Since Skrelv costs only a single mana, youre able to get this down early and start backing up your more important creatures with its second ability
Mid-battle scripted dialogue will also (temporarily) interrupt any actively charged ability, including the Jump attack
Walk softly and carry a big stick. Thats the underlying sentiment behind Commander Advisory Group member and all-time kind person Shivam Bhatts flavor text, who adorned the Gorehorn with a version of an oft-used adage that boils down to let your actions speak for you. A creature that is just built to smash face, this thing wont be doing much talking
That said, Reyas just a 4/6 with no relevant abilities besides flying, it costs 9 mana in mono-white, and you need to reach your next upkeep just to get the ability
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow The apex commander for its deck type, Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow is sitting here also as a stand-in for a lot of similar cards and powerful commanders from Commander Masters who are unlikely to appear in a 99
Second, every character has three dodge-chance values: for an attack that's coming in from in front of them, for one from the side, and for one In the Back