Undercover (End) Boss

Our crew attended a local tournament and followed two supposedly new players. But both were actually pro players in disguise: mythic champion Thoralf Severin and the even more accomplished Simon Nielsen—World Cup and Pro Tour champion, Player of the Year …

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Terror Incognito

He's a very nice person, but when you sit across from Simon Nielsen for a match, you should be afraid—of losing. He was the first person in Magic history to have four consecutive Top 8 finishes at Pro Tours/Worlds (seventh at Pro Tour March of the Machine, third at Pro Tour Lord of the Rings, third at the 2023 World Championship, and second at Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor). A few months later he also set a new record for the highest Elo ever partway through an event, which we guess must be what the famous Nielsen Ratings reference. We secretly snuck him into a local tournament, and we also brought a disguised Thoralf Severin as a little decoy.

Simon Nielsen's Amulet Titan, Modern
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Thoralf Severin's Ruby Storm, Modern
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