Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2024.03.24

Main	Averages	Side	Averages
CoreCombo	6.0
Counter	9.17	Counter	2.39
		Creature	1.56
Discard	0.56	Discard	0.56
Draw	18.56
Lands/Mana	21.06	LandsMana	0.33
Removal	0.72	Removal	4.33
Tutor	4.0
		AntiArtifact	2.28
		AntiGraveyard	3.56

Main	Difference	Side	Difference
Counter	-0.11	Counter	+0.07
		Creature	-0.35
Discard	+0.01	Discard	+0.15
Draw	+1.42
Lands/Mana	-0.44	Lands/Mana	+0.06
Removal	-0.37	Removal	-0.03
		Anti-Artifact	-0.09
Anti-Graveyard	-0.09	Anti-Graveyard	+0.28
Other	-0.36	Other	-0.09

Thoughts

With eighteen lists, it is surprising how similar they became. Both Tinker and Lurrus builds are nowhere to be found. Only one player chose to run Watery Grave over Undercity Sewers. Running three copies of Street Wraith remains a thing. I don't get it, but I suppose people are trying to fit in all these cantrips.
One thing I hadn't predicted was the four copies of Ponder all but eliminating main deck Dress Down. It makes sense. Dress Down became an expensive cantrip in some matchups, so leave them in the side. Ponder or Preordain to get the win faster.

The continued appearance of Strip Mine and Wasteland in some sideboards is curious to me, but it does double duty against Urza's Saga and Bazaar of Baghdad. Other than that, no particular spice this week. But that is the trend as the meta settles after the Ponder unrestriction.

The big thing is plenty of people are playing Doomsday. Vintage events my dry up a bit, as it seems there are no more Vintage Showcases this year. A bummer, but you'll see me posting whatever comes up. ABCD, friends.

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