Its a risky move, though, as most status attacks are at the whim of coin tosses - but the payoff is certainly worth it
If youre just excited to draft you can always copy a popular, battle-tested Cube list from sites like CubeCobra or you can go to your LGS and loudly ask if anybody could please tell you about their cube
When you exile another card to imprint an ability onto your permanent, the possibilities of what that card can do are virtually limitless simply because there are so many unique cards in Magic
Oracle gets away with not only being a 4 drop ramp effect but also a weak Exploration because she is self contained and a source of ongoing card advantage
Many online resources can help you track sales history and population reports, giving you a clear picture of your collections value
Im working on this myself but going English or Japanese cards without ruleboxes and with the traditional layout (no full arts, etc)