Matchmaking sorts into rough tiers by win #, then matches within those tiers according to victory odds/other criteria

Matchmaking uses precognition/ highly advanced prediction

Thresholders are (at least usually) guaranteed to gain a power by the spell

Powers stolen from another Thresholder count as "gaining a power"

Matchmaking is entirely based on a single factor that everything else merely correlates with

Perry's laser gun counted as Esperide's "power"

Mette was selected to fight Fenilor because she has Perry as ally/equipment, making her an unusually high threat for a new Thresholder 

Resolves when the answer is authoritatively given in the story.

Options which resolve ambiguously may resolve to a percentage. If the story ends without an answer, it resolves to the market price at time of closing unless it strikes me as obviously manipulated.

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