Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2026-08-30
- Eric
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- on Aug 31, 2026
Reed is out of the Fantasticar. I repeat, Reed is out of the Fantasticar.
Sunday Challenge 16
Sunday Challenge
Core and Differences
Main Core: 45 cards Side Core: 3 cards
Core
| // CoreCombo (6) 4 Doomsday 2 Thassa's Oracle // Counter (6) 4 Force of Will 1 Mental Misstep 1 Spell Pierce // Draw (10) 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 1 Dig Through Time 2 Flow State 1 Gitaxian Probe 1 Gush 2 Ponder 1 Time Walk | // LandsMana (21) 1 Black Lotus 4 Dark Ritual 8 Fetch Lands 1 Island 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Undercity Sewers 4 Underground Sea // Tutor (2) 1 Demonic Consultation 1 Demonic Tutor // AntiArtifact (1) 1 Steel Sabotage // Removal (3) 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 2 Unable to Scream |
SingPanMan - 4th Place Differences
| Main (15) 1 Daze 1 Flow State 1 Flusterstorm 2 Force of Negation 2 Ponder 4 Preordain 4 Street Wraith | Sideboard (11) 2 Consign to Memory 2 Council of Reeds 1 Duress 4 Leyline of the Void 1 Long Goodbye 1 Snuff Out |
mononofu - 10th Place Differences
| Main (15) 1 Duress 1 Flow State 1 Flusterstorm 2 Force of Negation 2 Ponder 4 Preordain 4 Street Wraith | Sideboard (11) 2 Consign to Memory 2 Council of Reeds 4 Leyline of the Void 1 Long Goodbye 1 Snuff Out 1 Steel Sabotage |
gusti99 - 4th Place Differences
DEJAIR_LAMARCA - 9th Place Differences
| Main (15) 2 Flow State 1 Necropotence 2 Ponder 2 Preordain 2 Spell Pierce 4 Street Wraith 1 Treasure Cruise 1 Vampiric Tutor | Sideboard (11) 1 Hurkyl's Recall 4 Leyline of the Void 2 Murktide Regent 2 Opposition Agent 2 Yixlid Jailer |
Total Differences
| // Counter (12) 1 Daze 4 Flusterstorm 5 Force of Negation 2 Spell Pierce // Creature (6) 2 Bilbo, Thief in the Night 4 Psychic Frog // Discard (3) 1 Duress 2 Thoughtseize // Draw (36) 4 Flow State 2 Lórien Revealed 1 Necropotence 6 Ponder 10 Preordain 12 Street Wraith 1 Treasure Cruise | // LandsMana (2) 1 Fetch Lands 1 Lotus Petal // Tutor (1) 1 Vampiric Tutor // AntiArtifact (3) 1 Hurkyl's Recall 1 Null Rod 1 Steel Sabotage // AntiGraveyard (18) 2 Grafdigger's Cage 12 Leyline of the Void 1 Nihil Spellbomb 1 Pithing Needle 2 Yixlid Jailer // Counter (6) 5 Consign to Memory 1 Force of Negation // Creature (9) 4 Council of Reeds 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den 2 Murktide Regent 2 Opposition Agent // Discard (1) 1 Duress // Removal (7) 1 Dismember 2 Long Goodbye 3 Snuff Out 1 Unable to Scream |
| Type | Main Avg | Side Avg |
|---|---|---|
| AntiArtifact | 0.00 | 1.75 |
| AntiGraveyard | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| CoreCombo | 6.00 | 0.00 |
| Counter | 9.00 | 1.50 |
| Creature | 1.50 | 2.25 |
| Discard | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| Draw | 19.00 | 0.00 |
| LandsMana | 21.50 | 0.00 |
| Removal | 0.00 | 4.75 |
| Tutor | 2.25 | 0.00 |
| Type | Main Difference | Side Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Artifact | ±0 | +0.25 |
| Anti-Graveyard | ±0 | +0.50 |
| Core Combo | +0.25 | ±0 |
| Counter | -0.25 | -2.50 |
| Creature | -0.50 | -0.50 |
| Discard | ±0 | +0.25 |
| Draw | +2.25 | ±0 |
| Lands/Mana | +0.50 | ±0 |
| Removal | -1.50 | +2.00 |
| Tutor | -0.75 | ±0 |
Thoughts
Remember: Council of Reeds doubles each turn if you manage to cast a non creature spell. And none die. But that's still a quick clock. Heck, you can often get it online just by casting it and then Forcing your opponent's Force. I ran two leagues with it last week and was surprised how quickly it saved my butt.
I have ordered my paper copies.
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Remember: Always Be Casting Doomsday.
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