Deck Shuffling Algorithm

The shuffling algorithm in Ranked battles is noticeably different than in Casual Standard play. In Ranked, the algorithm often produces unnatural hands, while Casual typically will feel more balanced and closer to what you’d expect from real-world deck shuffling.

This difference creates frustration because Ranked should reflect the most competitive and authentic experience, but instead it feels very artificially skewed.

In reality, a deck should be shuffled the same way in every mode, just like when playing in person: a fair and random shuffle that gives equal probability to every card draw.

Introducing different shuffle behaviors between Ranked and Casual undermines competitive integrity. If the game aims to replicate the real TCG experience, then the algorithm should be consistent across all modes—true randomness, not artificial patterns....