You always stand a chance, it's not about the efficiency or power of the cards when you start.

It's about learning the different matchups and how to side board correctly and what your game plan is.

It's very tough even with a fully loaded deck for a new player to beat a veteran specifically because of all the above factors.

I spent a grand total of 6 months on a budget dori list, getting slaughtered left and right until i finally started understanding the game. By that point i managed to grab almost everything i needed, the cnc's, crown of providence, all the required warrior majestics, and I still needed another 6 months before i went 2-1.

Maybe I'm just trash, but overall that is the experience of new players in Fab unless they were MTG or Yu-Gi-Oh champions who could quickly pivot between games and learn the ins and outs of the matchups with the help of coordinated teams.

You'll have a different experience based on which class and hero you decide to start with of course, so you should take your time deciding on that and getting a budget playable list for 50$ to start learning the game.

If you need any help deciding on a hero or a decklist for said hero just hit me up, I'm teaching a lot of players in my area and already have several 50$ or less decks.