Tifa Lockhart is one of a couple of good candidates for the Buster Sword, and you can have her on the board pretty early in the game too
There are some hyper powerful Sing Together songs coming out in Ursulas return, and this Ariel can pay the bulk of the cost of them herself
For this reason, Steel/Sapphire is the most inconsistent of the three original starter decks
We have the Inkwell symbol in the top left corner, the Strength and Willpower , the Lore Value , and the cards text box
Kain is a good early play that can guarantee you the top-ups you need, and you can do some dastardly things with him, like building him tall and strapping a Vampiric Link to him to ensure you gain life off of anyone attacking with him
Just show up a few minutes early and ask the staff if they can recommend some opaque sleeves, or buy them ahead of time