The Creator of One of Magic: The Gathering's Most Popular Formats Has Died
Sheldon Menery, former TCG journalist and the architect behind Magic: The Gathering’s multiplayer “Commander” format, has passed away after an extended battle with throat cancer.
Polygon reports that Menery’s wife, Gretchyn Melde, shared the news of his passing on Facebook this morning. An ardent Magic fan and former longtime judge on the game’s professional competition series, Magic Pro League, Menery created and popularized the multiplayer Commander format, growing it into one of Magic’s most widely played formats alongside official support from Wizards of the Coast. Magic was created as a strictly two-player game, but Commander—itself a variation and development of the casual “Elder Dragon Highlander” format—transformed the game with a way to have as many as six or more players play together, using oversized 100-card decks, led by a unique hero card that serves as the deck’s “commander.”
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