What does it all mean
702.118b You choose which creature to sacrifice as you choose to pay a spells emerge cost (see rule 601.2b), and you sacrifice that creature as you pay the total cost (see rule 601.2h)
That said, some cards exceeded my expectations, like Corpse Appraiser or Giada, Font of Hope that had opened the door for new strategies to shine
The card basically reads as "if your opponent takes game actions, you draw a card, oh hey, and also, no looping extra turns over there, guy." That's under normal game conditions, mind you
You can still find Isamaru, Hound of Konda dogging it out in Cubes as one of the best white 1-drops
He unashamedly uses his position to fund Ral Zarek's reconstruction projects in the hopes of helping the Izzet recover from the disgrace of their guild during the Phyrexian invasion