Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2022.08.20-21
- Eric
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- on Aug 23, 2022
Another week with similar lists, but someone's dropped a sideboard staple.
Saturday Challenge
Sunday Challenge
League
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 (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 | Lands (14) 9 Fetch Lands 1 Island 4 Underground Sea Artifacts (3) 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire Enchantments (1) 1 Necropotence Sideboard (10) 2 Fatal Push 4 Leyline of the Void 1 Mindbreak Trap 2 Steel Sabotage 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale |
MaxMagicer (1st Place) Differences
| Main (3) 1 Duress 1 Flusterstorm 1 Sleight of Hand | Sideboard (5) 1 Force of Negation 1 Island 2 Murktide Regent 1 Opposition Agent |
Diem4x (21st Place) Differences
| Main (3) 1 Flusterstorm 2 Portent | Sideboard (5) 1 Force of Negation 1 Island 2 Murktide Regent 1 Steel Sabotage |
discoverN (22nd Place) Differences
| Main (3) 1 Flusterstorm 2 Portent | Sideboard (5) 1 Force of Negation 1 Mindbreak Trap 2 Murktide Regent 1 Steel Sabotage |
discoverN (23rd Place) Differences
| Main (3) 1 Flusterstorm 2 Portent | Sideboard (5) 1 Force of Negation 1 Mindbreak Trap 2 Murktide Regent 1 Steel Sabotage |
fangzie (5-0) Differences
| Main (3) 2 Duress 1 Force of Negation | Sideboard (5) 1 Duress 1 Island 1 Opposition Agent 2 Steel Sabotage |
Total Differences
| Draw (7) 6 Portent 1 Sleight of Hand Counters (5) 4 Flusterstorm 1 Force of Negation Discard (3) 3 Duress | Artifacts (5) 5 Steel Sabotage Discard (1) 1 Duress Creatures (10) 8 Murktide Regent 2 Opposition Agent Lands (3) 3 Island Counters (6) 4 Force of Negation 2 Mindbreak Trap |
Thoughts
Main Core: 57 cards Side Core: 10 cards
Nothing particularly spicy this week, although I did say that Duress might be good, and look at that. One copy in the Saturday winning list. fangzie had two in their 5-0 list, and even packed the third in the side.
discoverN has cut the extra Island from the side. Two placements in the 20s are not enough to say if this is right or not. What it does say is that the extra counterspell is believed to be more important. Two copies of Mindbreak Trap says to me that combo needs to be fought, and hard. We tend to bring it in for Shops, but goodness me, I have been having a hell of an unlucky time with my Shops opponent stopping at two spells each turn as the Trap rots in my hand. Percentages, chance, luck, etc. But I've been frustrated with it.
On a side note, I did win a local paper tournament with the ""standard" list. I still love Watery Grave and believe one copy of Hurkyl's Recall is a must. Didn't see either in the seven rounds, but that's Magic, ain't it?
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