Wow I am amazed to see Realest being honest.
Best setup is largely what you see up top -> avian core, with halfer thief support, tossed in with mystic, elf or faery is preference. This works on all fields, and playing 25 hybrids is a dead strategy - dont do it.
I would imagine that the only goal for the mystics is to cover M/S. Am I correct?
What is the purpose of the halflings? Do they just focus on stealing resources, or do they do NS and riots?