Yeah, tried and no cigar. I also tried different input styles like xah's but I still come back to evil (plain evil, not collection).
TBH, I prefer just plainly vi like motion on the editor, vi-like object selections, ex commands for common editing tasks, M-X with fuzzy matching for commands, and macros for repeating commands. If something more complex is required, I can always open a scratch buffer instead of using complex chords that I will never remember after having defined and would likely depend on which key.
Mapping control to caps lock is the first step to Emacs enlightenment.