For someone completely new to Magic, a beginner box or commander precon is a better starting point than boosters
This is a fine protection piece, though it can never be your only protection piece due to its cost and the narrow range of protection it offers
Its crazy to think a colorless creature printed in Fifth Dawn would still be relevant in an eternal format 19 years later
They also have, Whenever you cast a spell with X in its mana cost, create a 0/0 green Hydra creature token, then put X +1/+1 counters on it. That means that youll be generating an extra Hydra for nearly every Hydra you cast
The final chapter turns Kumano Faces Kakkazan into Etching of Kumano, a 2/2 enchantment creature with haste that says that exiles your opponents' creatures if they die after being dealt damage by a source you control
Unless youre heart is set on this, its going to be difficult to recur your value