Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2022.10.22-23

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Saturday Challenge

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MaxMagicer (1st Place)

Creatures (6)
4 Street Wraith
1 Mox Jet
1 Vampiric Tutor

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (15)
1 Mental Misstep
4 Underground Sea
4 Dark Ritual
1 Demonic Consultation
2 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
1 Mystical Tutor

Sorceries (25)
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Doomsday
1 Time Walk
1 Duress
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Scalding Tarn
1 Ponder
4 Flusterstorm
4 Preordain
1 Dig Through Time
1 Island
1 Gitaxian Probe

Instants (2)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Sleight of Hand

Artifacts (11)
1 Black Lotus
1 Force of Negation
1 Brainstorm
1 Daze
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Sideboard (15)
2 Steel Sabotage
2 Fatal Push
2 Murktide Regent
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Opposition Agent
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Force of Negation

s063 (4th Place)

Creatures (33)
3 Flooded Strand
1 Duress
1 Gush
4 Dark Ritual
1 Brainstorm
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Doomsday
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Preordain
1 Gitaxian Probe
4 Force of Will
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Force of Negation
1 Mental Misstep
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Time Walk

Sorceries (4)
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mox Jet

Artifacts (10)
1 Black Lotus
1 Dig Through Time
1 Demonic Consultation
2 Polluted Delta
4 Underground Sea
1 Ponder

Instants (8)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Daze
4 Flusterstorm
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (4)
4 Street Wraith

Sideboard (15)
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Tundra
2 Steel Sabotage
1 Force of Negation
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Gaea’s Blessing
1 Murktide Regent
1 Monastery Mentor
2 Fatal Push

s063 (4th Place)

Creatures (33)
3 Flooded Strand
1 Duress
1 Gush
4 Dark Ritual
1 Brainstorm
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Doomsday
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Preordain
1 Gitaxian Probe
4 Force of Will
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Force of Negation
1 Mental Misstep
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Time Walk

Sorceries (4)
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mox Jet

Artifacts (10)
1 Black Lotus
1 Dig Through Time
1 Demonic Consultation
2 Polluted Delta
4 Underground Sea
1 Ponder

Instants (8)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Daze
4 Flusterstorm
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (4)
4 Street Wraith

Sideboard (15)
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Tundra
2 Steel Sabotage
1 Force of Negation
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Gaea’s Blessing
1 Murktide Regent
1 Monastery Mentor
2 Fatal Push

sixmp (5th Place)

Creatures (13)
1 Gitaxian Probe
4 Flusterstorm
1 Daze
1 Ponder
1 Time Walk
4 Force of Will
1 Demonic Consultation

Instants (2)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Force of Negation

Artifacts (32)
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
2 Flooded Strand
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Dark Ritual
3 Scalding Tarn
1 Duress
4 Preordain
1 Island
2 Thassa’s Oracle
4 Doomsday
1 Dig Through Time
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mental Misstep
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (5)
4 Street Wraith
1 Gush

Sorceries (7)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Underground Sea
1 Mox Jet
1 Sleight of Hand

Sideboard (15)
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Murktide Regent
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Opposition Agent
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Force of Negation
2 Fatal Push

Clone9 (9th Place)

Creatures (20)
4 Preordain
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mental Misstep
1 Portent
1 Force of Negation
1 Island
2 Thassa’s Oracle
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Gush
2 Daze
1 Vampiric Tutor

Artifacts (1)
1 Black Lotus

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (6)
4 Force of Will
2 Flooded Strand

Instants (1)
1 Ancestral Recall

Sorceries (31)
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Dig Through Time
4 Doomsday
2 Polluted Delta
4 Underground Sea
1 Tundra
1 Brainstorm
3 Flusterstorm
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Mystic Sanctuary
1 Mox Jet
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Time Walk
1 Ponder
4 Street Wraith
4 Dark Ritual

Sideboard (15)
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Monastery Mentor
2 Fatal Push
3 Serenity
1 Tundra
2 Steel Sabotage
1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

haveaboavida (15th Place)

Creatures (13)
2 Flooded Strand
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Polluted Delta
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Preordain

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (6)
4 Street Wraith
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Mental Misstep

Instants (7)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Force of Negation
1 Watery Grave
1 Brainstorm
1 Mox Jet
1 Dig Through Time
1 Gush

Sorceries (25)
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Time Walk
2 Thassa’s Oracle
4 Force of Will
1 Demonic Consultation
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Ponder
4 Doomsday
4 Underground Sea
1 Duress
1 Daze
1 Island

Artifacts (8)
1 Black Lotus
4 Dark Ritual
3 Flusterstorm

Sideboard (15)
1 Opposition Agent
1 Thoughtseize
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Island
1 Fatal Push
1 Cut Down
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
3 Steel Sabotage

haveaboavida (15th Place)

Creatures (13)
2 Flooded Strand
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Polluted Delta
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Preordain

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (6)
4 Street Wraith
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Mental Misstep

Instants (7)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Force of Negation
1 Watery Grave
1 Brainstorm
1 Mox Jet
1 Dig Through Time
1 Gush

Sorceries (25)
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Time Walk
2 Thassa’s Oracle
4 Force of Will
1 Demonic Consultation
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Ponder
4 Doomsday
4 Underground Sea
1 Duress
1 Daze
1 Island

Artifacts (8)
1 Black Lotus
4 Dark Ritual
3 Flusterstorm

Sideboard (15)
1 Opposition Agent
1 Thoughtseize
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Island
1 Fatal Push
1 Cut Down
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
3 Steel Sabotage

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Sunday Challenge

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sixmp (5th Place)

Creatures (10)
1 Gush
2 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Dark Ritual

Instants (7)
1 Ancestral Recall
2 Thassa’s Oracle
4 Doomsday

Artifacts (21)
1 Black Lotus
1 Island
4 Preordain
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Sleight of Hand
4 Underground Sea
1 Ponder
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Daze
4 Force of Will

Sorceries (10)
1 Demonic Tutor
3 Scalding Tarn
4 Street Wraith
1 Dig Through Time
1 Force of Negation

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (11)
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Mental Misstep
4 Flusterstorm
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Duress
1 Mox Jet
1 Vampiric Tutor

Sideboard (15)
1 Opposition Agent
2 Fatal Push
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
2 Murktide Regent
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Force of Negation
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Island

discoverN (15th Place)

Creatures (3)
1 Ponder
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Portent

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (1)
1 Mox Jet

Instants (8)
1 Ancestral Recall
3 Flooded Strand
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mox Sapphire

Artifacts (32)
1 Black Lotus
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Dark Ritual
1 Dig Through Time
4 Street Wraith
1 Daze
1 Gitaxian Probe
4 Flusterstorm
2 Polluted Delta
4 Force of Will
4 Preordain
4 Underground Sea

Sorceries (15)
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Gush
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Brainstorm
1 Time Walk
4 Doomsday
2 Thassa’s Oracle
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Force of Negation
1 Duress

Sideboard (15)
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Tundra
1 Monastery Mentor
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Murktide Regent
2 Steel Sabotage
1 Force of Negation
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Gaea’s Blessing
2 Fatal Push

revenantkioku (29th Place)

Creatures (20)
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Preordain
2 Thassa’s Oracle
1 Demonic Consultation
4 Dark Ritual
1 Dig Through Time
1 Opposition Agent
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Duress
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Brainstorm
1 Daze

Artifacts (1)
1 Black Lotus

Sorceries (1)
1 Demonic Tutor

Instants (25)
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Doomsday
4 Underground Sea
1 Mox Jet
4 Force of Will
2 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
1 Mental Misstep
4 Flusterstorm
1 Time Walk
1 Mox Sapphire
Lands (13)
1 Ponder
1 Gitaxian Probe
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Force of Negation
1 Vampiric Tutor
4 Street Wraith
1 Island
1 Gush
1 Watery Grave

Sideboard (15)
1 Opposition Agent
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Murktide Regent
1 Force of Negation
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Cut Down
1 Pithing Needle
1 Mindbreak Trap

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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 (19)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
Lands (12)
8 Fetch Lands
1 Island
3 Underground Sea

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire


MaxMagicer (1st Place) Differences

Main (8)
1 Duress
1 Fetch Land
3 Flusterstorm
1 Necropotence
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Underground Sea
Sideboard (15)
2 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
2 Murktide Regent
1 Opposition Agent
2 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

s063 (4th Place) Differences

Main (8)
1 Duress
1 Fetch Land
3 Flusterstorm
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Necropotence
1 Underground Sea
Sideboard (15)
2 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Gaea’s Blessing
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Monastery Mentor
1 Murktide Regent
2 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Tundra

sixmp (5th Place) Differences

Main (8)
1 Duress
1 Fetch Land
3 Flusterstorm
1 Necropotence
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Underground Sea
Sideboard (15)
2 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
2 Murktide Regent
1 Opposition Agent
1 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Clone9 (9th Place) Differences

Main (8)
1 Daze
2 Flusterstorm
1 Mystic Sanctuary
1 Necropotence
1 Portent
1 Tundra
1 Underground Sea
Sideboard (15)
2 Fatal Push
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Monastery Mentor
3 Serenity
1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2 Steel Sabotage
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Tundra

haveaboavida (15th Place) Differences

Main (8)
1 Duress
2 Flusterstorm
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Necropotence
1 Underground Sea
1 Watery Grave
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
Sideboard (15)
1 Cut Down
1 Fatal Push
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Opposition Agent
2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
3 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Thoughtseize

FedericoIIMadao (29th Place) Differences

Main (8)
1 Daze
3 Duress
1 Fetch Land
1 Necropotence
1 Portent
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (15)
1 Dress Down
2 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
2 Murktide Regent
2 Pithing Needle
3 Steel Sabotage
1 Surgical Extraction
2 Yixlid Jailer

sixmp (5th Place) Differences

Main (8)
1 Duress
1 Fetch Land
3 Flusterstorm
1 Necropotence
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Underground Sea
Sideboard (15)
2 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
2 Murktide Regent
1 Opposition Agent
1 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

discoverN (15th Place) Differences

Main (8)
1 Duress
1 Fetch Land
3 Flusterstorm
1 Necropotence
1 Portent
1 Underground Sea
Sideboard (15)
2 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Gaea’s Blessing
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Monastery Mentor
1 Murktide Regent
2 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Tundra

revenantkioku (29th Place) Differences

Main (8)
1 Duress
3 Flusterstorm
1 Opposition Agent
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Underground Sea
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (15)
2 Cut Down
1 Force of Negation
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Murktide Regent
1 Opposition Agent
1 Pithing Needle
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Total Differences

Tutors (1)
1 Merchant Scroll

Draw (15)
8 Necropotence
3 Portent
4 Sleight of Hand

Counters (24)
2 Daze
22 Flusterstorm

Creatures (1)
1 Opposition Agent

Removal (1)
1 Hurkyl’s Recall

Discard (10)
10 Duress

L⁣ands (19)
6 Fetch Lands
1 Mystic Sanctuary
1 Tundra
8 Underground Sea
3 Watery Grave

Other (1)
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
Graveyard (39)
32 Leyline of the Void
3 Pithing Needle
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Yixlid Jailer

Artifacts (20)
4 Hurkyl’s Recall
16 Steel Sabotage

Discard (1)
1 Thoughtseize

Creatures (22)
3 Monastery Mentor
11 Murktide Regent
5 Opposition Agent
3 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Lands (8)
5 Island
3 Tundra

Counters (13)
7 Force of Negation
6 Mindbreak Trap

Removal (29)
3 Cut Down
1 Dress Down
15 Fatal Push
3 Serenity
7 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Other (3)
2 Gaea’s Blessing
1 Liliana, the Last Hope

Thoughts

Main Core: 52 cards Side Core: 0 cards

Not even one card is the same across all nine sideboards! Everyone was trying to find what worked, but it seems timing and skill are the most important things.


One asshole didn’t run Necropotence. Other than that, there’s not much difference between the mains. Yawgmoth’s Will is still in haveaboavida’s main. They also have a maindeck Hurkyl’s Recall, which is interesting. The idea must be that it is good against most non-Bazaar decks. (And yet this was a big weekend for Bazaar as well as Doomsday.) FedericoIIMadao leant heavily on Duress instead of Flusterstorm and Clone9 playing main Tundra. Wait, why?


Ah, here we go. Main Tundra to allow for three copies of Serenity in the side. It can be a little slow, but does a good cleanup. Murktide Regent is very popular this week, and Sheoldred, the Apocalypse is practically gone. I am intrigued by FedericoIIMadao’s sideboard plan of focusing on Yixlid Jailer and Pithing Needle, but looking a their matchup data, they lost to Doomsday and Dredge twice. So unfortunately I think Leyline of the Void needs to stick in Doomsday’s sideboard.

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