Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for Eternal Weekend Europe 2023
- Eric
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- on Nov 22, 2023
Five brave souls took Doomsday into Eternal Weekend Europe 2023. This is their results.
Decklists
Core and Differences
Main Core: 56 cards Side Core: 1 card
Core
| Core-Combo (6) 4 Doomsday 2 Thassa's Oracle Counter (10) 2 Daze 3 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 Lands/Mana (20) 1 Black Lotus 4 Dark Ritual 8 Fetch Lands 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 4 Underground Sea 1 Watery Grave Tutor (4) 1 Demonic Consultation 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor | Sideboard (1) 1 Steel Sabotage |
26th - Brian_P Differences
| Main (4) 1 Dress Down 1 Fetch Land 2 Force of Negation | Sideboard (14) 1 Chain of Vapor 2 Dress Down 2 Force of Negation 1 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Hurkyl's Recall 1 Island 2 Null Rod 2 Pithing Needle 1 Surgical Extraction 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
30th - David Martin Differences
| Main (4) 1 Flusterstorm 1 Island 1 Sleight of Hand 1 Treasure Cruise | Sideboard (14) 2 Cut Down 1 Daze 2 Duress 1 Island 2 Mindbreak Trap 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 2 Snuff Out 3 Steel Sabotage |
61st - uxicom Differences
| Main (4) 1 Duress 1 Force of Negation 1 Island 1 Sleight of Hand | Sideboard (14) 2 Cut Down 4 Leyline of the Void 1 Mindbreak Trap 1 Opposition Agent 2 Snuff Out 3 Steel Sabotage 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
76th - Eric Farmer Differences
| Main (4) 1 Dress Down 1 Duress 1 Force of Negation 1 Island | Sideboard (14) 3 Dismember 2 Fatal Push 1 Force of Negation 4 Leyline of the Void 2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 1 Steel Sabotage 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
113th - Andreas Petersen Differences
| Main (4) 1 Flusterstorm 1 Island 1 Sleight of Hand 1 Treasure Cruise | Sideboard (14) 2 Cut Down 1 Daze 2 Duress 1 Island 2 Mindbreak Trap 3 Snuff Out 3 Steel Sabotage |
Total Differences
| Lands/Mana (5) 1 Fetch Land 4 Island Counters (6) 2 Flusterstorm 4 Force of Negation Draw (5) 3 Sleight of Hand 2 Treasure Cruise Discard (2) 2 Duress Removal (2) 2 Dress Down | Sideboard (0) Anti-Graveyard (12) 1 Grafdigger's Cage 8 Leyline of the Void 2 Pithing Needle 1 Surgical Extraction Anti-Artifacts (13) 1 Hurkyl's Recall 2 Null Rod 10 Steel Sabotage Discard (4) 4 Duress Creatures (4) 1 Opposition Agent 3 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Lands (3) 3 Island Counters (10) 2 Daze 3 Force of Negation 5 Mindbreak Trap Removal (24) 1 Chain of Vapor 6 Cut Down 3 Dismember 2 Dress Down 2 Fatal Push 7 Snuff Out 3 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
| Main | Averages | Side | Averages |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoreCombo | 6.0 | ||
| Counter | 11.2 | Counter | 2.0 |
| Discard | 0.4 | Discard | 0.8 |
| Draw | 17.0 | ||
| LandsMana | 21.0 | LandsMana | 0.6 |
| Removal | 0.4 | Removal | 4.8 |
| Tutor | 4.0 | ||
| AntiArtifact | 3.6 | ||
| AntiGraveyard | 2.4 | ||
| Creature | 0.8 |
Thoughts
Save your sideboard slots. Dodge Bazaar or hope they think you have Leylines. While I still have not decided myself, I love how bold Brian_P's sideboard is. I don't love the 1 Mana artifacts. They suck when you topdeck them. Open with them, though? It beats mulling for Leylines only to draw two more off the top. I'm seduced by this. I'll have to run a league before Eternal Weekend Asia. I bet you I won't play a single Bazaar deck (and then face three back-to-back at EW). But if I drop a Grafdigger's Cage against Oath and it gives me that extra turn to win? Mwah.
Now let's talk about sex Null Rod.
Even I was on this train earlier this year. It's an interesting card in how well it helps Doomsday and how awful it is to cast. You want it turn one to stop Jewel from going nuts. Doomsday is not in the business of casting two Mana Artifacts on turn one. And yet, there are those games where it puts in work. This seems like that meta.
To further express my love for Brain_P's Sideboard, count how many copies of Mindbreak Trap are in it. I love that number. I hate the number of times I cast Trap for four mana thinking "If this were Dismiss I would at least draw a card."
Brian_P did not win the tournament. No Doomsday made it to the top 8. But the Sideboard is bold. Be bold. Play the cards you think will bring you the best record.
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Best of luck to everyone playing this weekend!
Remember: Always Be Casting Doomsday.
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