For the second line of text, look out, the permanent pump and group slug action are already really solid effects that give your games inertia (as in lead to you winning or at least making an impact)
Other cards in this category are Sinkhole, Ancestral Recall, Vindicate, Time Walk, Lightning Bolt, Counterspell, - all cheap, no frills, pure direct function
3 Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon Super Charge Your Monsters Sometimes the best way to deal with your opponent is to attack your Monsters so high that the impact will completely overwhelm their Life Points
One of the challenges with playing Paradox Engine is that the deck doesn't really do much of anything without the namesake artifact
Activate Zoodiac Drident s Ratpier effect, detach Zoodiac Boarbow , and Special Summon Zoodiac Ratpier