Steel represents powerful characters who can hit hard, defend staunchly, and bring home tons of Lore, while Sapphire represents tactics and careful planning
With a cost of four ink, you can have this amethyst Sisu with three strength and willpower
Building a Lorcana deck is much less intimidating but still rewarding
Meanwhile, other Items, like Frying Pan, are meant to be banished in order to give you buffs or weaken your opponent
I could list every new card I love - like Alice, Growing Girl, who lends the Support keyword to your other characters and gains four lore when you reach ten strength, or Sisu, Divine Water Dragon, who allows you to draw a new card every time you quest - but in general all of the new cards in Rise of the Floodborn feel like a shift in power and ability