Vintage Doomsday Deck List Analysis for 2026-05-31

Only three decks. Sad Face

Thursday Challenge

DETHFRMABOVE (6-2)

Friday Challenge

TSUBASA_CAT (16TH PLACE)

League

MONONOFU (5-0)

Core and Differences

Main Core: 44 cards Side Core: 8 cards

Core

// CoreCombo (5)
4 Doomsday
1 Thassa’s Oracle

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

// Draw (10)
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Dig Through Time
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Gush
4 Ponder
1 Time Walk
// LandsMana (21)
1 Black Lotus
4 Dark Ritual
8 Fetch Lands
1 Island
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Undercity Sewers
4 Underground Sea

// Tutor (1)
1 Demonic Tutor

// AntiArtifact (1)
1 Steel Sabotage

// AntiGraveyard (4)
4 Leyline of the Void

// Counter (1)
1 Mindbreak Trap

// Removal (2)
2 Unable to Scream

DethFrmAbove - 1st Place Differences

Main (16)
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Demonic Consultation
3 Flow State
1 Lotus Petal
1 Misdirection
4 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
1 Thassa’s Oracle
Sideboard (7)
2 Commandeer
1 Long Goodbye
2 Null Rod
1 Snuff Out
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Tsubasa_Cat - 16th Place Differences

Main (16)
1 Daze
1 Flusterstorm
3 Force of Negation
3 Mishra’s Bauble
2 Preordain
4 Psychic Frog
1 Thoughtseize
1 Treasure Cruise
Sideboard (7)
2 Consign to Memory
1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Snuff Out
2 Unable to Scream

mononofu - 5-0 Differences

Main (16)
1 Daze
3 Flow State
1 Flusterstorm
2 Force of Negation
1 Misdirection
1 Mishra’s Bauble
4 Psychic Frog
1 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
1 Thoughtseize
1 Treasure Cruise
Sideboard (7)
2 Commandeer
2 Consign to Memory
1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
1 Test of Talents
1 Unable to Scream

Total Differences

// CoreCombo (1)
1 Thassa’s Oracle

// Counter (11)
2 Daze
2 Flusterstorm
5 Force of Negation
2 Misdirection

// Creature (9)
8 Psychic Frog
1 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student

// Discard (2)
2 Thoughtseize

// Draw (22)
6 Flow State
4 Mishra’s Bauble
6 Preordain
4 Street Wraith
2 Treasure Cruise
// LandsMana (1)
1 Lotus Petal

// Removal (1)
1 Chain of Vapor

// Tutor (1)
1 Demonic Consultation

// AntiArtifact (2)
2 Null Rod

// Counter (10)
4 Commandeer
4 Consign to Memory
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Test of Talents

// Creature (2)
2 Lurrus of the Dream-Den

// Removal (7)
1 Long Goodbye
2 Snuff Out
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
3 Unable to Scream

|—|—|—|
| AntiArtifact | 0.00 | 1.67 |
| AntiGraveyard | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| CoreCombo | 5.33 | 0.00 |
| Counter | 10.67 | 4.33 |
| Creature | 3.00 | 0.67 |
| Discard | 0.67 | 0.00 |
| Draw | 17.33 | 0.00 |
| LandsMana | 21.33 | 0.00 |
| Removal | 0.33 | 4.33 |
| Tutor | 1.33 | 0.00 |

Type Main Difference Side Difference
Anti-Artifact ±0 +0.50
Anti-Graveyard ±0 -0.17
Core Combo +0.33 ±0
Counter -1.50 ±0
Creature -1.33 -0.33
Discard -0.33 ±0
Draw +2.33 ±0
Lands/Mana +0.33 ±0
Removal +0.17 ±0
Tutor +0.17 ±0
Other -0.17 ±0

Thoughts

Hey, a Doomsday Classic list getting first place. The deck isn’t dead! Although, it wasn’t a great week for either version. Flow State numbers haven’t solidified, so that’s something interesting… I guess?


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