diff --git a/src/simulator/crates/mc-combat/src/resolver.rs b/src/simulator/crates/mc-combat/src/resolver.rs
index f9f8384d..10c61c81 100644
--- a/src/simulator/crates/mc-combat/src/resolver.rs
+++ b/src/simulator/crates/mc-combat/src/resolver.rs
@@ -406,9 +406,10 @@ impl CombatResolver {
                 // Melee vs city: only a fraction of unit damage translates to
                 // city structural HP. Siege units are the intended counter to
                 // walls (via Siege combat_type which applies siege_city_bonus).
-                // 0.40 slows warrior-rush stacks (prior T99/T106 fast wins) but
-                // still allows sustained siege to resolve games.
-                let melee_city_fraction: f32 = 0.40;
+                // 0.33 required because seed 1's p1 doesn't build walls before
+                // p0 can amass a 6–8 warrior rush stack; at 0.40 the capital
+                // fell T76 despite garrison maintenance being fixed in AI.
+                let melee_city_fraction: f32 = 0.33;
                 let city_dmg = (damage_to_defender as f32 * melee_city_fraction).round() as i32;
                 (city_dmg, (city_hp - city_dmg).max(0))
             }