Fight

How Fights are Won
When fighting other characters within the system, a formula is applied to determine the outcome of the fight. The formula applied, was discovered after extensive in-game testing by players on mafia-wars.org.

Fight Formula
THIS FORMULA IS NO LONGER USED

COMBAT STRENGTH = (MAFIA * (ATK + DEF Skill Points)) + EQUIPMENT (ATK + DEF Total Value of All Items Used)

MAFIA = Number of mafia in player’s family

ATK = Attack Skill points of player, or Item Attack value

DEF = Defense Skill points of player, or Item Defense value

EQUIPMENT = All weapons, armor and vehicles used in a fight

Total Value = The total of an item’s Attack and Defense values

Mafia Size and Skill Points
With this formula, two of the most critical factors are the size of a players mafia and the number of skill points assigned to a character's attack and defense points. Mafia Wars limits a character to 501 players during a fight scenario. The investment in attack and defense become the factor that affects the outcome of the first part of this equation.