Plargg and Nassari is a Commander card since you want multiple players for its trigger to do work, but it does so much
Manga art cards like Vilis, Broker Of Blood and Evereth, Viceroy Of Plunder provide impressive gameplay mechanics
Raiyuu, Storms Edge If you specifically want to build around samurai as a creature type, Isshin, Two Heavens as One definitely works, though Raiyuu, Storm's Edge is friendlier on the budget
If it didnt have double strike, the traditional rules would apply and both creatures would die
That said, Nuka Cola Vending Machine can create Food, and Manufactor can help pay the activation cost of that ability
Now consider that Visions put phasing in close proximity with some of the all-time-best ETB triggers, and that the average players understanding of the rules (and to be fair, the rules themselves) were much more loose than in our present era