Yes. I think the whole 'steem-hive' thing has caused a bit of confusion, but will even out.

Back to Basics is always a bit stressful for me, but I do tend to follow your advice. I like going for Water because of the magic attacks and high heal available on several monsters.

I'm trying to get better about high mana matches. Currently, I just STACK them with my most pricey monsters... and I generally win those, but they end up with maybe one monster in the element and everything else are mercenaries (neutrals). 🤣