used a minor variation (adding 1 shard of readiness, 3 SoGs and 2 permafrost, just be sure to survive a possible early phase recluse spam) and it worked great! Though i had tons of not needed Nymph Tears in my hand, cause i created a water nymph first (he had a slow start)...maybe its an idea to make the following changes:
-2 nymph tears (you only need 1 in your hand?), +2 dusk mantle (for early defense):
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