Wow, there's just too much to say about all of this.

Someone needs to come up with a decent main list that is solid against most decks (whether it's aggro/aggro-control/or combo); a list that is capable to win from any deck. I'm tired of reading all the different countertop/bant aggro threads without any specific lists or results. I don't think we can call countertop a tier 1 deck right now, without knowing a specfic list that does great in general (like reanimate, zoo, goblins..they don't need all those tired discussions we have, because they have 1 list that has been tested thoroughly against the rest of the field, with solid results. Maybe 2/3 cards may differ from their lists (or run in different numbers), but with countertop it's really confusing and not clear at all, which is why I don't think we can call it a tier 1 deck (too many variation is a bad sign to me).

What are the best cards to run in countertop?. All the discussions of running NO/PRO or the planeswalkers..... Do we run Ponder? Do we run Qasali or Trygon Predator? Do we run Firespout with a Volcanic Island maindecked or not? Do we run 3 Tropical Islands or 4? Do we run 2 Tundra or 3? All these things are very important to know. It already starts with the mana base.