HB Duos & Wildcards

I'm a little late to the party as I was focusing on Combined Army as N4 dropped, but I notice that Asawira and Muyibs + several characters have wildcard, and that there are a number of duo options in HB that could be interesting. You can even run a fireteam core of just two models too.

I usually don't care for the link bonuses past "move multiple models". They have their place, but this is by far the best bonus for me. So wondering if anyone has tried out running a number of these little duos instead of the usual big core or big core + three strong haris? Or even a core and several duos.

Asawira + Rafiq is pretty fantastic looking. Kill stuff really well, sweep midfield, push buttons. Far as ARMY is concerned both the standard and Red Fury have Duo but uncertain if this is how it actually works.

Asawira + Lasiq specialist also has game. First time I've been excited for a Lasiq!

Govad HMG + Muyib smoke launcher. Not the most amazing and maybe a better option is a haris of these + a scoring model, but we have access to a complete inferior smoke combo.

Asawira + Muyib Smoke Launcher can kick ass and bypass many defenses it doesn't want to engage.

Muyib Tactical Awareness SWC weapon + specialist, not as strong as the Asawira but bringing an extra order and a little cheaper.

I'm really liking the fireteam core of Ghulam Dr + Barid (hacker of choice) + Asawira personally.

I thought that Hassassins was all skirmishers, fidays, and daylami. But this really opens them up to be a fantastic toolbox faction in my book. What do you guys think of the duos?

Edit: Update, have been informed that Rafiqs cannot link in HB (despite having duo) as there is no duo rule on the sectorial chart. That does put a bullet in the best combination, but theres still other interesting ones