At the start of each match, one of the players will either start off as Attacker or Defender: this will determine the entire flow of the match.
It is vital for both players to optimize their choices based on the skill order and any eventual bonus their cards have.

This is how the battle order is set:

Attacker's first skill;

Defender's first skill;

Attacker's second skill;

Defender's second skill;

Attacker's third skill;

Defender's third skill;

Attacker's swords;

Defender's swords.

Some cards may have an added bonus based on these two positions. Try to optimize these bonuses, they could earn you an unsuspecting victory!