Funny, I just won with the original darkness/earth deck, mostly unupped (except a few PAs and Steals). Only 2 steals is too few imo, exactly due to the threat of an early cloak (and worse still, a cloak chain). Yes, you might end up discarding a few of them later in the match, but it's important to draw them early to ensure a QT lock with PA. I actually thought I would lose when she threw a 1st turn Time Nymph at me and I had to waste 2 Drain Life on it after taking too much damage, but since I was able to PA her QTs early, I didn't have much to worry about. It might be possible to tweak the deck a little for efficiency, but I would definitely leave more steals in there, the final amount depending on the deck size.