03-20-2026, Doomsday 2026 (Part 6: Piles II)
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Piles
Here are some doomsday piles, featuring an exploration of what we can achieve using The Sibsig Ceremony, especially if we assume that it is already in play when we are building the pile.
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
What if we only have {U}?
This is my classic pile that works with or without The Sibsig Ceremony.
;Consider;
;Deep Analysis;
;Lion's Eye Diamond;
;Lotus Petal;
;Thassa's Oracle;
Using an already in play ceremony, we can use Lab Maniac instead.
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Consider;
;Deep Analysis;
;Lion's Eye Diamond;
;Lab Maniac;
;Street Wraith;
This is a variation that dodges reliance on the graveyard.
;Careful Study;
;Street Wraith;
;Lion's Eye Diamond;
;Street Wraith;
;Thassa's Oracle;
Assuming Ceremony is in play and we have 1 or 0 cards in hand, we can go a bit nuts:
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Quantum Riddler;
;Lotus Petal;
;Street Wraith;
;Lab Maniac;
;Street Wraith;
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Quantum Riddler;
;Street Wraith;
;Lion's Eye Diamond;
;Street Wraith;
;Thassa's Oracle;
Now let's try to deviate further and try to present more than 1 way to win.
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Consider;
;Myr Retriever#Attempt 1: Win with Infinite Creatures.
;Myr Retriever;
;Altar of the Brood#Attempt 2: Try to win with Mill and more Infinite Creatures.
;Thassa's Oracle#Try to win with instant win effect.
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Brainstorm;
;Myr Retriever#My Turn 2: Attack with Infinite Creatures.
;Myr Retriever;
;Altar of the Brood#Opponent's Turn 1: Try to win with Mill. Can be played off a Lotus Petal from first Myr Retriever.
;Thassa's Oracle#Turn 4:Try to win with instant win effect.
These last few {U} piles are just plain funky.
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Cephalid Inkmage;
;Narcomoeba;
;Narcomoeba;
;Dread Return#Assumes Thoracle is in graveyard.;
;Card Back;
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Mental Note;
;Myr Retriever;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Myr Retriever;
;Unearth#Next turn, we threaten infinite attack and Thoracle win.;
...Or if we already have Unearth in hand.
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Mental Note;
;Myr Retriever;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Myr Retriever;
;Altar of the Brood#Turn 2: Threaten Infinite Attack, Mill, and Thoracle trigger.
What if we have {1}{U}?
;Predict;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Lotus Petal;
;Unearth;
;Card Back#With Sibsig, this could be a lab maniac backup.;
We can also use any of the {U} piles and remove the reliance on a Lotus Petal in the graveyard. Here is an example:
;Brainstorm#Spend {U};
;Myr Retriever;
;Myr Retriever;
;Altar of the Brood#Spend {1};
;Myr Retriever#Long Term Backup.;
What if we have {U}{U}?
The possibilities open up much more for {U}{U}, compared to {1}{U}.
;Ideas Unbound;
;Lotus Petal;
;Lotus Petal;
;Street Wraith;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Ideas Unbound#Spend {U}{U};
;Myr Retriever#Turn 2 Infinite Attack.;
;Myr Retriever#Assume we retrieve a lotus petal.;
;Altar of the Brood#Spend {U} from Lotus Petal, Opponent's Turn 1 Mill.;
;Thassa's Oracle#Turn 2 win via effect.;
What if we have {U}{U}{U}?
;Ideas Unbound#Spend {U}{U};
;Myr Retriever#Turn 2 Infinite Attack.;
;Myr Retriever;
;Altar of the Brood#Spend {U}, Opponent's Turn 1 Mill.;
;Thassa's Oracle#Turn 2 win via effect.;
What if we have {B}?
Without Sibsieg, my best piles win in 2 turns: (2 turns currently)
;Street Wraith;
;Undercity Sewers;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Unearth;
;Card Back;
;Street Wraith;
;Lion's Eye Diamond;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Unearth;
;Card Back;
If we have Sibsig in play, we can actually pull this off in one turn, using any of these creatures that can draw us 2 cards.
;Faller's Faithful;
;Fell Stinger;
;Triarch Praetorian;
;Unscrupulous Contractor;
Traditional Draw 2 Oracle Pile.
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Faller's Faithful#Sacrifice the token produced by Ceremony;
;Street Wraith;
;Lion's Eye Diamond;
;Street Wraith;
;Thassa's Oracle#Win on turn 1.;
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Faller's Faithful#Sacrifice the token produced by Ceremony;
;Myr Retriever#Attempt 1: Win with Infinite Creatures.
;Myr Retriever;
;Myr Retriever#Attempt 2: Back up.
;Altar of the Brood#Attempt 3: Try to win with Mill instead.
What if we have {B}{B}?
{B}{B}. Greedy, Mill kill in 1 turn.
;The Sibsig Ceremony;
;Faller's Faithful#Sacrifice the token produced by Ceremony.;
;Myr Retriever#Retrieve Lotus Petal from Graveyard.
;Unearth#Resurrect Faller's Faithful, Draw 2 more cards.;
;Myr Retriever#Retrieve Lotus Petal from Graveyard.
;Altar of the Brood;
What if we have {U}{B}{B}{B}?
Try using Oracle Twice!
;The Sibsig Ceremony#Puts Thassa's Oracle back in graveyard if it's effect didn't resolve.;
;Predict;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Unearth;
;Activated Sleeper#Try again if first Thoracle ETB didn't work. Gets around Disruptor Flute;
;Card Back#Backup Unearth? Backup Thassa's Oracle;
What if we have {U}{B}?
;Consider;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Unearth;
;Card Back;
;Card Back;
What if we have {1}{G}{U}?
;Shardless Agent;
;Ancestral Visions;
;Lotus Petal;
;Lotus Petal;
;Thassa's Oracle;
Vintage
What if we are playing Vintage and have {0} mana?
;Gush;
;Black Lotus;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Card Back;
;Card Back;
;Gush;
;Black Lotus;
;Consider;
;Card Back;
;Thassa's Oracle;
What if we have {U} mana?
;Ancestral Recall;
;Street Wraith;
;Thassa's Oracle;
;Black Lotus;
;Card Back;