I also have been using 3 Ticket and 2 Torrential Tribute. Never looked back.
Ticket gets blown up, so you always need the extra copies. 2 Torrential Tribute makes sure Samurai doesn't beat you, helps you grind vs dino rabbit, and helps against big pushes which madolche loses against.
Been running 2 Torrential in Evols too when everyone says its bad in Evol. Staples are staples, must run. Play around the flaws. Samurai is the exception because they can't.