Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2024.08.11

Maybe it is time for Frogs?

Thursday Challenge

BERNASTORRES

daibloXSC

ecobaronen

Roby1k

Friday Challenge

revenantkioku

Tsubasa_Cat

ecobaronen

Saturday Challenge

Roby1k

Sunday Challenge

discoverN

League

daibloXSC

acorn_locker

Core and Differences

Main Core: 46 cards Side Core: 1 cards

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Core

Core-Combo (6)
Doomsday
Thassa's Oracle

Counter (7)
Flusterstorm
Force of Will
Mental Misstep

Draw (12)
Ancestral Recall
Brainstorm
Dig Through Time
Gitaxian Probe
Gush
Ponder
Preordain
Time Walk

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

Tutor (2)
Demonic Consultation
Demonic Tutor
Sideboard (1)
Fatal Push

BERNASTORRES - 22nd Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Daze
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Treasure Cruise
Undercity Sewers
Sideboard (14)
Duress
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Long Goodbye
Mindbreak Trap
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

daibloXSC - 28th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dress Down
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Lotus Petal
Mystical Tutor
Preordain
Psychic Frog
Treasure Cruise
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (14)
Dismember
Dress Down
Fatal Push
Grafdigger's Cage
Hurkyl's Recall
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Null Rod
Steel Sabotage
Vexing Bauble

ecobaronen - 31st Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Daze
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Treasure Cruise
Watery Grave
Sideboard (14)
Duress
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Ray of Enfeeblement
Steel Sabotage

Roby1k - 32nd Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Treasure Cruise
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (14)
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Null Rod
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

revenantkioku - 3rd Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Into the Flood Maw
Misdirection
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Psychic Frog
Street Wraith
Treasure Cruise
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (14)
Consign to Memory
Dress Down
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Null Rod
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Snuff Out
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Tsubasa_Cat - 12th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Daze
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Treasure Cruise
Undercity Sewers
Sideboard (14)
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Psychic Frog
Ray of Enfeeblement
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

ecobaronen - 15th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Daze
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Treasure Cruise
Watery Grave
Sideboard (14)
Duress
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Ray of Enfeeblement
Steel Sabotage

Roby1k - 30th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Treasure Cruise
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (14)
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Null Rod
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

discoverN - 5th Place Differences

Main (14)
Dark Ritual
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Necropotence
Preordain
Psychic Frog
Street Wraith
Undercity Sewers
Sideboard (14)
Consign to Memory
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Null Rod
Ray of Enfeeblement
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

daibloXSC - 5-0 Differences

Main (14)
Dress Down
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Lotus Petal
Mystical Tutor
Preordain
Psychic Frog
Treasure Cruise
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (14)
Dismember
Dress Down
Fatal Push
Force of Negation
Grafdigger's Cage
Hurkyl's Recall
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Null Rod
Pithing Needle
Steel Sabotage

acorn_locker - 5-0 Differences

Main (14)
Chain of Vapor
Dark Ritual
Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
Mystical Tutor
Necropotence
Preordain
Street Wraith
Treasure Cruise
Undercity Sewers
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (14)
Cut Down
Dismember
Duress
Force of Negation
Leyline of the Void
Mindbreak Trap
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Steel Sabotage
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Total Differences

L⁣ands/Mana (22)
Dark Ritual
Lotus Petal
Undercity Sewers
Watery Grave

Counters (25)
Daze
10 Flusterstorm
10 Force of Negation
Misdirection

Draw (72)
Necropotence
17 Preordain
36 Street Wraith
10 Treasure Cruise

Creatures (13)
13 Psychic Frog

Removal (6)
Chain of Vapor
Dress Down
Into the Flood Maw

Tutors (16)
10 Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard (0)

Anti-Graveyard (38)
Grafdigger's Cage
35 Leyline of the Void
Pithing Needle

Anti-Artifacts (40)
Hurkyl's Recall
10 Null Rod
28 Steel Sabotage

Discard (4)
Duress

Creatures (6)
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Psychic Frog
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Counters (31)
Consign to Memory
14 Force of Negation
13 Mindbreak Trap

Removal (33)
Cut Down
Dismember
Dress Down
11 Fatal Push
Long Goodbye
Ray of Enfeeblement
Snuff Out
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Other (2)
Vexing Bauble

Type Main Avg Side Avg
AntiArtifact 0.00 3.64
AntiGraveyard 0.00 3.45
CoreCombo 6.00 0.00
Counter 9.27 2.82
Creature 1.18 0.55
Discard 0.00 0.36
Draw 18.55 0.00
LandsMana 21.00 0.00
Other 0.00 0.18
Removal 0.55 4.00
Tutor 3.45 0.00
Type Main Difference Side Difference
Anti-Artifact ±0 +0.47
Anti-Graveyard ±0 +0.45
Counter +0.11 -0.60
Creature +0.85 -0.37
Discard ±0 -0.05
Draw -0.95 ±0
Lands/Mana ±0 -0.08
Removal +0.13 +0.08
Tutor -0.13 ±0
Other ±0 +0.10

Thoughts

discoverN dropped the topdeck tutors entirely. And is on three maindeck Psychic Frogs. I also got a Top 4 with two Frogs. They didn't feel important during the tournament, but I did crack a pile with a Frog once, and it's a solid card against Lurrus.
Here's the thing – Going all in on the Lurrus plan has its benefits. Lurrus is a damn good card. But Doomsday is not a slow control deck. It's fast combo. Cutting Street Wraith and Necropotence impacts that. Having a creature that can serve as another win condition, cracks piles, and, of course, Pitches to Force® is Good Magic™. The Lurrus lists play good cards, but the important factor is they are not good Doomsay cards.
We're in an interesting phase in Doomsday deck lists. There's going to be a lot of shuffling around of cards in and out of the 75 entirely and between the sideboard and main.


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