarCityGames.com last year to get a sense of his buying habits and how he currently collects Magic cards.
Day Of Thrones 3
Sheldon tells you about the day of gaming he hosted before watching the season premiere of Game of Thrones, including a play-by-play of an epic Commander game.
Can’t Get Mad List 4
This week Sheldon adds more cards to the list of ones that you can’t get angry about when someone blows up, exiles, or counters them in a game of Commander.
Continuing The Chromatic: Obzedat
Sheldon’s aiming to have a Commander deck of every possible color combination by the end of 2013. His Obzedat deck brings him one step closer to his goal.
Standard- And Modern-Legal Commander: Dream Or Nightmare?
In this thought exercise, Sheldon takes a look at a Standard-legal Commander deck and considers the pros and cons of Standard-legal and Modern-legal Commander.
Reader Mailbag #4
This week Sheldon finishes answering your latest questions about Commander, movies, Magic, traveling, the Rules Committee, wine, and more!
Reader Mailbag #3
Once again, the Reader Mailbag has been opened. Sheldon answers a wide range of readers’ questions, from Commander philosophy to his favorite book.
Animar Reconstructed
See how Sheldon rebuilt and revitalized his Animar, Soul of Elements Commander deck after cannibalizing it to build Prime Speaker Zegana.
Report: League 18, Week 1
This time Sheldon talks about what went down during the first week of Armada Games EDH League 18, including the rebuild of his Oros, the Avenger deck.
Prime Speaker Zegana
Join Sheldon as he goes through the process of evolving his Animar Commander deck to one featuring Prime Speaker Zegana as its general.