It sure is Magic: the Gathering against (mostly) randos, alright. I like MtG, even if I don't like everything done with it. Since we're still in a pandemic, this is the only way I get to play it anymore. It's entirely possible to do F2P, but not really if you're trying to be on top of the metas and get exceedingly high in Ranked- unless that's just what you're doing. I like making weird, off-beat decks, so it takes me a while, but I still have plenty of fun.