I agree that the random rule is broken in this.

Aside from random, I also find Rhutwyda to be broken. Her ascension deck consists of mostly 3, 4, and 5 star cards with 8s and 9s, so the very first card she plays already becomes too high to take as well as the others following. It's weird because I beat her when I had a weaker deck before first deck upgrade and thought she wasn't that bad at all, but after the deck upgrade her deck is suddenly not the same one I faced before. Completely broke. Extremely rare occasion you can get a win if you find one lucky opening and then try and defend all other steals. Maybe once I get the final deck upgrade I'll be able to manage more wins against her. The other ascension opponents such as the Indolent Imperial and Vorsaile can be beaten with an Ascension deck of your own with ease at a high win rate.