An aerosol-generating device comprising: a device cavity having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end of the device cavity is substantially open for receiving an aerosol-generating article, an inductive heating arrangement configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, the inductive heating arrangement comprising: a susceptor arrangement that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, a first LC circuit, the first LC circuit at least comprising a first inductor coil arranged towards the proximal end of the device cavity and a first capacitor, wherein the first LC circuit has a first resonance frequency, and a second LC circuit, the second LC circuit at least comprising a second inductor coil arranged towards the distal end of the device cavity and a second capacitor, wherein the second LC circuit has a second resonance frequency different from the first resonance frequency of the first LC circuit, and wherein the second inductor coil has a different number of turns to the first inductor coil, and a controller configured to initiate heating of an aerosol-forming substrate by driving a first varying current in the first inductor coil and subsequently driving a second varying current in the second inductor coil. a device cavity having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end of the device cavity is substantially open for receiving an aerosol-generating article, an inductive heating arrangement configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, the inductive heating arrangement comprising: a susceptor arrangement that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, a first LC circuit, the first LC circuit at least comprising a first inductor coil arranged towards the proximal end of the device cavity and a first capacitor, wherein the first LC circuit has a first resonance frequency, and a second LC circuit, the second LC circuit at least comprising a second inductor coil arranged towards the distal end of the device cavity and a second capacitor, wherein the second LC circuit has a second resonance frequency different from the first resonance frequency of the first LC circuit, and wherein the second inductor coil has a different number of turns to the first inductor coil, and a susceptor arrangement that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, a first LC circuit, the first LC circuit at least comprising a first inductor coil arranged towards the proximal end of the device cavity and a first capacitor, wherein the first LC circuit has a first resonance frequency, and a second LC circuit, the second LC circuit at least comprising a second inductor coil arranged towards the distal end of the device cavity and a second capacitor, wherein the second LC circuit has a second resonance frequency different from the first resonance frequency of the first LC circuit, and wherein the second inductor coil has a different number of turns to the first inductor coil, and a controller configured to initiate heating of an aerosol-forming substrate by driving a first varying current in the first inductor coil and subsequently driving a second varying current in the second inductor coil.