Find the Pit Master just west of the market and press E. Your squad is every adult slave following you — not assigned to a job, not a baby, not starving. Assign anyone you want kept home. The window lists exactly who will fight before you pay.

Two masters in the same bracket are matched and taken to a free pit.

• Ten-second countdown, then every slave goes for the nearest enemy slave.
• Punches hit harder the higher a slave's Combat stat.
• It's to the death — slaves that fall are gone for good.
• Masters can walk the pit and chat, nothing else. You can't be hit.
• Last squad standing wins. After 5 minutes, most survivors wins, then most HP; a dead heat refunds both entries.

The winner takes both entry fees minus the house's 5% cut. Survivors on both sides can train: a slave that made a kill gains +1 Combat, the rest have a coin-flip chance (up to 10).

Every fight moves your rating. Your rank: Fodder → Bloodied (1050+) → Veteran (1150+) → Champion (1275+) → Legend (1400+).