Regarding steel, there are some cards that can help with this overarching damaged character control strategy, like Tug-of-War, which gives the player a choice of dealing damage to all opposing characters with the Evasive ability or without, or Yzma, who can deal 1 damage to a character if any of the players characters banish another character through a challenge
Use an action, and thats one less for when you play something truly threatening
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I also decided on a sea creatures subtheme to keep the deck feeling more thematic overall
While Sephara may not be game-ending in its own right, coming down quickly and protecting your board of evasive creatures is nothing to scoff at