As it turns out, many combat triggers happen when a creature of yours attacks, making them copyable with Isshins ability
It's worth noting that it only requires you to sacrifice a Food, but not necessarily to the Food's activated ability: ways to just pitch artifacts for free will help a lot if you don't have tons of mana to dump into the activated ability here
Four cost 6/5 with trample and possibly flash should be in every green/blue Simic deck
It makes sense that Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant is in such high demand, as it can be a complete menace when used properly in-game
Cards that play into this style of play are working towards the larger goal of decimating the opponent's hand, and usually then punishing them for having no cards
The first is 35 cents, and then some like Elvish Mystic printed less is 0.49, and then ditto Avacyn's Pilgrim