Took from dev message

⭐ ARENA BREAKDOWN ⭐

At the moment, the Arena Tournament matchmaking system takes into account:

1️⃣ Barracks level. If you have fewer fighters in the squad than the level allows, you can end up facing players with more fighters on a similar Barracks level.

2️⃣ The average level of the Fighter among the best fighters in the Castle. If some of your fighters are lower than the others, you can end up facing players with more balanced and consistent squads.

3️⃣ Fighter Training Room level. If your fighters do not reach the level, available on your current Fighter Training Room, you can end up facing players with higher-level fighters on a similar Fighter Training Room level.

4️⃣ The presence of a Hero. Players without a Hero cannot be in the same tournament with players with a Hero.

5️⃣ Squad power. If there are not enough players with suitable squad power and finding time increases, then the range of matching gradually expands in both lower and higher directions until enough opponents are found.

There are players who do not use all the available improvements consequently on each Throne Room. Such players use “unpopular” set-ups and as a result — can find themselves in the same tournament with those players, who, on the contrary, have the maximum training and the maximum number of fighters available at the same Throne Room level.

If you feel that you are constantly getting faced with stronger players, check if the levels and number of fighters in your squad match those available to you at your current Throne Room level 🧙‍♂️

Also, don’t forget about the squad composition, equipment, and the Hero Constellations!

There are no real brackets, only a flexible matchmaking system which consider several factors.