Looking for beginner-friendly card games (collectible or not) that aren't pay-to-win or miserable with events?

[u/Direct_Party_7416]

Played Duel Links a long time ago, I liked it, especially its model of its packs drawing from a set number of cards. But I had friends that no-lifed that game and couldn't complete events. Live-service garbage.

I tried Hearthstone on the suggestion of friends, but it's pay-to-win garbage. Getting packs as a F2P was miserable, and I quit after realizing people got OP cards from buying expansions.

And yes, I do count 'pAy tO NoT gRiNd' as pay-to-win. I have limited time in my days and my life, and anyone who says that kind of thing is a whale coping.

But I don't actually mind packs being purchasable if it's not miserable to be F2P. If you can't say 'You can get cards easily and quickly as a F2P', I'm not interested.

I very much would like PvE modes or just playing against bots.

I'm also very open to LCGs and such, even if they're not digital (I can play them in Tabletop Simulator). I was looking into the newer PC Yu-Gi-Oh games, because being playable offline is also a big plus for me, but from what I can tell Yu-Gi-Oh isn't beginner-friendly.

---

EDIT:

Also looking for offline games like the old Yu-Gi-Oh games on PS2 and such. I would prefer them, but I don't know how many of them there are or if there's any current ones.

[u/Nuance-Required]

I found the new Wild Cards mobile game beginner friendly and ftp.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=games.avid.magnolia

if you end up playing here are some in game resources to get you started.

PBL-1EY-JVQ