Vintage Decklists to Study Before the Final NYSE Open X on June 6, 2026
The final NYSE Open X Vintage tournament will be held on June 6, 2026, in Patchogue, New York. The 15-card proxy event will pay out guaranteed prizes, including Unlimited editions of {Black Lotus}, {Ancestral Recall}, {Time Walk}, and the Moxen to its Top 8 competitors.
The current Vintage meta has be broadly beloved. It received no changes in the recent May 18, 2026, banned and restricted announcement from Wizards of the Coast and the entry of {Flow State} from Secrets of Strixhaven has significantly changed deck construction.
New York Stock Exchange Qualifier | May 16, 2026
First Place | Aggro Shops | Dave Kaplan
Dave organized the event comprising 24 players and won it all!
DECKLIST_START
Creatures (16)
1 {Lodestone Golem} [5]
4 {Patchwork Automaton} [2]
1 {Phyrexian Metamorph} [3][up]
2 {Phyrexian Revoker} [2]
4 {Scrawling Crawler} [3]
4 {Stonecoil Serpent} [x]
Artifacts (26)
1 {Black Lotus} [0]
1 {Chalice of the Void} [x][x]
1 {Mana Crypt} [0]
1 {Mox Emerald} [0]
1 {Mox Jet} [0]
1 {Mox Pearl} [0]
1 {Mox Ruby} [0]
1 {Mox Sapphire} [0]
1 {Mana Vault} [1]
1 {Sol Ring} [1]
1 {Vexing Bauble} [1]
4 {Null Rod} [2]
4 {Sphere of Resistance} [2]
1 {Thorn of Amethyst} [2]
4 {Nettlecyst} [3]
1 {Trinisphere} [3]
1 {Mystic Forge} [4]
Planeswalker (1)
1 {Karn, the Great Creator} [4]
Lands (17)
4 {Ancient Tomb}
4 {Mishra's Workshop}
4 {Wasteland}
2 {City of Traitors}
1 {Strip Mine}
1 {Urza's Saga}
1 {Tolarian Academy}
Sideboard
4 {Grafdigger's Cage} [1]
3 {Dismember} [1][bp][bp]
3 {Mindbreak Trap} [2][u][u]
1 {Pithing Needle} [1]
1 {Soul-Guide Lantern} [1]
1 {Disruptor Flute} [2]
1 {Argentum Masticore} [5]
1 {Wurmcoil Engine} [6]
DECKLIST_END
Second Place | 4c Breach | Hank Zhong
DECKLIST_START
Creatures (5)
4 {Thundertrap Trainer} [1][u]
1 {Hexing Squelcher} [1][r]
Instants (19)
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
2 {Flusterstorm} [u]
1 {Ancestral Recall} [u]
1 {Mental Misstep} [up]
1 {Brainstorm} [u]
1 {Chain of Vapor} [u]
1 {Brain Freeze} [1][u]
1 {Time Walk} [1][u]
2 {Flame of Anor} [1][u][r]
1 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
1 {Sink into Stupor} [1][u][u]
4 {Paradoxical Outcome} [3][u]
Sorceries (8)
4 {Stock Up} [2][u]
1 {Gitaxian Probe} [up]
1 {Demonic Tutor} [1][b]
1 {Merchant Scroll} [1][u]
1 {Lorien Revealed} [3][u][u]
Artifacts (11)
1 {Black Lotus} [0]
1 {Mana Crypt} [0]
1 {Mox Emerald} [0]
1 {Mox Jet} [0]
1 {Mox Pearl} [0]
1 {Mox Ruby} [0]
1 {Mox Sapphire} [0]
1 {Mox Opal} [0]
1 {Mana Vault} [1]
1 {Sol Ring} [1]
1 {Vexing Bauble} [1]
Enchantments (2)
2 {Underworld Breach} [1][r]
Sideboard
1 {Lurrus of the Dream-Den} [1][wb][wb]
3 {Portable Hole} [w]
3 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
2 {Pyroblast} [r]
1 {Steel Sabotage} [u]
1 {Soul-Guide Lantern} [1]
1 {Overencumbered} [1][w]
1 {Hexing Squelcher} [1][r]
1 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
1 {Mindbreak Trap} [2][u][u]
Lands (14)
2 {Misty Rainforest}
2 {Scalding Tarn}
2 {Volcanic Island}
2 {Tundra}
1 {Underground Sea}
1 {Polluted Delta}
1 {Flooded Strand}
1 {Meticulous Archive}
1 {Tolarian Academy}
1 {Urza's Saga}
DECKLIST_END
Third Place | Esper Tinker | Rob Scannevin
DECKLIST_START
Instants (19)
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
2 {Flusterstorm} [u]
1 {Ancestral Recall} [u]
1 {Mental Misstep} [up]
1 {Brainstorm} [u]
1 {Chain of Vapor} [u]
1 {Mystical Tutor} [u]
1 {Prismatic Ending} [x][w]
1 {Vampiric Tutor} [b]
1 {Brain Freeze} [1][u]
1 {Time Walk} [1][u]
2 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
1 {Sink into Stupor} [1][u][u]
1 {Tinker} [2][u]
4 {Paradoxical Outcome} [3][u]
Sorceries (8)
4 {Flow State} [1][u]
3 {Lorien Revealed} [3][u][u]
1 {Gitaxian Probe} [up]
1 {Demonic Tutor} [1][b]
1 {Merchant Scroll} [1][u]
1 {Yawgmoth's Will} [2][b]
Artifacts (13)
1 {Black Lotus} [0]
1 {Mana Crypt} [0]
1 {Mox Emerald} [0]
1 {Mox Jet} [0]
1 {Mox Pearl} [0]
1 {Mox Ruby} [0]
1 {Mox Sapphire} [0]
1 {Manifold Key} [1]
1 {Sensei's Divining Top} [1]
1 {Sol Ring} [1]
1 {Vexing Bauble} [1]
1 {Time Vault} [2]
1 {Bolas's Citadel} [3][b][b][b]
Planeswalker (1)
1 {Karn, the Great Creator} [4]
Lands (14)
3 {Tundra}
3 {Underground Sea}
1 {Flooded Strand}
1 {Polluted Delta}
1 {Misty Rainforest}
1 {Scalding Tarn}
1 {Island}
1 {Tolarian Academy}
1 {Urza's Saga}
Sideboard
3 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
3 {Barrowgoyf} [2][b]
2 {Petrified Hamlet}
2 {Consign to Memory} [u]
1 {Portable Hole} [w]
1 {Pithing Needle} [1]
1 {Soul-Guide Lantern} [1]
1 {Mindbreak Trap} [2][u][u]
1 {Sphinx of the Steel Wind} [5][w][u][b]
DECKLIST_END
Fourth Place | [w] Initiative | David Galperin
DECKLIST_START
Creatures (24)
4 {Archon of Emeria} [2][w]
4 {Clarion Conqueror} [2][w]
4 {White Plume Adventurer} [2][w]
4 {Seasoned Dungeoneer} [3][w]
4 {Witch Enchanter} [3][w]
4 {Chancellor of the Annex} [4][w][w][w]
Artifacts (18)
4 {Chrome Mox} [0]
4 {Void Mirror} [0]
1 {Black Lotus} [0]
1 {Lotus Petal} [0]
1 {Mana Crypt} [0]
1 {Mox Emerald} [0]
1 {Mox Jet} [0]
1 {Mox Pearl} [0]
1 {Mox Ruby} [0]
1 {Mox Sapphire} [0]
1 {Chalice of the Void} [x][x]
1 {Vexing Bauble} [1]
Planeswalker (1)
1 {Karn, the Great Creator} [4]
Lands (17)
4 {Ancient Tomb}
4 {Cavern of Souls}
4 {Wasteland}
2 {Plains}
1 {City of Traitors}
1 {Karakas}
1 {Strip Mine}
Sideboard
4 {Leyline of the Void} [2][b][b]
4 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
2 {Archon of Absolution} [3][w]
2 {Light of Day} [3][w]
1 {Grafdigger's Cage} [1]
1 {Portable Hole} [w]
1 {Stonecoil Serpent} [x]
DECKLIST_END
Fifth Place | Esper Control | Spencer Warburton
DECKLIST_START
Creatures (13)
4 {Psychic Frog} [u][b]
3 {Orcish Bowmasters} [1][b]
3 {Phelia, Exuberent Shepherd} [1][w]
2 {Lavinia, Azorius Renegade} [u][w]
1 {Snapcaster Mage} [1][u]
Instants (21)
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
3 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
3 {Spell Pierce} [u]
3 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
1 {Mental Misstep} [up]
1 {Ancestral Recall} [u]
1 {Consign to Memory} [u]
1 {Flusterstorm} [u]
1 {Daze} [1][u]
1 {Time Walk} [1][u]
1 {Treasure Cruise} [7][u]
1 {Dig Through Time} [6][u][u]
Sorceries (2)
1 {Gitaxian Probe} [up]
1 {Demonic Tutor} [1][b]
Artifacts (6)
1 {Black Lotus} [0]
1 {Mox Jet} [0]
1 {Mox Pearl} [0]
1 {Mox Sapphire} [0]
1 {Soul-Guide Lantern} [1]
1 {Momentum Breaker} [1][b]
Lands (18)
4 {Wasteland}
3 {Tundra}
3 {Underground Sea}
3 {Flooded Strand}
2 {Polluted Delta}
1 {Meticulous Archive}
1 {Strip Mine}
1 {Urza's Saga}
Sideboard
1 {Lurrus of the Dream-Den} [1][wb][wb]
2 {Containment Priest} [1][w]
2 {Consign to Memory} [u]
2 {Seal of Cleansing} [1][w]
2 {Stony Silence} [1][w]
1 {Tormod's Crypt} [0]
1 {Deafening Silence} [w]
1 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
1 {Nihil Spellbomb} [1]
1 {Plains}
1 {The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale}
DECKLIST_END
Sixth Place | Esper Tempo | Charles Magyar
DECKLIST_START
Creatures (7)
4 {Psychic Frog} [u][b]
2 {Lavinia, Azorius Renegade} [u][w]
1 {Snapcaster Mage} [1][u]
Instants (21)
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
3 {Flow State} [1][u]
3 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
3 {Spell Pierce} [u]
2 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
1 {Mental Misstep} [up]
1 {Ancestral Recall} [u]
1 {Flusterstorm} [u]
1 {Time Walk} [1][u]
1 {Treasure Cruise} [7][u]
1 {Dig Through Time} [6][u][u]
Sorceries (7)
3 {Ponder} [u]
2 {Lorien Revealed} [3][u][u]
1 {Gitaxian Probe} [up]
1 {Prismatic Ending} [x][w]
1 {Demonic Tutor} [1][b]
Artifacts (6)
1 {Black Lotus} [0]
1 {Mox Jet} [0]
1 {Mox Pearl} [0]
1 {Mox Sapphire} [0]
1 {Vexing Bauble} [1]
1 {Null Rod} [2]
Lands (18)
4 {Wasteland}
3 {Tundra}
3 {Underground Sea}
3 {Flooded Strand}
2 {Polluted Delta}
1 {Meticulous Archive}
1 {Strip Mine}
1 {Urza's Saga}
Sideboard
1 {Lurrus of the Dream-Den} [1][wb][wb]
3 {Containment Priest} [1][w]
2 {Consign to Memory} [u]
2 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
1 {Fatal Push} [b]
1 {Nihil Spellbomb} [b]
2 {Stony Silence} [1][w]
2 {Mystical Dispute} [2][u]
1 {The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale}
DECKLIST_END
Seventh Place | Esper Tinker | Bill Li
DECKLIST_START
Creature (1)
1 {Monastery Mentor} [2][w]
Instants (14)
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
2 {Flusterstorm} [u]
2 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
1 {Ancestral Recall} [u]
1 {Mental Misstep} [up]
1 {Brainstorm} [u]
1 {Chain of Vapor} [u]
1 {Mystical Tutor} [u]
1 {Vampiric Tutor} [b]
Sorceries (17)
4 {Flow State} [1][u]
4 {Stock Up} [2][u]
4 {Lorien Revealed} [3][u][u]
1 {Gitaxian Probe} [up]
1 {Demonic Tutor} [1][b]
1 {Time Walk} [1][u]
1 {Tinker} [2][u]
1 {Yawgmoth's Will} [2][b]
Artifacts (13)
1 {Black Lotus} [0]
1 {Mana Crypt} [0]
1 {Mox Emerald} [0]
1 {Mox Jet} [0]
1 {Mox Pearl} [0]
1 {Mox Ruby} [0]
1 {Mox Sapphire} [0]
1 {Manifold Key} [1]
1 {Sensei's Divining Top} [1]
1 {Sol Ring} [1]
1 {Vexing Bauble} [1]
1 {Time Vault} [2]
1 {Bolas's Citadel} [3][b][b][b]
Planeswalker (1)
1 {Karn, the Great Creator} [4]
Lands (14)
4 {Flooded Strand}
2 {Tundra}
2 {Underground Sea}
1 {Volcanic Island}
1 {Polluted Delta}
1 {Island}
1 {Meticulous Archive}
1 {Tolarian Academy}
1 {Urza's Saga}
Sideboard
4 {Swords to Plowshares} [w]
2 {Hexing Squelcher} [1][r]
2 {Portable Hole} [w]
2 {Soul-Guide Lantern} [1]
1 {Consign to Memory} [u]
1 {Mindbreak Trap} [2][u][u]
1 {Sphinx of the Steel Wind} [5][w][u][b]
1 {Portal to Phyrexia} [9]
1 {Plains}
DECKLIST_END
Eighth Place | Grixis Breach | Gabe Sorci
DECKLIST_START
Creatures (4)
4 {Psychic Frog} [u][b]
Instants (19)
4 {Force of Will} [3][u][u]
3 {Force of Negation} [1][u][u]
2 {Flusterstorm} [u]
2 {Fatal Push} [b]
1 {Ancestral Recall} [u]
1 {Mental Misstep} [up]
1 {Brainstorm} [u]
1 {Chain of Vapor} [u]
1 {Demonic Consultation} [b]
1 {Brain Freeze} [1][u]
1 {Time Walk} [1][u]
1 {Sink into Stupor} [1][u][u]
Sorceries (14)
4 {Flow State} [1][u]
4 {Stock Up} [2][u]
3 {Lorien Revealed} [3][u][u]
1 {Gitaxian Probe} [up]
1 {Demonic Tutor} [1][b]
1 {Merchant Scroll} [1][u]
Artifacts (10)
1 {Black Lotus} [0]
1 {Mana Crypt} [0]
1 {Mox Emerald} [0]
1 {Mox Jet} [0]
1 {Mox Pearl} [0]
1 {Mox Ruby} [0]
1 {Mox Sapphire} [0]
1 {Mox Opal} [0]
1 {Sol Ring} [1]
1 {Vexing Bauble} [1]
Enchantments (2)
2 {Underworld Breach} [1][r]
Sideboard
1 {Lurrus of the Dream-Den} [1][wb][wb]
4 {Pyroblast} [r]
3 {Soul-Guide Lantern} [1]
2 {Fatal Push} [b]
1 {Thoughtseize} [b]
1 {Hexing Squelcher} [1][r]
1 {Seal of Removal} [u]
1 {Thassa's Oracle} [u][u]
1 {Mindbreak Trap} [2][u][u]
Lands (15)
4 {Polluted Delta}
3 {Underground Sea}
2 {Volcanic Island}
1 {Scalding Tarn}
1 {Island}
1 {Swamp}
1 {Flooded Strand}
1 {Thundering Falls}
1 {Tolarian Academy}
1 {Urza's Saga}
DECKLIST_END
Submit Your Article To Eternal Durdles!
Subscribe to Eternal Durdles on YouTube!
Subscribe to Common Sense: Sorcery podcast on YouTube!
Featured image: {Mishra's Workshop} by Kaja Foglio