you get haste in exchange for a shorter window to use the impulse-drawn card
Having to pay life and mana for the extra card is a little rough but you don't have to add anything after the mill, making it a recurrable mill engine for reanimator decks, descent decks, self mill etc
Originally hailing from the core set Magic 2013 , Krenko quickly became a major factor for Goblin decks of all stripes, as his ability practically begged to be included in any number of Gobbo-based strategies
Note that this is clearly a Cabal Fight Club as both Braids and Chainer are in attendance
More importantly, Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls ability makes it so that anytime an opponent loses life for any reason, it gains a +1/+1 counter, and you get to draw a card
This means that, simply by itself, Rafiq can swing in for eight damage for only four mana, growing even larger when paired with equipment and other creatures with exalted, making the goal of defeating players with Commander Damage quite attainable