Considering that most midrange decks play 3+ colors and a fair share of legendary creatures, this card is excellent in those scenarios
These cards allow the deathtouch creatures to instantly destroy planeswalkers and deal damage to players in the form of poison counters too
Relatively low cmc, a powerful efficient draw engine that can draw 1 card per opponent aka up to 3 card drawn per combat step, and strong efficient protection from removal makes Akiri the perfect Equipment commander
The common symbol is a grey circle with ink like droplets and curved lines, making it feel on trend with the ink type mechanic used within the card game
"but wait, there's more!" If that was all Kogla and Yidaro did it would honestly be a fine card, but there's also an excellent ability stapled on there as well
When it comes time for Phyrexian Hydra to have -1/-1 counters placed on it from the damage you prevented on it, then it wont get those counters because of Meliras ability