Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2022.06.18-19

With the Magic Online 20th Anniversary events last week, we had an increase in played Vintage. Sadly, it seems like not all of these deck lists made it to WotC's site. Big surprise, eh?
Even though discoverN doesn't show up, their latest list is here four times. Write that down in your copybook.

Saturday Challenge


kanister (1st Place)

Creatures (6)
Street Wraith
Thassa's Oracle

Sorceries (14)
Demonic Tutor
Doomsday
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Portent
Preordain
Time Walk

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

Artifacts (3)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire

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

Sideboard (15)
Force of Negation
Duress
Fatal Push
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Monastery Mentor
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Tundra

_INF_ (21st Place)

Creatures (6)
Street Wraith
Thassa's Oracle

Sorceries (14)
Demonic Tutor
Doomsday
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Portent
Preordain
Time Walk

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

Artifacts (3)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire

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

Sideboard (15)
Force of Negation
Duress
Fatal Push
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Monastery Mentor
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Tundra

Sunday Challenge


Vertyx_ (6th Place)

Creatures (6)
Street Wraith
Thassa's Oracle

Sorceries (14)
Demonic Tutor
Doomsday
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Portent
Preordain
Time Walk

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

Artifacts (3)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire

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

Sideboard (15)
Island
Duress
Fatal Push
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

ElfKid (9th Place)

Creatures (6)
Street Wraith
Thassa's Oracle

Sorceries (14)
Demonic Tutor
Doomsday
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Portent
Preordain
Time Walk

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

Artifacts (3)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire

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

Sideboard (15)
Force of Negation
Duress
Fatal Push
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Monastery Mentor
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Tundra

revenantkioku (29th Place)

Creatures (6)
Street Wraith
Thassa's Oracle

Sorceries (13)
Demonic Tutor
Doomsday
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Preordain
Sleight of Hand
Time Walk

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

Artifacts (3)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire

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

Sideboard (15)
Island
Fatal Push
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Opposition Agent
Sedgemoor Witch
Steel Sabotage
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Preliminaries


Confettii (5-0)

Creatures (6)
Street Wraith
Thassa's Oracle

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

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

Artifacts (3)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire

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

Sideboard (15)
Island
Duress
Fatal Push
Hurkyl's Recall
Leyline of the Void
Murktide Regent
Opposition Agent
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Call1Me1Dragon (4-1)

Creatures (6)
Street Wraith
Thassa's Oracle

Sorceries (14)
Demonic Tutor
Doomsday
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Portent
Preordain
Time Walk

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

Artifacts (3)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire

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

Sideboard (15)
Force of Negation
Duress
Fatal Push
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Monastery Mentor
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Tundra

League

Core and Differences

Core

Creatures (6)
Street Wraith
Thassa's Oracle

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

Instants (20)
Ancestral Recall
Brainstorm
Dark Ritual
Daze
Demonic Consultation
Dig Through Time
Flusterstorm
Force of Will
Gush
Mental Misstep
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Lands (13)
Fetch Lands
Island
Underground Sea

Artifacts (3)
Black Lotus
Mox Jet
Mox Sapphire

Enchantments (1)
Necropotence

Sideboard (6)
Fatal Push
Leyline of the Void
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

kanister (1st Place) Differences

Main (5)
Fetch Land
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Portent
Sideboard (9)
Duress
Force of Negation
Mindbreak Trap
Monastery Mentor
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage
Tundra

_INF_ (21st Place) Differences

Main (5)
Fetch Land
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Portent
Sideboard (9)
Duress
Force of Negation
Mindbreak Trap
Monastery Mentor
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage
Tundra

Vertyx_ (6th Place) Differences

Main (5)
Fetch Land
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Portent
Sideboard (9)
Duress
Fatal Push
Island
Mindbreak Trap
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage

ElfKid (9th Place) Differences

Main (5)
Fetch Land
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Portent
Sideboard (9)
Duress
Force of Negation
Mindbreak Trap
Monastery Mentor
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage
Tundra

revenantkioku (29th Place) Differences

Main (5)
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Sleight of Hand
Watery Grave
Sideboard (9)
Fatal Push
Island
Mindbreak Trap
Opposition Agent
Sedgemoor Witch
Steel Sabotage
Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Confettii (5-0) Differences

Main (5)
Daze
Duress
Fetch Land
Force of Negation
Sleight of Hand
Sideboard (9)
Duress
Fatal Push
Hurkyl's Recall
Island
Murktide Regent
Opposition Agent
Steel Sabotage

Call1Me1Dragon (4-1) Differences

Main (5)
Fetch Land
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Portent
Sideboard (9)
Duress
Force of Negation
Mindbreak Trap
Monastery Mentor
Murktide Regent
Steel Sabotage
Tundra

ravidel85 (5-0) Differences

Main (5)
Daze
Flusterstorm
Island
Murktide Regent
Treasure Cruise
Sideboard (9)
Fatal Push
Hullbreacher
Hurkyl's Recall
Mindbreak Trap
Opposition Agent
Soul-Guide Lantern

Total Differences

Draw (13)
10 Portent
Sleight of Hand
Treasure Cruise

Counters (17)
Daze
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation

Creatures (1)
Murktide Regent

Discard (1)
Duress

L⁣ands (8)
Fetch Lands
Island
Watery Grave
Sideboard (0)

Graveyard (1)
Soul-Guide Lantern

Artifacts (26)
Hurkyl's Recall
21 Steel Sabotage

Discard (6)
Duress

Creatures (17)
Hullbreacher
Monastery Mentor
Murktide Regent
Opposition Agent
Sedgemoor Witch
Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Lands (7)
Island
Tundra

Counters (11)
Force of Negation
Mindbreak Trap

Removal (4)
Fatal Push

Thoughts

Main Core: 55 cards Side Core: 6 cards

While the mains are converging, there are some drastic sideboard differences this week.


ravidel85's main Murktide Regent seems to conflict with also choosing to play Treasure Cruise, but I do like the choice of another basic Island if this is going to be the plan.


The Monastery Mentor plan is popular right now. I found Sedgemoor Witch to do a good job. Honestly, I'm just lazy and don't want to buy a paper Tundra and try to keep what I play on MO and paper the same. Probably not the best idea. That said, I'd love to see more people chime in on the how the Witch feels instead of Mentor. Getting it out with a Dark Ritual has already saved my ass a few times.

ravidel85's main choices freed up some sideboard slots which were used on extra Graveyard and Artifact hate. I'm not sure if I like four copies of Hurkyl's Recall. Being able to counter stuff from Shops with Steel Sabotage is powerful. That said, nothing quite does what Hurkyl's Recall does.

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