fights are way too long for beeing so stupidly hard (even on easy mode)
very unsatisfying
You're both right. Fights are really annoying with the starter deck, but once you have a good number of Gather and Stockpile and big mana potions and etc they become real easy- I just beat the Elf Warrior on Hard without losing a second armor piece. I'm not sure what I would suggest for balancing that isn't just, "turn it into a different game."