Talk:Alliance/@comment-74.109.244.31-20130102210408/@comment-70.196.129.131-20130114013132

It has to do with your rank in an alliance vs your opponent's. This only applies when neither player has an alliance position (such as offense leader). I think it applies to maybe the top 5 or ten ranked players in an alliance. You can increase your rank by donating silver to the alliance.