The opposing Clan is assigned according to three criteria:

• It chose the same time period for its battles as your Clan
• It is in the same Holmgang League as your Clan
• Its Influence is similar to your Clan's

You can read more about Holmgang Leagues in the "Holmgang. Competition features" subsection.

Clans that chose the same time period and are in the same Holmgang League are assigned to the same group. Groups can contain up to 10 Clans, which are divided into pairs.

If a group contains an odd number of Clans, the Clan with the lowest Influence is dropped from the Competition. The remaining opponents are divided into pairs with similar Influence.

Sometimes, a Clan with more Influence can become the opponent of a Clan with less Influence. There can be two reasons for this:

• The stronger Clan lost in the previous Holmgang and was demoted into a League in which Clans with less Influence compete.
• The Clan whose Influence was closest to your Clan's was dropped from Holmgang due to there being an odd number of participants in the group.