I say that it can so long as we understand what makes casual multiplayer Magic fun, and that we make deck-building decisions which play to those strengths
I played Everlasting Torment in the sideboard of many decks, including my Chevy Red from PT Hollywood 2008, the top-finishing red deck from that PT
It also supports your recursion theme being able to spend any energy gained to recur further dorks to win with
This means you want to reserve a single spell for this phase, if possible, before moving into combat
and Company The hivemind of Zask, Skittering Swarmlord, Grist, the Hunger Tide, Grist, Voracious Larva, The Swarmweaver, Amzu, Swarm's Hunger, and Aatchik, Emerald Radian
If you can hold out longer, then you get a decent removal ETB creature with fear