# How to play? Arena is a mode where players use their own Mongen team to face off against another player's Mongen team. Arena is Monsterra's first real-time online PvP mode ## Setup your team Arena allows players to set up up to 3 teams to provide flexible tactical choices for players. Each player team can set up a maximum of 6 Mongens. In Arena mode, Mongen's troop needs to be set up but not be trained.

## Race & Rarity Race and Rarity are special features of Arena mode. Race and Rarity have many trigger milestones. You need to set the number of Mongen in the team to be equal to or greater than the required number of milestone to activate the effect. The activated effect is the effect of the highest activation milestone You can activate different Race and Rarity effects in the same team Race and Rarity effects may vary by season * [Race & Rarity Season 1](https://docs.monsterra.io/gameplay/arena-mode/arena-season-1/race-and-rarity-set-1) ## Matchmaking & League Since Arena is a real-time online PvP team mode, players will be queued up when clicking find a match. The system will be based on the following criteria to pair two players with each other: * Arena mode of player choice * Player's Current Elo Score


League	League score range	Win bonus	Draw bonus	Lose Penalty
Diamond	8200 or higher	+10	-1	-30
Platinum I	8000 ~ 8199	+11	-1	-25
Platinum II	7200 ~ 7999	+12	-1	-23
Platinum III	6400 ~ 7199	+13	-1	-21
Gold I	5600 ~ 6399	+15	-1	-19
Gold II	4900 ~ 5599	+16	-1	-16
Gold III	4200 ~ 4899	+17	-1	-14
Silver I	3500 ~ 4199	+19	-1	-12
Silver II	3000 ~ 3499	+20	-1	-11
Silver III	2500 ~ 2999	+21	-1	-10
Bronze I	2000 ~ 2499	+23	-1	-9
Bronze II	1600 ~ 1999	+24	-1	-8
Bronze III	1200 ~ 1599	+25	-1	-7
No League	1199or lower	+25	-1	-7

## Battle After being matched, the player performs the following actions within the system's limited time ### Select team to battle During this phase, the player is shown brief information about all 3 of the opponent's teams. Players need to choose one of the 3 teams they have set up in advance to participate in the battle. {% hint style="info" %} *Tip: If you can guess which team your opponent uses and choose your team to counter, your win rate will increase* {% endhint %}

### Set up the battle position During this phase, you need to carefully position each Mongen in the team. Depending on both you and your opponent's team, you need to position the Mongen exactly according to the set strategy.

### Auto battle During this phase, Mongen of both parties will automatically attack. If the battle time ends, the winner is the one with the greater total damage. You can send emotes to your opponent to express your personal feelings or even provoke him.