Thank you for your feedback. The things you mentioned are things I have experienced as well while testing. The set also falls off a cliff if you have the Incredible Mo and Wheel of Gifts; the combined damage reduction is insane vs a faction that relies only on damage.
But I am sure you will acknowledge that every faction in RPvE has different difficulties as bandits are notoriously the weakest. The aim was to open up a lot of strategies that don't revolve around meta cards like Frenetic, Infect or Wheel of Gifts, for example, as those cards are expensive and 'should' make maps easier. They s