Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2024.08.04

Frogs come and Frogs go.

Thursday Challenge

kabloom

Tsubasa_Cat

Friday Challenge

ecobaronen

Mannes

thepowernine

Saturday Challenge

Diem4x

Bullwinkkle6705

discoverN

Sunday Challenge

discoverN

League

daibloXSC

DannyMcBride

Rhinows

Core and Differences

Main Core: 49 cards Side Core: 2 cards

Core

Core-Combo (6)
4 Doomsday
2 Thassa’s Oracle

Counter (7)
2 Flusterstorm
4 Force of Will
1 Mental Misstep

Draw (14)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Dig Through Time
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Gush
4 Ponder
3 Preordain
1 Time Walk
1 Treasure Cruise

L⁣ands/Mana (19)
1 Black Lotus
3 Dark Ritual
8 Fetch Lands
1 Island
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Underground Sea

Tutor (3)
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
Sideboard (2)
1 Fatal Push
1 Steel Sabotage

kabloom - 5th Place Differences

Main (11)
1 Dark Ritual
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Undercity Sewers
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
1 Energy Flux
2 Force of Negation
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Long Goodbye
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
1 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Tsubasa_Cat - 23rd Place Differences

Main (11)
1 Dark Ritual
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Undercity Sewers
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
1 Fatal Push
2 Force of Negation
3 Leyline of the Void
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Psychic Frog
2 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

ecobaronen - 7th Place Differences

Main (11)
1 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
1 Duress
2 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Ray of Enfeeblement
2 Steel Sabotage

Mannes - 16th Place Differences

Main (11)
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Force of Negation
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
1 Deathmark
1 Duress
2 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Steel Sabotage

thepowernine - 18th Place Differences

Main (11)
1 Dark Ritual
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Watery Grave
Sideboard (13)
2 Daze
1 Duress
2 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Island
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Ray of Enfeeblement
3 Steel Sabotage

Diem4x - 2nd Place Differences

Main (11)
1 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Undercity Sewers
Sideboard (13)
1 Duress
1 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Long Goodbye
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Bullwinkkle6705 - 3rd Place Differences

Main (11)
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Undercity Sewers
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
1 Force of Negation
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Long Goodbye
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Null Rod
1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Virtue’s Ruin

discoverN - 21st Place Differences

Main (11)
1 Dark Ritual
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
1 Spell Pierce
4 Street Wraith
1 Undercity Sewers
Sideboard (13)
2 Consign to Memory
1 Fatal Push
2 Force of Negation
3 Leyline of the Void
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Psychic Frog
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

discoverN - 23rd Place Differences

Main (11)
1 Dark Ritual
1 Flusterstorm
2 Force of Negation
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Undercity Sewers
Sideboard (13)
2 Consign to Memory
1 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Psychic Frog
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

daibloXSC - 5-0 Differences

Main (11)
2 Dress Down
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Lotus Petal
4 Psychic Frog
1 Undercity Sewers
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
2 Dismember
1 Dress Down
1 Fatal Push
1 Force of Negation
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
2 Null Rod
1 Pithing Needle
2 Steel Sabotage

DannyMcBride - 5-0 Differences

Main (11)
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Dark Ritual
1 Daze
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Undercity Sewers
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
1 Dress Down
2 Force of Negation
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Long Goodbye
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Null Rod
1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Vexing Bauble
2 Virtue’s Ruin

Rhinows - 5-0 Differences

Main (11)
1 Dark Ritual
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Necropotence
1 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Undercity Sewers
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (13)
2 Cut Down
1 Duress
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Null Rod
1 Psychic Frog
1 Steel Sabotage
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Total Differences

Counter (26)
5 Daze
9 Flusterstorm
11 Force of Negation
1 Spell Pierce

Creature (4)
4 Psychic Frog

Draw (66)
11 Necropotence
11 Preordain
44 Street Wraith

L⁣ands/Mana (24)
11 Dark Ritual
1 Lotus Petal
9 Undercity Sewers
3 Watery Grave

Removal (5)
3 Chain of Vapor
2 Dress Down

Tutor (7)
7 Vampiric Tutor
Anti-Graveyard (36)
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
34 Leyline of the Void
1 Pithing Needle

Anti-Artifacts (26)
1 Energy Flux
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
5 Null Rod
18 Steel Sabotage

Discard (5)
5 Duress

Creatures (11)
1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
7 Psychic Frog
3 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Lands (1)
1 Island

Counters (41)
4 Consign to Memory
2 Daze
15 Force of Negation
19 Mindbreak Trap
1 Mystical Dispute

Removal (35)
2 Cut Down
1 Deathmark
2 Dismember
2 Dress Down
11 Fatal Push
5 Long Goodbye
2 Ray of Enfeeblement
7 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
3 Virtue’s Ruin

Other (1)
1 Vexing Bauble

Type Main Avg Side Avg
CoreCombo 6.00 0.00
Counter 9.17 3.42
Creature 0.33 0.92
Discard 0.00 0.42
Draw 19.50 0.00
LandsMana 21.00 0.08
Removal 0.42 3.92
Tutor 3.58 0.00
AntiArtifact 0.00 3.17
AntiGraveyard 0.00 3.00
Other 0.00 0.08
Type Main Difference Side Difference
Core Combo +0.13 ±0.00
Counter -0.23 -0.05
Creature -0.47 +0.25
Discard ±0.00 +0.08
Draw +0.83 ±0.00
Lands/Mana -0.07 +0.02
Removal -0.18 +0.05
Tutor +0.05 ±0.00
Anti-Artifact ±0.00 +0.30
Anti-Graveyard ±0.00 -0.73
Other -0.07 +0.08

Thoughts

Lurrus is a fad!
Or everyone felt more comfortable coming in with standard Doomsday this week. I’m not a mind reader.
We are seeing a huge division on what removal to run in the side. As creatures get more powerful, we are continuing to see Doomsday players stretch the fifteen cards.


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