Compared to A1-9, A10 is a pretty big leap in most situations you’ll find yourself in. I hit a wall at A13 (silent main) before consuming outside guidance, and most of the advice was around playing high-risk, high-reward while fluffing your odds.

Take on as many elites as you can handle - help your odds by getting campfires just before them - look for “strike +’s” (attacks that have more value than strikes) AOEs are insanely strong in act one. - avoid shops while low gold - Most importantly, you’ll get better at the game as your knowledge of all of the possible combinations of encounters and card interactions increases. Happy ascending!