Returned back to HS for Classic, nostalgia playing a big role in it, but nowadays I’m mostly into Mercenaries (it’s relaxing, no rush or stress with it, and it provides challenges, which many liken to puzzles — and I find solving these fun, besides, there are possibilities to be creative). As for Classic again, it has also been a chance to try things I couldn’t afford back in the day, besides, building my own deck my way in order to reach Legend regularly, for example, hasn’t been that bad, either. One more thing: I think detrimental changes have happened both in HS in Gwent, when it comes to game design, product quality, attitude towards the community, greed, etc, so going back to Classic was more about the days when ‘the grass was greener’.
I quit it a while ago, too, so I don’t even know about the very latest changes, if any.
That’s actually one of the ‘original’ cards, and yes, I know what you’re talking about.
Does it have to be a card game? I’d probably consider something like good old HOMM 3 (with the community HD mod, of course) or similar in such conditions.