Its colors are very conducive to mill yourself, Dredge and Aristocrats
That's not bad, but what really sells him is his Genius Industrialist ability
For blue, we started with Djinns, but they didn't feel right in many settings
Shorikai, Genesis Engine is such a winner in terms of concept alone, but thankfully for us it's also a powerhouse of a card: this is an ultra-reliable value engine sitting in our command zone, drawing us cards, filling our graveyard for reanimation, making pilots to crew our vehicles, all while not being a creature unless we want it to be so it's exceptionally hard for opponents to remove it
For those that would like to give me even more feedback, I'm curious what you thought of this article and any of the observations I made