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# Preparation

## Before the Match

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1. **Select Rival card**

* Select which Rival Card piece you wish to take.
* You cannot select a Rival Card that you have never held a piece in the past.
* The number of players required depends on the rival card.

#### 2. Select Piece

* You can select any Rival Piece from the selected Rival Cards.
* You cannot select a rival piece that has reached its possession limit.

**3. Choose Opponent**

* Select an opponent from the users displayed in the list of opponents.

**4. Form Team**

* Form team to participate in the battle.

#### 5. Select GK (Goal Keeper)

* Select the goalkeeper you want to use when you play against each other.
* There are two types of goalkeepers: free players and premium goalkeepers (players that can be purchased in the shop).
* For more information, see the chapter '[About Goal Keepers](/en/pvp-mode/goalkeepers.md)'.

## Basic Rules

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1. Select Players and Commands to use in the battle.
2. The battle begins your selected Player vs. the opponent's player. Skills and other buff effects are activated here.&#x20;
3. The player with the higher RP (RivalsPoint) wins.&#x20;
4. 1-3 is repeated for a maximum of three turns.
5. The User with more wins is the winner.

### Rewards: Rival Pieces

* If the user wins a PvP match, the winner will receive the target Rival Piece, while the loser will lose the target Rival Piece.
* If the user loses the match, the rival pieces cannot be taken away and the rival piece of the winning opponent remains the same.