The name EDH comes from the first legendary creatures to helm the decks in 1994, the elder dragons, and fandom of the movie Highlander for the singleton building restriction (There can only be one.)
Our first non-permanent piece of hate, Surgical Extraction is at its best when your opponent needs a specific card to function
Meanwhile, up at the peak of the typal pyramid is a much more exclusive club: the proven evergreen typal decks
What will usually happen is the benefits of all your different cards wanting to do the same thing will begin to compound, and soon you'll find yourself sporting an eight point lore gap ahead of your opponent
This also assumes that youre rummaging for cards, tossing out spells, and filling up the graveyard enough to keep escaping it
The Time Machine will be waiting