Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2022.02.26-27

What a week Doomsday had! But can it keep it up or is will players catch on?

Saturday Challenge

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MaxMagicer (5th Place)

Creatures (6)
4 Street Wraith
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Sorceries (14)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Doomsday
1 Duress
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
4 Preordain
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Time Walk

Instants (22)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
2 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (14)
1 Flooded Strand
1 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Underground Sea

Sideboard (15)
1 Island
1 Duress
2 Fatal Push
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent
4 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

discoverN (21st Place)

Creatures (6)
4 Street Wraith
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Sorceries (15)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Doomsday
2 Duress
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
1 Portent
4 Preordain
1 Time Walk

Instants (21)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (14)
2 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
3 Scalding Tarn
1 Snow-Covered Island
4 Underground Sea

Sideboard (15)
1 Force of Negation
1 Energy Flux
1 Fatal Push
1 Hydroblast
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent
3 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

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Sunday Challenge

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revenantkioku (2nd Place)

Creatures (6)
4 Street Wraith
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Sorceries (15)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Doomsday
2 Duress
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
4 Preordain
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Time Walk

Instants (21)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (14)
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Underground Sea
1 Watery Grave

Sideboard (15)
1 Island
1 Dress Down
1 Energy Flux
1 Fatal Push
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent
3 Steel Sabotage
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

billster47 (5th Place)

Creatures (7)
4 Street Wraith
3 Thassa’s Oracle

Sorceries (13)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Doomsday
1 Duress
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
4 Preordain
1 Time Walk

Instants (23)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
2 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
Lands (14)
2 Flooded Strand
3 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Snow-Covered Island
4 Underground Sea

Sideboard (15)
1 Snow-Covered Island
2 Fatal Push
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent
3 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

discoverN (6th Place)

Creatures (6)
4 Street Wraith
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Sorceries (15)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Doomsday
2 Duress
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
1 Portent
4 Preordain
1 Time Walk

Instants (21)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (14)
2 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
3 Scalding Tarn
1 Snow-Covered Island
4 Underground Sea

Sideboard (15)
1 Force of Negation
1 Energy Flux
1 Fatal Push
1 Hydroblast
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mindbreak Trap
3 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

SingPanMan (19th Place)

Creatures (6)
4 Street Wraith
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Sorceries (13)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Doomsday
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
1 Portent
4 Preordain
1 Time Walk

Instants (23)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Pact of Negation
1 Vampiric Tutor

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (14)
2 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Snow-Covered Island
4 Underground Sea
1 Watery Grave

Sideboard (15)
2 Energy Flux
2 Hydroblast
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Opposition Agent
3 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Tombstalker

Sahakvic (28th Place)

Creatures (9)
2 Dauthi Voidwalker
1 Opposition Agent
4 Street Wraith
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Sorceries (12)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Doomsday
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
4 Preordain
1 Time Walk

Instants (21)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
2 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Dispute

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (14)
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
2 Misty Rainforest
3 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Underground Sea

Sideboard (15)
1 Island
1 Dauthi Voidwalker
1 Opposition Agent
2 Fatal Push
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
4 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

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Preliminaries

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League

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namekian (5-0)

Creatures (6)
4 Street Wraith
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Sorceries (13)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Doomsday
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
1 Portent
4 Preordain
1 Time Walk

Instants (23)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
2 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence
Lands (14)
3 Flooded Strand
3 Misty Rainforest
3 Scalding Tarn
1 Snow-Covered Island
4 Underground Sea

Sideboard (15)
2 Energy Flux
1 Fatal Push
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Murktide Regent
1 Opposition Agent
3 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

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Core and Differences

Core

Creatures (6)
4 Street Wraith
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Sorceries (12)
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Doomsday
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
4 Preordain
1 Time Walk

Instants (19)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
Lands (13)
8 Fetch Lands
1 Island
4 Underground Sea

Artifacts (3)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire

Sideboard (9)
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

MaxMagicer (5th Place) Differences

Main (7)
1 Daze
1 Duress
1 Fetch Lands
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (6)
1 Duress
2 Fatal Push
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent
1 Steel Sabotage

discoverN (21st Place) Differences

Main (7)
2 Duress
1 Fetch Lands
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Portent
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (6)
1 Energy Flux
1 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Hydroblast
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent

revenantkioku (2nd Place) Differences

Main (7)
2 Duress
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (6)
1 Dress Down
1 Energy Flux
1 Fatal Push
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang

billster47 (5th Place) Differences

Main (7)
1 Daze
1 Duress
1 Fetch Lands
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Thassa’s Oracle
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (6)
2 Fatal Push
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent

discoverN (6th Place) Differences

Main (7)
2 Duress
1 Fetch Lands
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Portent
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (6)
1 Energy Flux
1 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Hydroblast
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mindbreak Trap

SingPanMan (19th Place) Differences

Main (7)
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Pact of Negation
1 Portent
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (6)
2 Energy Flux
2 Hydroblast
1 Opposition Agent
1 Tombstalker

Sahakvic (28th Place) Differences

Main (7)
2 Dauthi Voidwalker
1 Daze
1 Fetch Lands
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Necropotence
1 Opposition Agent
Sideboard (6)
1 Dauthi Voidwalker
2 Fatal Push
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent
1 Steel Sabotage

namekian (5-0) Differences

Main (7)
1 Daze
1 Fetch Lands
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Portent
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (6)
2 Energy Flux
1 Fatal Push
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Murktide Regent
1 Opposition Agent

Total Differences

Tutors (14)
7 Mystical Tutor
7 Vampiric Tutor

Draw (13)
7 Necropotence
4 Portent
2 Sleight of Hand

Counters (9)
4 Daze
4 Mystical Dispute
1 Pact of Negation

Creatures (4)
2 Dauthi Voidwalker
1 Thassa’s Oracle
1 Opposition Agent

Discard (8)
8 Duress

L⁣⁣ands (8)
6 Fetch Lands
2 Watery Grave
Artifacts (10)
7 Energy Flux
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Steel Sabotage

Discard (1)
1 Duress

Creatures (11)
1 Dauthi Voidwalker
1 Murktide Regent
7 Opposition Agent
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
1 Tombstalker

Counters (14)
2 Force of Negation
4 Hydroblast
8 Mindbreak Trap

Removal (10)
10 Fatal Push

Other (2)
1 Dress Down
1 Merchant Scroll

Thoughts


Duress is catching on in a big way. It makes sense. Daze is only really good turn one on the play right now. If it’s not protecting a Doomsday, then it’s simply doing nothing or getting pitched to a Force. Being proactive, as well as getting information, makes Duress powerful.
Sahakvic is playing an interesting list here. It looks like it’s trying to get an edge against the mirror and graveyard decks with its Opposition Agent and Dauthi Voidwalkers. These come at the cost of the topdeck tutors, which some sort of sense if a Voidwalker ends up casting the opponent’s Ancestral Recall or the like.

Sideboards are fairly standard this week. The one confusing thing here is Merchant Scroll in discoverN’s side. I have to wonder if this was a test to see if it is worth playing in the main. I can see siding it in for Daze against slower matchups.

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