Why do I keep losing fights in Game of Thrones: Dragonfire?

If you're losing — or stalemating for nothing — run through these causes, from the most common to the subtlest:

1. You're attacking a full defender with one army. That's mathematically a loss: one army can't empty a full defender in 10 rounds. You need several waves, since the defender never heals.
2. Your Center is badly chosen. No useful aura spreading means you're giving up the biggest team multiplier in the game (up to −27.5% on the enemy).
3. Negative affinities. Dragons that are red for the type you're fielding lose stats. Check the Army Builder (+20% / "No bonus").
4. Low Initiative. You hit after the enemy, and it empties you first.
5. A mixed army (fire plus physical plus tactical): your debuffs only amplify part of the team.

The ±7% matchup is almost never the real cause. Look at waves, Center, affinity and Initiative first.