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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 – December 20 Announcements

Wednesday, December 15th – Commander Banned List Update! Emrakul will no longer be tearing Aeons in EDH circles, so we can all sigh with relief. A rules change allows new Commanders like Memnarch to be played!

Embracing The Chaos – Answering The Mail

Wednesday, December 8th – Sheldon answers your questions about the new Commander format, including the role of the Banned List, thoughts on unbanning cards, and thoughts on sanctioning the format.

Embracing The Chaos – Other People’s Decks: Ulasht, the Hate Seed

Friday, December 3rd – How excited are you about the new announcement by Wizards of the Coast about EDH? Or Commander, should I say? Make sure to give Sheldon your input in the forums, and check out this Ulasht EDH deck!

Embracing the Chaos – You Can’t Get Mad

Wednesday, November 24th – What follows is a list of 25 cards that you can never get mad when someone blows them up (with the obvious exception of ‘but if you don’t destroy the other thing, the game is over’).

Embracing the Chaos – Mileage Run

Wednesday, November 17th – Sheldon is back to true form with his play-by-plays in four-man EDH. He’s joined by Scott Larabee with Teneb, while he runs Kresh the Bloodbraided.

Embracing the Chaos – Interview with Sheldon Menery!

Wednesday, November 10th – Hello there everyone, my name is Zanzibar Jones, and I thought it would be interesting to interview an SCG columnist, and since all the interesting people were already busy, I took my fourteenth choice.

Embracing the Chaos – More Other People’s Decks

Wednesday, November 3rd – Sheldon Menery takes a closer look at Scott Larabee’s Teneb deck and what gives it its unique flavor. Try out some of his tech!

Embracing the Chaos – Other People’s Decks

Wednesday, October 20th – It occurred to me that there are other people who are building cool and interesting decks for the format, and I’d like to start a semi-regular feature talking about them. This week: Aaron Fortino’s Teneb deck!

Embracing the Chaos – Hidden Gems, Part 2 of 2

Wednesday, October 13th – The final week of Armada Games EDH League 6 showed what EDH games can be like, with giant haymakers and counterpunches, and then when the combatants are all punched out, a final blow crushes the opponent.

Embracing the Chaos – Hidden Gems, Part 1 of 2

Wednesday, October 6th – One of the things EDH deckbuilders must accept is that there are more good cards than room in decks. Picking exactly which can be an exercise in agony. Let me add some to that agony by giving you 99 more ideas for consideration.

Embracing the Chaos – Karrthus Disappoints

Wednesday, September 29th – Is second place and the $6 in store credit worth upsetting a good in-League relationship? Sheldon debates what it means to play to win and more in his EDH column!

Embracing the Chaos – Kresh Dreams Too

Wednesday, September 22nd – In his 50th installment, the king of EDH crushes with Kresh the Bloodbraided!

Embracing the Chaos – Intet, the Dream Crusher

Wednesday, September 15th – Twice in one game, Bribery got pointed my way, both times it got Emrakul, and I survived. That’s how spicy this EDH deck is.

Embracing the Chaos: Dreams of Intet

Tuesday, September 7th – My new Intet deck led to interesting games where the giant, splashy nature of EDH was exposed.

Embracing The Chaos – Rocking Kresh in the EDH League

Tuesday, August 31st – EDH Guru Sheldon Menery rocks his favorite Kresh deck in the latest chapter of his exciting EDH league. He provides play-by-play today.