Commander tax is an additional cost while affinity is a cost-reduction mechanic, and additional costs are applied to a spell before cost reduction
Oh, and it also brings back Trainer Pokmon cards, revived last year during the swansong of Scarlet & Violet and then weirdly abandoned just as it was getting going
Here, let me give you another example
Entropic Battlecruiser Rating: 6/10 Im still not a fan of any spacecraft that doesnt give you an immediate bonus, but Entropic Battlecruiser gives you a very real bonus once youve fully stationed it
But some sweet synergies include Kuro, Pitlord and Horobi, Death's Wail to machine-gun down opposing creatures for 1 life per kill, Patron of the Nezumi which drains opponents, and Kagemaro, First to Suffer which is an emergency board wipe when needed