I got all states of the game now.
My idea :
ok the initiative is now random. You could have Units with speed or have an action where you gain speed like cheer or something.
You can also give a unit speed so the turn is something you can win.
When you have other abilities like counter / intercept / agro and block . You can loose that and use other tactics. I think you can Make the attacks / bloks / boosts / play new card more interesting.
If you need ideas/ perks / unit special abilities feel free to ask for suggestions.