Kraum, Ludevic's Opus With Kraum, Ludevic's Opuss triggered ability, note that you draw your card before that second spell resolves, and that's regardless of whether the spell is countered
Goyo Predator Goyo Predator Warrior SynchroEffect When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon that monster to your side of the field, but any battle damage it inflicts to a player is halved
The first effect to reanimate a creature is nice, but you'll more likely be taking advantage of its damage negation effect
The Locust God Like Niv-Mizzet, Parun, The Locust God is simultaneously a value engine and combo piece that can sit in the command zone until the perfect moment
Its pretty good there
The mana effect was the one that counted, and there were a lot of good reasons to want to play a deck based around it