I like Lagurus
I like Dendrobium better
I run Lagurus, Dendrobium, and Sarcandra(Christmas) on the same team though. Birds of a feather flock together
A first turn squad is exactly that, then it flames out by design
Yes its kills most stuff even though overall power is lower but against big bosses, you don't run a first turn squad.
As far as a good addition, I am not sure the game in its current state will be around more than a couple of months. It needs updated badly.