Most of the time you'll be able to put that counter on another creature, maybe even a green or black creature that takes advantage of having -1/-1 counters placed on it, like Channeler Initiate
Commander Mustard has a passive ability, giving your other Soldiers an impressive array of keywords, vigilance, trample, and haste, turning them all into threats
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Lightning, Lone Commando (Isshin, Two Heavens as One) Isshin, Two Heavens as One is one of the formats strongest aggressive commanders, though it never verges into broken territory like Winota
You can even blink Kalonian Twingrove to make more tokens (or use Esika's Chariot)
Sure, you may be able to slot Cloud or Ezio into your Commander deck, but you can almost guarantee they wont be standard legal