If Drownyard Lurker or its cycling ability are countered or otherwise leave the stack in response to that triggered ability, the triggered ability will still resolve as normal
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Common 133 Tangle Common 134 Poisoned Apple Rare 135 Shield of Virtue Uncommon 136 Sword of Truth Rare 137 Ariel, Whoseit Collector Rare 138 Aurora, Briar Rose Common 139 Aurora, Dreaming Guardian Super Rare 140 Aurora, Regal Princess Uncommon 141 Belle, Inventive Engineer Uncommon 142 Belle, Strange But Special Legendary 143 Chief Tui, Respected Leader Uncommon 144 Donald Duck, Strutting His Stuff Common 145 Flounder, Voice of Reason Common 146 Gramma Tala, Storyteller Uncommon 147 Hades, Infernal Schemer Legendary 148 Jasmine, Disguised Common 149 Jasmine, Queen of Agrabah Rare 150 Maleficent, Sinister Visitor Common 151 Maleficent, Uninvited Rare 152 Maurice, World-Famous Inventor Rare 153 Merlin, Self-Appointed Mentor Common 154 Mickey Mouse, Detective Common 155 Mufasa, King of the Pride Lands Common 156 Philoctetes, Trainer of Heroes Common 157 Robin Hood, Unrivaled Archer Super Rare 158 Scar, Mastermind Rare 159 Tamatoa, So Shiny

I mean, sure, youve got Rekindling Phoenix and Glorybringer or whatever, but to just shut off the vast majority of creatures indefinitely
Passively gaining two life each upkeep from turn 1 onwards doesnt sound like much, but the free lifegain trigger means your Ajani's Pridemate grows every turn and life outlets like Greed and the incredibly strong Toxic Deluge always have resources available
MANA DRAIN Counterspells are dime-a-dozen in blue, so while they are in many ways replacement level, there are some that stand above the rest and make it into this list