This is everything I wanted to read and more! Lots of great decisions being made to not only support gameplay but the complex card economy as well. I agree with some of the other comments that DEC burn rates should be adjusted a little further between alpha/beta but that could be an easy fix based on how the market reacts.

Has there been any serious thought given (other than discord banter) of doing larger scale tournaments and/or flattening out the payout structure? I think some large monthly tournaments with a substantial prize pool could really generate some buzz. Take a page from some of the larger online poker tournament structures… I can see a 1 million DEC prize pool generating tons of interest, even with a nominal entry fee.

Bring on the untamed pack openings… I am ready! Great job for the continued execution from this stellar team.