It was rare that a deck built around ritual summoning would successfully reach the upper echelons of the competitive game, but this deck did so by draining your opponent of resources during a mammoth opening gamut that, without the right hand traps to counter your opponent at the right time, could (very) slowly deck your opponent out before they had a chance to play
Wed say its only a matter of time, but in reality, were already far past that point
Receiving the award made me understand this
In Commander, as an 80/80 or 70/70 you are still smashing someone in a single face-tap
Effective Instants Shriveling Rot though this can be pricey, especially if you pay the entwine cost, this card allows you to damage opponents when their creatures die, or to effectively give all creatures in combat deathtouch
In addition to Eternal Scourge, Sam Loyal Attendant is another creature that enables some cool infinite combos