Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2023.10.08

Beating Lurrus and the Orcs seems to require some Sleight of Hand.

Saturday Challenge

ecobaronen - 4th Place

Diem4x - 24th Place

MaxMagicer - 32nd Place

Sunday Challenge

ecobaronen - 5th Place

revenantkioku - 20th Place

League

XShockWaveX - 5-0

Core and Differences

Main Core: 54 cards Side Core: 7 cards

Core

Core-Combo (6)
4 Doomsday
2 Thassa's Oracle

Counter (8)
1 Daze
2 Flusterstorm
4 Force of Will
1 Mental Misstep

Draw (16)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Dig Through Time
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Gush
1 Necropotence
1 Ponder
4 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Time Walk

L⁣ands/Mana (20)
1 Black Lotus
4 Dark Ritual
8 Fetch Lands
1 Island
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Underground Sea

Tutor (4)
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (7)
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
2 Steel Sabotage

ecobaronen - 4th Place Differences

Main (6)
1 Daze
1 Sleight of Hand
2 Spell Pierce
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (8)
2 Cut Down
1 Island
1 Mindbreak Trap
2 Snuff Out
2 Steel Sabotage

Diem4x - 24th Place Differences

Main (6)
1 Duress
1 Fetch Land
2 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Sleight of Hand
Sideboard (8)
2 Cut Down
1 Force of Negation
1 Opposition Agent
2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

MaxMagicer - 32nd Place Differences

Main (6)
1 Duress
1 Fetch Land
2 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Sleight of Hand
Sideboard (8)
2 Cut Down
1 Force of Negation
1 Opposition Agent
2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

ecobaronen - 5th Place Differences

Main (6)
1 Daze
1 Sleight of Hand
2 Spell Pierce
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (8)
2 Cut Down
1 Island
1 Mindbreak Trap
2 Snuff Out
2 Steel Sabotage

revenantkioku - 20th Place Differences

Main (6)
2 Dress Down
1 Lórien Revealed
2 Spell Pierce
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (8)
2 Cut Down
1 Force of Negation
1 Island
1 Snuff Out
2 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

XShockWaveX - 5-0 Differences

Main (6)
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Daze
1 Fetch Land
1 Force of Negation
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Peek
Sideboard (8)
1 Duress
1 Flusterstorm
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Island
2 Steel Sabotage
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Total Differences

Main (0)

L⁣ands/Mana (6)
3 Fetch Lands
3 Watery Grave

Counters (17)
3 Daze
4 Flusterstorm
3 Force of Negation
1 Mystical Dispute
6 Spell Pierce

Draw (8)
1 Lórien Revealed
1 Peek
4 Sleight of Hand
2 Treasure Cruise

Discard (2)
2 Duress

Removal (3)
1 Chain of Vapor
2 Dress Down
Sideboard (0)

Anti-Artifacts (9)
1 Hurkyl's Recall
8 Steel Sabotage

Discard (1)
1 Duress

Creatures (6)
2 Opposition Agent
4 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Lands (4)
4 Island

Counters (6)
1 Flusterstorm
3 Force of Negation
2 Mindbreak Trap

Removal (22)
10 Cut Down
5 Snuff Out
7 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Main Averages Side Averages
CoreCombo 6.0 AntiArtifact 3.5
Counter 10.83 Counter 2.0
Discard 0.33 Discard 0.17
Draw 17.33 AntiGraveyard 4.0
LandsMana 21.0 LandsMana 0.67
Removal 0.5 Removal 3.67
Tutor 4.0 Creature 1.0
Main Difference Side Difference
Anti-Artifact +0.90
Anti-Graveyard +0.20
Counter +0.63 Counter +1.20
Creature +0.20
Discard -0.47 Discard +0.17
Draw +0.73
Lands/Mana -0.20 Lands/Mana +0.27
Removal -0.70 Removal -2.93

Thoughts

Counters are way up, and the best-record decks are generally not playing creatures. The plan? ABCD. We are not going to beat most decks by attacking. Remember to be defensive with your played creatures – although not to the point of throwing away games you can win by attacking. But don't forget the gameplay. Cast Doomsday.

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