Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2024.07.28

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Thursday Challenge

Tsubasa_Cat

Friday Challenge

Tsubasa_Cat

ecobaronen

discoverN

CrazyDiamond513

Saturday Challenge

CrazyDiamond513

ecobaronen

Diem4x

discoverN

Sunday Challenge

Tsubasa_Cat

ecobaronen

lampalot

SingPanMan

League

CrazyDiamond513

thepowernine

Core and Differences

Main Core: 46 cards Side Core: 2 cards

Core

Core-Combo (5)
Doomsday
Thassa's Oracle

Counter (7)
Flusterstorm
Force of Will
Mental Misstep

Draw (13)
Ancestral Recall
Brainstorm
Dig Through Time
Gitaxian Probe
Gush
Ponder
Preordain
Time Walk
Treasure Cruise

L⁣ands/Mana (19)
Black Lotus
Dark Ritual
Fetch Lands
Island
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire
Underground Sea

Tutor (2)
Demonic Consultation
Demonic Tutor
Sideboard (2)
Fatal Push
Steel Sabotage

Tsubasa_Cat - 18th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Null Rod
Psychic Frog
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Tsubasa_Cat - 12th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Null Rod
Psychic Frog
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

ecobaronen - 13th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Daze
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
Duress
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Steel Sabotage

discoverN - 15th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
Consign to Memory
Dress Down
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

CrazyDiamond513 - 16th Place Differences

Main (14)
Aether Spellbomb
Dress Down
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Psychic Frog
Spell Pierce
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Vexing Bauble
Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
Dress Down
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Long Goodbye
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Null Rod
Soul-Guide Lantern
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

CrazyDiamond513 - 7th Place Differences

Main (14)
Aether Spellbomb
Daze
Dress Down
Flusterstorm
Mystical Dispute
Preordain
Psychic Frog
Repeal
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Long Goodbye
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Null Rod
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

ecobaronen - 8th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Daze
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
Duress
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Ray of Enfeeblement
Steel Sabotage

Diem4x - 9th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
Dress Down
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

discoverN - 15th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Dress Down
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Undercity Sewers
Sideboard (13)
Consign to Memory
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Ray of Enfeeblement
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Tsubasa_Cat - 3rd Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Psychic Frog
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

ecobaronen - 10th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Daze
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
Duress
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Ray of Enfeeblement
Steel Sabotage

lampalot - 23rd Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Daze
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
Cut Down
Duress
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Snuff Out
Steel Sabotage

SingPanMan - 28th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Dress Down
Flusterstorm
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
Cut Down
Fatal Push
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

CrazyDiamond513 - 5-0 Differences

Main (14)
Aether Spellbomb
Doomsday
Dress Down
Force of Negation
Lotus Petal
Psychic Frog
Spell Pierce
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Grafdigger's Cage
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Pithing Needle
Soul-Guide Lantern
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

thepowernine - 5-0 Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Doomsday
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Vampiric Tutor
Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
Cut Down
Daze
Duress
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Island
Mindbreak Trap
Snuff Out
Steel Sabotage

Total Differences

Core Combo (13)
13 Doomsday

L⁣ands/Mana (31)
12 Dark Ritual
Lotus Petal
10 Undercity Sewers
Watery Grave

Counters (36)
Daze
13 Flusterstorm
13 Force of Negation
Mystical Dispute
Spell Pierce

Draw (85)
12 Necropotence
25 Preordain
48 Street Wraith

Creatures (12)
12 Psychic Frog

Removal (9)
Aether Spellbomb
Dress Down
Repeal

Tutors (23)
13 Mystical Tutor
10 Vampiric Tutor

Other (1)
Vexing Bauble
Sideboard (0)

Anti-Graveyard (56)
Grafdigger's Cage
50 Leyline of the Void
Soul-Guide Lantern
Pithing Needle

Anti-Artifacts (28)
Null Rod
22 Steel Sabotage

Discard (5)
Duress

Creatures (10)
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Psychic Frog
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Lands (1)
Island

Counters (52)
Consign to Memory
Daze
24 Force of Negation
22 Mindbreak Trap

Removal (43)
Cut Down
Dress Down
19 Fatal Push
Long Goodbye
Ray of Enfeeblement
Snuff Out
10 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Main Averages Side Averages
CoreCombo 5.87
Counter 9.4 Counter 3.47
Creature 0.8 Creature 0.67
Discard 0.33
Draw 18.67
Lands/Mana 21.07 Lands/Mana 0.07
Removal 0.6 Removal 3.87
Tutor 3.53
AntiArtifact 2.87
AntiGraveyard 3.73
Other 0.07
Main Difference Side Difference
Core Combo -0.13
Counter +0.07 Counter +0.33
Creature +0.80 Creature +0.13
Discard -0.07 Discard -0.20
Draw -1.13
Lands/Mana +0.07
Removal +0.60 Removal +0.20
Tutor -0.07
Anti-Artifact -0.73
Anti-Graveyard +0.27
Other -0.13

Thoughts

Well, I was wondering if I would ever accept a decklist running less than four copies of Doomsday, but Psychic Frog truly has changed Vintage.
It's an interesting deck, and I've got a video going up later with me running it through a league. It requires some skill that you (read: me) may not be up to date on if you spend most of your time not attacking with creatures.
Whether or not this is a flash in the pan like, say Tinker Doomsday, or a variant that will branch off into its own deck, I cannot yet say.
What I will say, is Lurrus is a hell of a card. Let's ban it!


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