An easy way to think about Active Player priority is that the Active Player has the right-of-way. In MTG, we refer to this prioritization as APNAP (Active Player, then Non-Active Player)
TL;DR: Best OPTCG decks for beginners in 2026: Red Luffy Aggro (most linear, standard-legal), Red/Black Garp Tempo (defensive learning, casual/legacy only since OP-02 rotated out), Green Bonney Control (tactical board control, standard-legal), Yellow Nami Events (when you're ready for something harder), and Buggy Prisoner Budget (cheapest locals-viable option)
Why play a fantasy card game if you can't get excited about the big dumb fire-breathing death lizards
Wilds of Eldraine brought us ways to create role tokens which help somewhat, however, there are not many great cards that put roles on your opponent's creatures