On top of that, the synergy with Skullclamp and Pitiless Plunderer makes the pre-con feel unfair
The other nice thing about Torgaar's Rite is that we don't actually need the combo to win
Undead Augur This is what you want out in a zombie deck for board wipes, or just to help out while Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver is mowing things down
The deck has ways to find equipment like the one and only Worldslayer, including Quest for the Holy Relic, Open the Armory and Stonehewer Giant
Protection was complicated (it does four different things and often subverts player expectations), Shroud confused players and just eliminated interactions, and Hexproof was dangerously powerful
Riders of Rohan Sticking with Universes Beyond, while many of the plaudits went to other decks in the Lord of the Rings Commander lineup, Riders of Rohan is powerful and relatively simple