Angel decks work well for beginners.
Less pressure than jumping straight into tarot, and the guidebook messages are straightforward enough that students can start trusting their gut feelings. Once they’re comfortable, we switch to tarot where there’s more depth, like noticing patterns across the suits or how cards influence each other based on their elements. Even experienced readers keep both types around.
Angel cards for quick daily guidance, tarot for the messy life questions about work or relationships, where you need all those layers of meaning.
Plus (an extra advantage I wish we didn’t have to think about) is that we get people asking about Tarot cards being demonic. If we’re actually using angel cards it’s easier for people who don’t really understand the Tarot to work with it.