Iāve played this strat a couple times now with Guild and healing is your friend. Though in fairness the easiest time Iāve had with it was using Sandeep, but that doesnāt help us here, does it? š
I quite enjoy Basse for idols, since he can establish a picket line along the centre turn one. Frontiersman are squishy, but heal easy. Throw in a Domador and they are surprisingly resilient, auto-healing 3 from decay.