diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d596e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TEMP_DB_URL=postgresql://heimdall_arena:uqwu-EDfz.!3KT!2WmV3@postgresql9c.sldb.iwinv.net/heimdall_arena_db?statusColor=F8F8F8&enviroment=production
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ArenaService.Shared/Repositories/AvailableOpponentRepository.cs b/ArenaService.Shared/Repositories/AvailableOpponentRepository.cs
index fa6fb75..bef8239 100644
--- a/ArenaService.Shared/Repositories/AvailableOpponentRepository.cs
+++ b/ArenaService.Shared/Repositories/AvailableOpponentRepository.cs
@@ -99,48 +99,38 @@ public async Task<List<AvailableOpponent>> RefreshAvailableOpponents(
         List<(Address, int)> opponents
     )
     {
-        using var transaction = await _context.Database.BeginTransactionAsync();
+        // Runs in the caller's transaction so the refresh commits together with the ticket deduction.
+        var existOpponents = await GetAvailableOpponents(avatarAddress, roundId);
 
-        try
+        foreach (var existOpponent in existOpponents)
         {
-            var existOpponents = await GetAvailableOpponents(avatarAddress, roundId);
+            existOpponent.DeletedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
-            foreach (var existOpponent in existOpponents)
-            {
-                existOpponent.DeletedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
-
-                _context.AvailableOpponents.Update(existOpponent);
-            }
+            _context.AvailableOpponents.Update(existOpponent);
+        }
 
-            var newOpponents = new List<AvailableOpponent>();
+        var newOpponents = new List<AvailableOpponent>();
 
-            foreach (var opponent in opponents)
-            {
-                var newOpponent = new AvailableOpponent
-                {
-                    AvatarAddress = avatarAddress,
-                    SeasonId = seasonId,
-                    RoundId = roundId,
-                    GroupId = opponent.Item2,
-                    OpponentAvatarAddress = opponent.Item1,
-                    CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
-                    UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
-                };
-
-                newOpponents.Add(newOpponent);
-            }
-
-            await _context.AvailableOpponents.AddRangeAsync(newOpponents);
-            await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
-            await transaction.CommitAsync();
-
-            return newOpponents;
-        }
-        catch
+        foreach (var opponent in opponents)
         {
-            await transaction.RollbackAsync();
-            throw;
+            var newOpponent = new AvailableOpponent
+            {
+                AvatarAddress = avatarAddress,
+                SeasonId = seasonId,
+                RoundId = roundId,
+                GroupId = opponent.Item2,
+                OpponentAvatarAddress = opponent.Item1,
+                CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
+            };
+
+            newOpponents.Add(newOpponent);
         }
+
+        await _context.AvailableOpponents.AddRangeAsync(newOpponents);
+        await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        return newOpponents;
     }
 
     public async Task<AvailableOpponent> UpdateAvailableOpponent(
diff --git a/ArenaService.Shared/Repositories/TicketRepository.cs b/ArenaService.Shared/Repositories/TicketRepository.cs
index 2a6acda..282ac27 100644
--- a/ArenaService.Shared/Repositories/TicketRepository.cs
+++ b/ArenaService.Shared/Repositories/TicketRepository.cs
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ Task<bool> DeductBattleTicket(
         bool isVictory
     );
 
+    Task<bool> TryDeductRefreshTicket(int refreshTicketStatusPerRoundId);
+
 
     Task<bool> TryUpdateBattleTicketStatusPerRound(
         int roundId,
@@ -696,6 +698,18 @@ bool isVictory
         return false;
     }
 
+    public async Task<bool> TryDeductRefreshTicket(int refreshTicketStatusPerRoundId)
+    {
+        var rowsAffected = await _context.RefreshTicketStatusesPerRound
+            .Where(rts => rts.Id == refreshTicketStatusPerRoundId && rts.RemainingCount > 0)
+            .ExecuteUpdateAsync(setters => setters
+                .SetProperty(rts => rts.RemainingCount, rts => rts.RemainingCount - 1)
+                .SetProperty(rts => rts.UsedCount, rts => rts.UsedCount + 1)
+                .SetProperty(rts => rts.UpdatedAt, DateTime.UtcNow));
+
+        return rowsAffected > 0;
+    }
+
     public async Task<bool> TryUpdateBattleTicketStatusPerRound(
         int roundId,
         Address avatarAddress,
diff --git a/ArenaService/Controllers/AvailableOpponentController.cs b/ArenaService/Controllers/AvailableOpponentController.cs
index 04c99ba..0100e20 100644
--- a/ArenaService/Controllers/AvailableOpponentController.cs
+++ b/ArenaService/Controllers/AvailableOpponentController.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 namespace ArenaService.Controllers;
 
+using System.Data;
 using ArenaService.Shared.Constants;
+using ArenaService.Shared.Data;
 using ArenaService.Shared.Dtos;
 using ArenaService.Shared.Exceptions;
 using ArenaService.Shared.Extensions;
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ public class AvailableOpponentController : ControllerBase
     private readonly IParticipateService _participateService;
     private readonly IRankingRepository _rankingRepo;
     private readonly IAllClanRankingRepository _allClanRankingRepo;
+    private readonly ArenaDbContext _dbContext;
 
     public AvailableOpponentController(
         IAvailableOpponentRepository availableOpponentRepo,
@@ -30,7 +33,8 @@ public AvailableOpponentController(
         ISeasonCacheRepository seasonCacheRepo,
         IParticipateService participateService,
         IAllClanRankingRepository allClanRankingRepo,
-        IRankingRepository rankingRepo
+        IRankingRepository rankingRepo,
+        ArenaDbContext dbContext
     )
     {
         _availableOpponentRepo = availableOpponentRepo;
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ IRankingRepository rankingRepo
         _participateService = participateService;
         _allClanRankingRepo = allClanRankingRepo;
         _rankingRepo = rankingRepo;
+        _dbContext = dbContext;
     }
 
     [HttpGet]
@@ -211,26 +216,30 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> RequestFreeRefresh()
             cachedSeason.StartBlock == cachedRound.StartBlock
         );
 
-        var availableOpponents = await _availableOpponentRepo.RefreshAvailableOpponents(
-            cachedSeason.Id,
-            cachedRound.Id,
-            avatarAddress,
-            opponents.Select(o => (o.Value.AvatarAddress, o.Key)).ToList()
-        );
-
-        await _ticketRepo.UpdateRefreshTicketStatusPerRound(
-            refreshTicketStatusPerRound,
-            rts =>
+        // Deducting first locks the ticket status row, so concurrent refreshes by the same
+        // avatar are serialized and each one sees the opponents committed by the previous one.
+        using (var transaction = await _dbContext.Database.BeginTransactionAsync(IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted))
+        {
+            if (!await _ticketRepo.TryDeductRefreshTicket(refreshTicketStatusPerRound.Id))
             {
-                rts.RemainingCount -= 1;
-                rts.UsedCount += 1;
+                await transaction.RollbackAsync();
+                return BadRequest("NO_REFRESH_TICKETS");
             }
-        );
 
-        await _ticketRepo.AddRefreshTicketUsageLog(
-            refreshTicketStatusPerRound.Id,
-            availableOpponents.Select(o => o.Id).ToList()
-        );
+            var availableOpponents = await _availableOpponentRepo.RefreshAvailableOpponents(
+                cachedSeason.Id,
+                cachedRound.Id,
+                avatarAddress,
+                opponents.Select(o => (o.Value.AvatarAddress, o.Key)).ToList()
+            );
+
+            await _ticketRepo.AddRefreshTicketUsageLog(
+                refreshTicketStatusPerRound.Id,
+                availableOpponents.Select(o => o.Id).ToList()
+            );
+
+            await transaction.CommitAsync();
+        }
 
         var availableOpponentsResponses = new List<AvailableOpponentResponse>();