Not only will you start with the basics (and then work your way up), but there are some good archetypes that you can get with just the booster packs from the original series, such as Red Eyes Black Dragon, Blue Eyes White Dragon, and Dark Magician
Has no way of increasing their Monsters attack over 2800 which means Monsters with ATK over that will have no problem beating it
His appearance after fusing his soul with Yubel is a separate Legendary Duelist, Jaden/Yubel
Sample cost credited to your first order
Control: This playstyle revolves around controlling the pace of play, particularly via Spell Cards that more or less dictate what happens at any given turn
Once per turn, if you Special Summon an Xyz Monster with a "Rank-Up-Magic" Spell's effect: You can target that Xyz Monster and 1 monster your opponent controls