There's some deduction and a bit of instinct
A slayer gets by on wits and reflexes. Higa, slayer-captain of Gatstaf Illustrated by Steve Prescott Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
However, this decision would make more sense if we got more Partner commanders representing other antagonists from Final Fantasy 16
The Water Shuriken Ability allows it to hit one of your opponents Pokemon for 20 damage, which can prevent them from achieving any meaningful evolutions

Battle your way through the plane of Ikoria with monster-themed mechanics that grow your creatures build your bond and crush your opponents Symbiotic Swarm Commander (1) Planeswalker (1) Creatures (34) Cartographer's Hawk Sakura-Tribe Elder Satyr Wayfinder Aerial Responder Nikara, Lair Scavenger Nyx Weaver Skullwinder Solemn Recruit Splinterfright Vampire Nighthawk Angel of Finality Daring Fiendbonder Odric, Lunarch Marshal Slippery Bogbonder Tayam, Luminous Enigma Vitality Hunter Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel Acidic Slime Avenging Huntbonder Cairn Wanderer Cataclysmic Gearhulk Kalemne's Captain Karametra, God of Harvests Majestic Myriarch Reveillark Archon of Valor's Reach Soul of Innistrad Soulflayer Sunblast Angel Hornet Queen Akroma, Angel of Wrath Void Beckoner Zetalpa, Primal Dawn Titanoth Rex Instants (6) Abzan Charm Blood Curdle Deathsprout Despark Grisly Salvage Obscuring Haze Sorceries (7) Cultivate Harmonize Unbreakable Bond Unburial Rites Ever After Selective Adaptation Duneblast Enchantments (6) Together Forever Abzan Ascendancy Martial Impetus Parasitic Impetus Predatory Impetus Deadbridge Chant Artifacts (7) Sol Ring Arcane Signet Netherborn Altar Swiftfoot Boots Bonder's Ornament Commander's Sphere Mimic Vat Lands (38) Blighted Woodland Blossoming Sands Canopy Vista Caves of Koilos Command Tower Evolving Wilds Exotic Orchard Gavony Township Golgari Rot Farm Grim Backwoods Jungle Hollow Krosan Verge Memorial to Folly Myriad Landscape Nesting Grounds Orzhov Basilica Sandsteppe Citadel Scoured Barrens Selesnya Sanctuary Sungrass Prairie Forest x4 Plains x7 Swamp x7 Commander, Theme, and Strategy Kathril uses a feature introduced in Ikoria : placing keyword counters on creatures

Meld doesnt see much play in any Constructed formats and it was generally pretty difficult to pull off in Draft