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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I QUALIFIED FOR THE ARENA CHAMPIONSHIP!! I've been on a break from Magic for a little while, but @huschenmtg.bsky.social gave me his list and it was so good that it got me the invite even though I had to play with no reps on the deck. Very grateful! moxfield.com/decks/kd6eCM...

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Lupi and I have been hard at work tuning Simic Cub. We decided that Wistfulness and Curator were the only tutor targets we have been consistently happy to draw so we just maximized them. Archdruid's Charm performs better than Formidable Speaker moxfield.com/decks/QLVpV9... @handshakemtg.com

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

It's a lan you can curve out with as normal, then an extra land drop for a combo turn when you need it. Also great to earthbend on - normally you'd have to play earthbending cards off curve if you want to earthbend on a fetchland (which you often do)

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

This is how I'd build GW Landfall after my weekend of RCQs. Decided to grow up and finally add the 27th land - the deck is built around hitting land drops, better make sure it happens! Deck is so fun, I'm looking forward to playing more standard this weekend in Lyon! 🤩 moxfield.com/decks/VWMD7r...

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Landfall is making waves in standard right now, so I wanted to post the list that I got to before the World Championship. Mightform Harmonizer is a great addition for explosive power and Promising Vein lets you curve Earthbenders while still getting to do the thing! moxfield.com/decks/YfPXBu...

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Standard Simic Ouroboid deck! I’ve been looking at some non-Vivi options for the Spotlight Series in Liverpool tomorrow. This is my take on Simic, a deck full of creatures that speak right to my soul 🥦🫐 Featuring new addition, Hemasymbic Mite! @handshakemtg.com @moxfield.com t.co/UP4KFVoXg9

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

LEYLINE RED Now with delirium! In my efforts to tune non-Vivi decks for the Spotlight in Liverpool, I looked at last weekend’s winner This version adds a delirium subtheme to access Violent Urge and FOMO which work so well with pumps! @handshakemtg.com @moxfield.com t.co/ALeTgqJ4i6

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Some pictures from the games. I went 3-2 in my first league with this, which is honestly better than I expected. Glaring Fleshraker is just crazy explosive with all these artifacts!

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Eldrazi Paradox! What if we played Mox Opal and Kozilek's Command in the same deck? Glaring Fleshraker acts as the mana engine for our Paradoxical Outcome combo deck. And Cryogen Relic helps make Outcome a good fair draw spell! moxfield.com/decks/Q1LWmx... @handshakemtg.com @moxfield.com

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

End of thread. Go enjoy this deck, I'm sure you can get some cool game wins! In my one early access game with this, I went off turn 4 against Ashlizzle but then misclicked on a Rydia trigger and decked instead of winning 😂

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This means you could sideboard powerful 5s and 6s. Summon: Titan is kinda perfect as it's on-plan and enables a new dimension to Rydia. I'd imagine the board looks like this: 4 Summon: Titan 4 Torch the Tower 2 Fire Magic 2 Negate 3 Bonnie Pall and -1 Forest +1 Island maindeck

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Sideboarding I purposely didn't build a sideboard for this yet, as I imagine you'd have to change your gameplan postboard becaus eyour deck is otherwise too fragile. So I think it works best in Bo1, but if you must, you could try to lean on the deck having 12 ramp spells

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

When you sacrifice Analyst, go full control. Then tap Archway for mana in response to its own trigger (as Spelunking will make it enter untapped), then return itself with it's own ability and then discard it to Rydia to start going through your deck.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Arid Archway The problem with Rydia is that she requires you to have a card in hand in order to loot through your deck. This can be a problem when you haven'r found Nature's Rhythm. If you have found Archway, you can get around this problem!

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

A druid would jump you from 5 to 6 mana and let you go off a turn ahead of schedule! It's even an Elf, so in some desperate moments you can try hitting it with Nissa 🤠

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Deck Choices: Springbloom Druid is a perfect enabler here. It ramps, puts lands in graveyard, and with Spelunking + Nissa it's even a ritual! Pretty relevant, as you can go turn 3 Spelunking -> Evolving Wilds. Turn 4 Nissa + Fabled Passage and have 5 mana, one short of Lumra.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This way we get to not waste any space on wincons. Of course it doesn't work on Arena, so I made a different wincon version. Use Eden to get back Songcrafter Mage, give harmonize to Worldsoul's Rage and tap your huge Lumra to deal 20+ damage quickly! moxfield.com/decks/s-e1jE...

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Analyst Combo for Arena Bo1 - Standard

A deck created using Moxfield.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Eventually you can then use Echoing Deeps to copy Eden, and regrow all permanents in your graveyard. This is where the neat wincondition comes into play! We can use Escape Tunnel to make all creatures unblockable, Minstrel to make them infinitely big and Bitter Reunion to haste.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

WINCON Once we've drawn our deck, we can unlock the infinite loop with Eden, Seat of the Sanctum. With 11 of our 10 fetchlands + 2 Echoing Deeps, we can generate enough to get back an Analyst and be up one mana. We gain the mana with Nissa, and sac the lands to ge them back.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Doing the first Analyst without Rydia in play is actually quite common, and one of the biggest tips I'd give for playing this deck is to not prioritize getting Rydia in play over literally anything else you could do with your mana. She'll come later, and she'll do her thing.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

You also don't always need all three pieces in play when you start going off. In the screenshot above, I didn't have Spelunking or Minstrel in play for quite a while, but I could still see so many cards with Nissa and Rydia that I was able to find it mid-combo.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This might sound like a lot to put together, and it is, but it helps a lot that all the pieces help you draw towards more, and that with the new Wandering Minstrel your Nature's Rhythm can find all three pieces, as well your Lumra! Cache Grab also helps dig for Spelunking

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

When you do this, Rydia lets you churn through your deck to find your next Aftermath effect, while Nissa and Spelunking give you enough mana. Because of Nature's Rhythm with harmonize, you can keep looting for all the triggers. After 2-3 iterations, you'll have drawn your deck!

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Because we don't have the lifegain lands from New Capenna, it's no longer as viable to play this deck as a value ramp deck - you have to full combo Here, the combo is resolving an Analyst or a Lumra with Nissa, Spelunking and Rydia in play moxfield.com/decks/yAkIV7... moxfield.com/decks/s-e1jE...

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Analyst Combo - Standard

A deck created using Moxfield.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Aftermath Analyst is back! It's Johnny Thursday, and I bring you a deck that has gone through more refinement than my last ideas - this one can actually win games! Rydia makes the deck go completely bananas. Eden enables an infinite loop. Turn 4 kill. You gotta check this out!!

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

All-nighter full of drafting and a morning flight is the best way to travel to the US. Hopefully I can get some sleep on my Vegas flight and be ready for the testing house with Team Handshake Moxfield 🫡

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

FaB Draft Guide for High Seas! This article covers 10 different archetypes in the set, giving some theoretical approaches to drafting and helps you develop depth in your deckbuilding. I worked on it for the last two weeks, and it contains basically everything I know about the format. Enjoy!

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Cloud is also great when going off, searching up another job select equipment and triggering Crown twice, so if you equip him with both you also draw 4 cards on top of that! (mana neutral). Eventually you have enough equipment that Machinist's Arsenal + trample kills them.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

So now all your For Mirrodon Equipments, which makes two creatures will make 2 mana and draw two cards. Best ritual ever! By making some black mana, you can also have them make 1 mana and draw 3 cards or be mana neutral draw 4.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

This means you can sacrifice whichever creatures you have in play to get enough mana to go search up Crown. This one is also absurd with Firion, costing 0 to equip for the copy, and a single black for another equip. Every time you use Lotus Ring, you draw 1-2 cards.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

With Firion in play, you cast Lotus Ring. Lotus Ring is kind of absurd when the copy costs just 1 to equip, and Firion grants everything haste so every creature you play can be used immediately!

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Firion Storm! It's time for another Johnny Thursday, and today I present a crazy, dumb and decidedly non-competitive deck. Firions ability is kinda broken with For Mirrodin. But with the right equipment, you can actually storm off and draw your deck! @moxfield.com moxfield.com/decks/yjzv_F...

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I guess the regions and the talents are almost one and the same anyways 😅 But fair, I can see it!

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

LSS gave me a sneak peak of the new Gem Packs at World Premiere Taipei, so I made a lil pack opening video for you when I got home! youtu.be/EhIHXSsAnIA?...

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

True that effect is a bit off-theme. But I think this has to be Lightning one right, based off the artwork?

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I just realized that the Amulets in High Seas are all inspired by the Talents! From the top: - Shadow - Light - Chaos (affecting ALL heroes and allies) - Elemental - Ice - Lightning - Earth - Draconic - Mystic

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I'm truly a Johnny at heart, and I love building storm-style combo decks. It turns out that sharing them with you guys goes way better than bugging my teammates with them 😂 How can we make this deck better? Any good ideas?

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Once you find Electroduplicate, you can start copying the token and all of those clones will also have haste, so you win with a stream of 4/2s. Commune with Beavers from Final Fantasy helps consistency but can be replaced by Commune with Nature. moxfield.com/decks/HdGzDu...

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One Million Trailblazers - Standard

A deck created using Moxfield.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Trailblazer Combo! Inspired by an @inspiringtimmy.bsky.social Modern brew, this standard deck tries to get Temur Battlecrier and Outcaster Trailblazer in play together. This makes your clone effects cost 1 mana, so you can clone your Trailblazer for free, drawing so many cards! @moxfield.com

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

But also that's the deck where I lost two rounds to misplays. Trying to race the mirror on the play instead of blocking more when I had the chance, and a rushed one vs Gravy with 1 min on the clock where I send a 6 attack into an ally while he's at 2 instead of gambling that he has no 3-blocks.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Not enough 3-blocks. The nimbilism combo is crazy powerful, but it does require 3 cards (Nimbilism + Nimby + (shoes) + another thing to play off red or blue nimbilism) and the pieces are all 2-blocks, so if your nimbilisms are hiding in your deck you need to buy time so you can keep a 3-card hand.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

These were my draft decks. Gravy Bones and Nimbilism Puffin. The decks looked reasonable, though I can see problems with them and with the draft process. I had three games that were blowouts, and won two of them. And three close games, where I lost all three to misplays.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

On my way home from Taipei now. These trips are giving me life!! Made Day 2 of the Calling, but went 2-4 in draft to finish outside of prizing. Still, always happy to day 2 these competitive draft is just so much fun 🤩

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Screw that, now I wanna win Pro Tour: Tetra Master!

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

It is! I've basically never played any video games, except for some Playstation classics.

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Simon Nielsen @simonnielsenmtg.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I started playing a bit of Final Fantasy (IX) to see what the hype was about, and I have finally found a card game I can't beat 😡

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