Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2020.12.12-13

Saturday Challenge Top 32
Sunday Challenge Top 32
When I saw eight Underworld Breach decks and no Doomsday lists in Saturday’s Challenge, I thought there might be nothing to write about this week. Six pilots managed to get in on Sunday, so let’s look at their lists.

2020.12.13 Vintage Challenge

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SingPanMan (3rd Place)

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

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

Instants (23)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
3 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
2 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
Lands (14)
4 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Snow-Covered Island
4 Underground Sea
1 Watery Grave

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

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence

Sideboard (15)
1 Flusterstorm
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Island
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Opposition Agent
3 Steel Sabotage
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
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discoverN (6th Place)

Creatures (5)
3 Street Wraith
2 Thassa’s Oracle

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

Instants (25)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Cling to Dust
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 Peek
1 Vampiric Tutor
Lands (14)
2 Flooded Strand
3 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Snow-Covered Island
4 Underground Sea

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

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence

Sideboard (15)
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Fatal Push
1 Hymn to Tourach
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Opposition Agent
4 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
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Cherryxman (14th 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 Time Walk
1 Treasure Cruise

Instants (22)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Chain of Vapor
4 Dark Ritual
2 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
2 Flusterstorm
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
Lands (14)
3 Flooded Strand
1 Island
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Underground Sea

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

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence

Sideboard (15)
1 Island
1 Duress
1 Flusterstorm
1 Eliminate
3 Leyline of the Void
4 Steel Sabotage
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
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unicornparadise (16th Place)

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

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

Instants (24)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Dark Ritual
3 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
3 Flusterstorm
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
2 Mystical Dispute
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
Lands (14)
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Underground Sea
1 Watery Grave

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

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence

Sideboard (15)
1 Island
2 Duress
2 Fatal Push
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Steel Sabotage
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Vashezzo (18th 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 Time Walk
1 Treasure Cruise

Instants (22)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Chain of Vapor
4 Dark Ritual
2 Daze
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Dig Through Time
2 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
4 Force of Will
1 Gush
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
Lands (14)
3 Flooded Strand
1 Island
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Underground Sea

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

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence

Sideboard (15)
1 Island
1 Duress
1 Flusterstorm
1 Eliminate
3 Leyline of the Void
4 Steel Sabotage
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

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Tiemuuu (24th Place)

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

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

Instants (23)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Chain of Vapor
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
Lands (14)
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Polluted Delta
3 Scalding Tarn
4 Underground Sea

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

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence

Sideboard (15)
1 Island
2 Duress
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Mystical Dispute
4 Steel Sabotage
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
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This Week’s Core

Core

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

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

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

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

Enchantments (1)
1 Necropotence

Sideboard (6)
3 Steel Sabotage
3 Leyline of the Void

This is a pretty standard main fifty three[efn_note]Well, I fudged it by counting Snow-Covered Islands as Islands.[/efn_note]. Leyline of the Void was well used this week, although four of the six players were on four instead of three. (I don’t know the math, but I would assume with as fast as Doomsday wants to play and as valuable as each card is, we’d prefer to limit mulligans if possible. Four is probably right.)

The Differences

SingPanMan (3rd Place) Differences

Draw (3)
2 Street Wraith
1 Treasure Cruise

Counters (3)
1 Daze
1 Force of Negation
1 Mystical Dispute

Mana (1)
1 Watery Grave
Graveyard (1)
1 Leyline of the Void

Creatures (3)
3 Opposition Agent

Mana (1)
1 Island

Counters (1)
1 Flusterstorm

Removal (3)
1 Chain of Vapor
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

discoverN (6th Place) Differences

Draw (3)
1 Cling to Dust
1 Peek
1 Street Wraith

Counters (3)
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Mystical Dispute

Mana (1)
1 Fetch Lands
Graveyard (1)
1 Leyline of the Void

Artifacts (1)
1 Steel Sabotage

Discard (1)
1 Hymn to Tourach

Creatures (1)
1 Opposition Agent

Mana (2)
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Island

Counters (1)
1 Mindbreak Trap

Removal (2)
1 Fatal Push
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Cherryxman (14th Place) Differences

Draw (3)
2 Street Wraith
1 Treasure Cruise

Counters (1)
1 Mystical Dispute

Discard (1)
1 Duress

Bounce (1)
1 Chain of Vapor

Mana (1)
1 Fetch Lands
Graveyard (1)
1 Surgical Extraction

Artifacts (1)
1 Steel Sabotage

Discard (1)
1 Duress

Creatures (1)
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Mana (1)
1 Island

Counters (1)
1 Flusterstorm

Removal (3)
1 Eliminate
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

unicornparadise (16th Place) Differences

Draw (2)
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Treasure Cruise

Counters (4)
1 Daze
1 Flusterstorm
2 Mystical Dispute

Mana (1)
1 Watery Grave
Graveyard (1)
1 Leyline of the Void

Artifacts (3)
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Steel Sabotage

Discard (2)
2 Duress

Mana (1)
1 Island

Removal (2)
2 Fatal Push

Vashezzo (18th Place) Differences

Draw (3)
2 Street Wraith
1 Treasure Cruise

Counters (1)
1 Force of Negation

Discard (1)
1 Duress

Bounce (1)
1 Chain of Vapor

Mana (1)
1 Fetch Lands
Graveyard (1)
1 Surgical Extraction

Artifacts (1)
1 Steel Sabotage

Discard (1)
1 Duress

Creatures (1)
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Mana (1)
1 Island

Counters (1)
1 Flusterstorm

Removal (3)
1 Eliminate
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Tiemuuu (24th Place) Differences

Draw (3)
2 Street Wraith
1 Treasure Cruise

Counters (2)
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation

Bounce (1)
1 Chain of Vapor

Mana (1)
1 Fetch Lands
Graveyard (1)
1 Leyline of the Void

Artifacts (1)
1 Steel Sabotage

Discard (2)
2 Duress

Creatures (1)
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Mana (1)
1 Island

Counters (1)
1 Mystical Dispute

Removal (2)
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

As usual, most of the differences are in what kind of draw to use a few pieces of interaction. All personal preference, I imagine. Where things get interesting this week is the sideboards.
SingPanMan ran three Opposition Agent in the side. Between the increase over last week and the third place result, my guess is it is starting to earn its spot. discoverN also ran one and I’m not going to say that is why they made top eight, but… It will be interesting to see if more people adopt this plan and how many become a staple of the side.
Another curious choice is the one-of Hymn to Tourach in discoverN’s sideboard. My gut instinct is that it acts as a solid nuisance towards Xerox decks, but honestly I’m not entirely sure if that’s all there is to it.

Best of luck to everyone playing this weekend!