While Technical Machines were their own category of Trainer card for almost a decade up to 2009s Rising Rivals set, following a 14-year gap with no new Technical Machine cards they were reintroduced as Pokmon Tool cards in the Scarlet & Violet series of expansions
One of those elements is evolving your Pokemon
And I swear there are a bunch of cards in the set that sound like theyre also Netrunner cards
There's a good reason for that popularity and since we're not on white, Damnation is simply put our best board wipe Cyclonic Rift is, according to EDH Rec, the second most played card in all EDH Decks posted online and for good reason, versatile instant speed board wipe (or as close as blue gets it), I can't think of a reason not to play it in any EDH deck running blue
I evaluate commanders on power, of course, but I also consider the vibe: Are these commanders introducing a novel new archetype or breaking new ground within an established archetype