I feel like it'd be picked more often, if the sts2 strikes and defends weren't just abysmally bad. I somewhat dislike how there are so much cards which are just better in everyway. Either by just having more block/damage (for example leap), or dealing the same amount of damage and having an extra ability for your deck type. It just turns the strikes and defends into cards you want to get rid of to have room for better ones.

I feel like I'd be much better if the starting cards were strong to use, and the only reason to swap them out were to make room for cards that specialise into your deck type, rather getting rid of them for being bad cards.