The other resource, and this one is particularly good for finding unloved or underappreciated cards, is Scryfall, specifically the advanced search
Being able to turn your commander into a token with identical combat stats (or many smaller tokens) at instant speed makes it difficult to remove and keep down
Decks that care about flash creatures or casting spells on your opponents turns might consider Voracious Greatshark, or you could play it in a budget Helga, Skittish Seer deck
Ultimately yes, and it should inform your deck building
If I change 1 to 2, do all instances of then become 1 because the 1 in the numerator became a 2
It could be combined with Twiddle, as well as Animate Artifact + Instill Energy, for extra turns (an interaction Richard Garfield had built into the game and intended for)