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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

Embracing The Chaos – Thraximundar Contest Results

Wednesday, April 20 – Sheldon Menery had 92 submissions for this Thraximundar contest, so choosing a winner was a difficult process, but he has come to a decision… see the top 3 decks commanded by this Zombie Assassin.

Embracing The Chaos – Thraximundar Contest Results

Wednesday, April 20 – Sheldon Menery had 92 submissions for this Thraximundar contest, so choosing a winner was a difficult process, but he has come to a decision… see the top 3 decks commanded by this Zombie Assassin.

Embracing The Chaos – Resurrecting Thraximundar

Wednesday, March 16 – Sheldon Menery resurrects Thraximundar from the grave, and he’s ready for battle (he has haste after all). Check out this Grixis Commander deck with a Vampires/proliferate subtheme.

Embracing The Chaos – Original Members’ Decks

Wednesday, March 9 – Sheldon Menery’s good friend Justin Norris was one of the original members of Sheldon’s EDH club (now Commander club). His Rafiq of the Many deck has a lot of play, so check it out for your next League event!

Embracing The Chaos – Merieke To The Finish

Wednesday, March 2 – Sheldon Menery switches it up from his usual and brings back Merieke Ri Berit as his Commander. The decklist is inside, as well as play-by-play of his League games.

Embracing The Chaos – Confessions Of A Killing

Wednesday, February 23 – Bring on the Gruesome Encores! Sheldon Menery, Commander founder, takes Kresh the Bloodbraided to the league. Blightsteel Colossus changes the pace of the game, and we see how the table reacts…

Embracing The Chaos: You Can’t Get Mad Redux

Wednesday, February 16 – Sheldon Menery is one of the founders of EDH (now Commander) and lists 25 more cards that players will destroy on sight, and when they do, you can’t get mad!

Embracing the Chaos: The Return of Kresh

Wednesday, February 9 – Sheldie’s in the mood to tear up the Red Zone with Kresh the Bloodbraided – yet things don’t go quite as planned! Watch this turn-by-turn play of two epic Commander games!

Embracing The Chaos: Tales of the Prerelease and Not-So-Aggro-Phelddagrif

Wednesday, February 2 – Sheldon Menery discusses his Prerelease where he sided with the Mirrans to go against the grain and tested his Phelddagrif deck… which wasn’t as aggro as he was hoping…

Embracing The Chaos – Aggro-Phelddagrif

Wednesday, January 26 – Sheldon builds a Phelddagrif deck using nothing but foils that he sees in front of him. Prepare for the shiny! He also reviews his League’s point award system that gives players achievements for playing friendly.

Embracing The Chaos – Karrthus Tyrannizes

Wednesday, January 19th – Sheldon Menery mulls over his Karrthus deck and his card choices (More proliferate? More Beasts?). What do you think?

Embracing the Chaos – Armada League 8, Week 1

Wednesday, January 12th – Sheldon Menery, one of the originators of EDH/Commander, recounts drawing 63 cards with Momentous Fall, laments the lack of quality delis in Tampa, and again reminds players to play for fun, not profit.

Embracing the Chaos – More Other Peoples’ Decks Again Redux

Wednesday, January 5th – Sean McKeown is a long-time StarCityGames.com columnist and manages to keep Sheldon happy with his new Memnarch list by keeping it fun.

Embracing the Chaos: More Other People’s Decks Again

Wednesday, December 29th – I assumed that Memnarch or Bosh would be the Commander that most folks gravitated towards after the new Commander rules – but I hear most people are running off to make Thelon of Havenwood.

Embracing The Chaos – Why I Hate My Own Deck

Wednesday, December 22nd – I have put together a pretty saucy deck featuring Intet, the Dreamer. It’s quite strong and has done quite well when I’ve played it. And I absolutely hate it. Let me tell you why.