That's conveniently how much life you gain by eating a food token, which turns every food token into an extra card
After all, he makes sure each of your new creatures gets a plate of Food at the end of your turn
An exceptionally powerful sacrifice outlet and payoff, the front side is cheap and the transformed Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel ends games in a flash thanks to the stackable emblem
Cards like Food Chain, Aggravated Assault, Underworld Breach, etc tend to be higher up on the totem pole, as they're far more immediately impactful
This allows you to hunt for the type of land you need, if you happen to have an important black or blue spell but no swamps or islands in play or in your hand
While these ratios often are fiddled with after sideboard, try your best to keep them as close to the starting ones as possible