There was no better MTG card to host that, and Mike Zeck's photorealistic art, than Reanimate
Stealing something like an opponents commander or combo piece can absolutely shut down their game plan, though you have to be careful since it is an aggressively unfun strategy
This is the one that Id just rather give into (if I were going to build it) and spend creative energy on other decks
Or share your decklists and brag about your climb up the ranks in our Discord.
So it just shuts down those decks' core strategies for one turn, which could be all you need to win the game
If they say anything else, I make sure that they know that I won't go into any text boxes under any circumstances (there are a few exceptions) and I explain how every single one of my alters has passed the "judge test" at a Super IQ and higher, but that does not guarantee that they will always pass