Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2021.01.16-17
- Eric
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- on Jan 18, 2021
Congrats to discoverN on the back to back challenge victories running the same list! There's some interesting things to look at this week, so let's get digging.
Saturday Showcase Challenge
Sunday Challenge
Preliminaries
League
Core and Differences
Core
| Creatures (6) 4 Street Wraith 2 Thassa's Oracle Sorceries (12) 1 Demonic Tutor 4 Doomsday 1 Gitaxian Probe 1 Ponder 4 Preordain 1 Time Walk Instants (20) 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 4 Dark Ritual 1 Demonic Consultation 1 Dig Through Time 2 Daze 4 Force of Will 2 Flusterstorm 1 Gush 1 Mental Misstep 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor | Lands (13) 1 Island 8 Fetch Lands 4 Underground Sea Artifacts (3) 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Jet Enchantments (1) 1 Necropotence Sideboard (8) 4 Steel Sabotage 3 Leyline of the Void 1 Island |
discoverN (1st Place) Differences
| Draw (1) 1 Portent Counters (3) 1 Force of Negation 1 Flusterstorm 1 Mystical Dispute | Lands (1) 1 Fetch Land Sideboard (0) Graveyard (1) 1 Leyline of the Void Creatures (1) 1 Opposition Agent Lands (1) 1 Library of Alexandria Counters (1) 1 Mindbreak Trap Removal (3) 2 Fatal Push 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
Clone9 (5-0) Differences
| Draw (1) 1 Peek Counters (2) 1 Flusterstorm 1 Force of Negation Bounce (1) 1 Chain of Vapor | Lands (1) 1 Watery Grave Sideboard (0) Graveyard (3) 1 Leyline of the Void 2 Ravenous Trap Creatures (2) 2 Opposition Agent Removal (2) 1 Fatal Push 1 Snuff Out |
Diem4x (27th Place) Differences
| Draw (1) 1 Sleight of Hand Counters (2) 1 Flusterstorm 1 Mystical Dispute Discard (1) 1 Duress | Lands (1) 1 Watery Grave Sideboard (0) Graveyard (1) 1 Leyline of the Void Discard (1) 1 Duress Creatures (2) 1 Gurmag Angler 1 Opposition Agent Counters (1) 1 Force of Negation Removal (2) 1 Fatal Push 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
Nammersquats (3-1) Differences
| Draw (1) 1 Treasure Cruise Counters (1) 1 Force of Negation Discard (1) 1 Duress Bounce (1) 1 Chain of Vapor | Lands (1) 1 Fetch Land Sideboard (0) Graveyard (1) 1 Surgical Extraction Discard (1) 1 Duress Creatures (1) 1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang Counters (1) 1 Flusterstorm Removal (3) 1 Eliminate 2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
DinoBelcher_BogBoyz (26th Place) Differences
| Draw (1) 1 Treasure Cruise Counters (1) 1 Force of Negation Bounce (1) 1 Chain of Vapor | Lands (2) 1 Duress 1 Fetch Land Sideboard (0) Graveyard (1) 1 Leyline of the Void Discard (1) 1 Duress Creatures (2) 1 Opposition Agent 1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang Counters (1) 1 Flusterstorm Removal (2) 1 Fatal Push 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
MaxMagicer (4-0) Differences
| Draw (1) 1 Opt Counters (2) 1 Flusterstorm 1 Mystical Dispute Discard (1) 1 Duress | Lands (1) 1 Watery Grave Sideboard (0) Graveyard (1) 1 Leyline of the Void Discard (1) 1 Duress Creatures (2) 1 Gurmag Angler 1 Opposition Agent Counters (1) 1 Force of Negation Removal (2) 1 Fatal Push 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
Total Differences
| Draw (6) 1 Opt 1 Peek 1 Portent 1 Sleight of Hand 2 Treasure Cruise Counters (11) 3 Mystical Dispute 4 Flusterstorm 4 Force of Negation Discard (4) 4 Duress Bounce (3) 3 Chain of Vapor | Lands (6) 3 Fetch Lands 3 Watery Grave Sideboard (0) Graveyard (8) 5 Leyline of the Void 2 Ravenous Trap 1 Surgical Extraction Discard (4) 4 Duress Creatures (10) 2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang 2 Gurmag Angler 6 Opposition Agent Lands (1) 1 Library of Alexandria Counters (5) 2 Force of Negation 2 Flusterstorm 1 Mindbreak Trap Removal (14) 1 Eliminate 6 Fatal Push 1 Snuff Out 6 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
Thoughts
Four Street Wraith has become almost standard. Speed is important right now. Everyone was only running one draw spell in their flex slots this week. (Well, three if we count two of the extra Street Wraiths.) But here was quite some variance. MaxMagicer's use of Opt is curious. I'd prefer the information Peek provides, even though Opt digs deeper. discoverN is still on Portent, and after a few games with it, I have to admit it is a strong card.
Everyone was on a Watery Grave or an extra Fetch Land. We also had the normal variety of counters, bounce and discard show up.
Nothing particularly stands out in the sideboards this week. Fatal Push was generally preferred over Eliminate. Snuff Out is interesting, but the cost seems high. Gurmag Angler is still a "mirror breaker" of choice, but Opposition Agent is likely better.
Since discoverN did so well this weekend, I decided to give his list a spin. I found it to be solid. (That's obvious.) But after a couple of games with it, I missed the interactions offered by Chain of Vapor and Duress. The fact that his list runs neither surprises me. Still, those cards may be for helping you not lose more than they are there to help you win.
I would likely drop one Flusterstorm for either Chain or Duress main and put the other in the side. But then again, I am not winning back-to-back challenges.
I have to admit, I had my doubts about Library of Alexandria. But after opening with it a few times against Xerox decks, I'm in love. One opponent got upset in chat, claiming they were "90-10" to win the game, ignoring that I drew six cards with Library. The beauty of Library and Necropotence should be obvious. Although it happens rarely.
The $25 Mythic Event Token available now gets you access to almost all cards for tournaments. So have some fun this weekend. Although we don't know if those will become permanent or not, Wizards giving us options is great. Still, if you'd like to support me, feel free to sign up with ManaTraders. That link has my referral code in it.
Best of luck to everyone playing!