What is the tip of the top, cream of the crop
First, the champion, playing Mono-Black Necro Control: Creatures (7) Lands (23) Spells (30) 4 Nevinyrral's Disk 1 Hymn to Tourach 4 Necropotence 1 Ivory Tower 4 Dark Ritual 4 Drain Life 3 Stupor 2 Mind Warp 3 Contagion 1 Serrated Arrows 2 Demonic Consultation 1 Zuran Orb Sideboard Then, in third place, representing the aggro decks of the format, Brian Hackers Bad Moon Necro: Creatures (19) Lands (21) Spells (20) And then finally carrying on the fine tradition of B/r Necro-decks, Chris Pikula, who actually increased the red presence in the deck with Incinerates and multiple maindeck Shatters (Winter Orb, Howling Mine, Serrated Arrows, even Black Vise, Ivory Tower, and Zuran Orb were worthy targets)
JVP just turns on their removal without cycling through your deck, while Snap isnt really good until turns 4-7, at which point your per-turn actions are pretty much already spoken for
(Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) Illustrated by Yeong-Hao Han Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
One Certificate is received for every 50 points, so depending on the content the player goes after, it's possible to get enough Certificates before level 50
Incidentally, in case you're still wondering why the world didn't end in 2012, it turns out that this was simply the date of the next B'ak'tun or Long Count, a period of time spanning 394 years