User blog:魔法少女０３号機/A Wixoss newbie with a lot of questions.

Hello, folks!

Recently, I've decided to get into Wixoss and got myself a Green Dream trial deck from my local card shop. As someone whose main card game right now is Cardfight Vanguard, I just have some questions about Wixoss before I do my very first Selector battle this weekend at Akihabara:

1.) What are some general tips and tricks a newbie should know when playing Wixoss? I'm looking for some general play tips and basic fundamentals that can be applied to any Wixoss deck, such as when to guard, how many SIGNIs to play on the field at a given time, when to go all out vs when to conserve, and so on.

2.) How is the current game balance in Wixoss? Is it one of those card games where every deck type has a good chance of winning as long as the player is skilled enough and the deck composition is well thought out? Or is it one of THOSE card games where a certain few deck types are stupidly overpowered and just dominate everything else, leading to a metagame where everyone plays those same few decks?

3.) Does this game lean more towards skill, or does it lean more towards luck? What I mean is that, for example, a game like Magic: The Gathering is more skill-based since there is only one point of entry for luck (the draws), meaning that if a player loses, chances are that they played poorly. On the other hand, something like Cardfight Vanguard leans more towards luck, since there are four points of entry for luck in that game (the draws, drive checks, damage checks, and grade-lock), and as a result, even a skilled player can get defeated if he gets too unlucky or if his opponent gets too lucky (or both).

With that in mind, is Wixoss a game like Cardfight Vanguard, where a whiff of luck can severely affect the outcome of a game? Or is it more like Magic, where luck most likely won't save you from misplays or from being outplayed, and the only way to truly win is by skill?

4.) What are some other notable pros and cons about Wixoss?