Yes, it can get you the extra turn and generate the card advantage that can inevitably get you closer to a bonafide win condition, but it still can whiff, too, and many times just delays dying by a turn
To attempt to formalize things a bit further, the new Commander Panel introduced Game Changers, a list of cards whose inclusion marks a more powerful deck
Deathrite Shaman This is much like the Ooze except it is a better dork with more useful effects and roles and more efficient life returns
The second card, Elusen, the Giving, was posted to X by Jontelle Levson-Smith
Changed Read the Blueprints
Mid Game Medium Blockers are important for the flexibility of this deck, where Counters tend to be more powerful