diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
index bac130006bd..d1ac0f4deac 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiController.java
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ public class AiController {
         this.cheatShuffle = canCheatShuffle;
     }
 
+    public boolean usesSimulation() {
+        return this.useSimulation;
+    }
     public void setUseSimulation(boolean value) {
         this.useSimulation = value;
     }
diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/DamageDealAi.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/DamageDealAi.java
index bf247dfb109..ded374079b1 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/DamageDealAi.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ability/DamageDealAi.java
@@ -1017,6 +1017,11 @@ public class DamageDealAi extends DamageAiBase {
         Game game = ai.getGame();
         int chance = ((PlayerControllerAi)ai.getController()).getAi().getIntProperty(AiProps.CHANCE_TO_CHAIN_TWO_DAMAGE_SPELLS);
 
+        if (((PlayerControllerAi)ai.getController()).getAi().usesSimulation()) {
+            // simulated AI shouldn't use paired decisions, it tries to find complex decisions on its own
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if (chance > 0 && (ComputerUtilCombat.lifeInDanger(ai, game.getCombat()) || ComputerUtil.aiLifeInDanger(ai, true, 0))) {
             chance = 100; // in danger, do it even if normally the chance is low (unless chaining is completely disabled)
         }