Itlan King only gives a freeze of 1. I'm using Abethia Queen's Virbulo for a freeze 5. That has saved my butt many times.

Did you get anything good from the rewards for doing all the merging? Right now, I'm collecting crystals to upgrade my epic cards. Those should help me get more gold and thus progress faster. With more epics, I should hopefully be able to complete more stars and collect the rewards for star completions. You get a legendary card after completing 210 stars.