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Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
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G U
- Simic
Created by  the13ghost
Bracket
5.0 - 5.5
Bracket 3
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This Adrix and Nev, Twincasters deck focuses on token doubling with Simic value engines, leveraging clones, fractal generation, and artifact synergies. While capable of explosive token armies and alternative wincons like Biovisionary or Mechanized Production, it lacks cEDH-speed combos and relies heavily on commander-dependent synergies. The deck operates as a midrange token swarm strategy with moderate interaction and resilience.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
Deploy Adrix and Nev to double token generation from sources like Esix, Fractal Bloom and Hornet Queen, then win through overwhelming numbers, infect via Triumph of the Hordes, or alt-win conditions. Backup plans include cloning key threats like Koma, Cosmos Serpent or using Bootleggers' Stash for infinite mana with artifact token doubling.

Key Phases:

  1. Ramp & Setup: Use 2–3 mana ramp (Llanowar Elves, Cultivate) to cast Adrix and Nev by T4.
  2. Token Engine Activation: Cast token generators (Esix, Ezuri's Predation) with commander protection (Guardian Augmenter).
  3. Win Conversion: Overrun with doubled tokens, clone Biovisionary, or generate infinite Treasure via Bootleggers' Stash + Adrix.

Mulligan Priorities:

  • Keep hands with 3 lands + 2 ramp pieces.
  • Prioritize early protection (Heroic Intervention) in interactive metas.
  • Avoid hands without green mana sources.

Critical Interactions:

  • Esix + any token generator = instant army of cloned threats
  • Rite of Replication (kicked) + Adrix = 10 copies of any creature
  • Bootleggers' Stash turns lands into Treasure printers with commander doubling

Weaknesses:

Critical:

  • Heavy commander reliance (3+ removals cripple token doubling)
  • Minimal graveyard recursion for key pieces

Moderate:

  • Vulnerable to board wipes (only 2 mass protections)
  • Slow alt-win setups (Biovisionary/Mechanized Production lack tutors)

Minor:

  • Limited stack interaction (only 4 counterspells)

Most Important Cards:

  • Esix, Fractal Bloom
  • Bootleggers' Stash
  • Koma, Cosmos Serpent
  • Rite of Replication
  • Triumph of the Hordes
  • Mechanized Production
  • Ezuri's Predation
  • Fierce Guardianship
  • Heroic Intervention
  • Biovisionary

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can goldfish wins via T6 Triumph of the Hordes with 10+ tokens, but lacks fast mana for earlier combos.

Resilience: 5/10
Folds to repeated commander removal but has 3 protections (Guardian Augmenter, Mirror Box, hexproof).

Consistency: 6/10
12 token generators and 5 clones provide redundancy, but only 2 tutors (Traverse Eternity, Noxious Revival).

Interaction: 5/10
4 counterspells and 3 targeted removals (Beast Within, Krosan Grip), but lacks free interaction beyond Fierce Guardianship.

Rating Justification:

This deck sits between Optimized Casual (5.0) and High-Power Casual (5.5). It outpaces precons with explosive token turns and has multiple win paths but lacks the speed (T8-10) and redundancy of true optimized decks. The reliance on commander-enabled doubling and moderate interaction suite caps its ceiling.

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5

DECK LIST
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
Creature: 19
($44.98)
1
Academy Manufactor
3
1
Biovisionary
1 G U
1
Coiling Oracle
G U
1
Curiosity Crafter
3 U
1
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
4 U
1
Enduring Vitality
1 G G
1
Esix, Fractal Bloom
4 G U
1
Guardian Augmenter
2 G
1
Hornet Queen
4 G G G
1
Karametra's Acolyte
3 G
1
Kiora, the Rising Tide
2 U
1
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
3 G G U U
1
Llanowar Elves
G
1
Overlord of the Hauntwoods
3 G G
1
Peregrin Took
2 G
1
Terastodon
6 G G
1
The Third Doctor
2 G U
1
Trygon Predator
1 G U
1
Venerated Rotpriest
G
Artifact: 11
($33.43)
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Bootleggers' Stash
5 G
1
Esika's Chariot
3 G
1
Helm of the Host
4
1
Idol of Oblivion
2
1
Mirror Box
3
1
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
3
1
Radiant Lotus
6
1
Simic Signet
2
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Talisman of Curiosity
2
Enchantment: 3
($2.51)
1
City of Death
2 G
1
Extravagant Replication
4 U U
1
Mechanized Production
2 U U
Instant: 13
($73.45)
1
An Offer You Can't Refuse
U
1
Beast Within
2 G
1
Cackling Counterpart
1 U U
1
Counterspell
U U
1
Eureka Moment
2 G U
1
Fierce Guardianship
2 U
1
Growth Spiral
G U
1
Heroic Intervention
1 G
1
Krosan Grip
2 G
1
Noxious Revival
G/P
1
Pawpatch Formation
1 G
1
Return of the Wildspeaker
4 G
1
Swan Song
U
Sorcery: 18
($37.51)
1
Croaking Counterpart
1 G U
1
Cultivate
2 G
1
Curse of the Swine
X U U
1
Ezuri's Predation
5 G G G
1
Incubation // Incongruity
G/U
1
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
3 U
1
Mouth // Feed
2 G
1
Nanogene Conversion
3 U
1
Nature's Lore
1 G
1
Oversimplify
3 G U
1
Quantum Misalignment
4 U
1
Rally the Galadhrim
2 G U
1
Rampant Growth
1 G
1
Rite of Replication
2 U U
1
Shamanic Revelation
3 G G
1
Spitting Image
4 G/U G/U
1
Traverse Eternity
2 U U
1
Triumph of the Hordes
2 G G
Land: 35
($288.84)
1
Blighted Woodland
1
Boseiju, Who Endures
1
Command Tower
1
Demolition Field
1
Dreamroot Cascade
1
Evolving Wilds
1
Exotic Orchard
1
Fabled Passage
1
Flooded Grove
7
Forest
1
Hinterland Harbor
5
Island
1
Lumbering Falls
1
Mirrex
1
Myriad Landscape
1
Overflowing Basin
1
Reliquary Tower
1
Simic Growth Chamber
1
Terramorphic Expanse
1
Treasure Vault
1
Tropical Island
1
Vineglimmer Snarl
1
Waterlogged Grove
1
Willowrush Verge
1
Yavimaya Coast

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