diff --git a/src/core/Util.ts b/src/core/Util.ts
index 69317accf..c5cbe044e 100644
--- a/src/core/Util.ts
+++ b/src/core/Util.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,20 @@ export function boundingBoxTiles(
   return tiles;
 }
 
+export function getMode<T>(counts: Map<T, number>): T | null {
+  let mode: T | null = null;
+  let maxCount = 0;
+
+  for (const [item, count] of counts) {
+    if (count > maxCount) {
+      maxCount = count;
+      mode = item;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return mode;
+}
+
 export function calculateBoundingBoxCenter(
   gm: GameMap,
   borderTiles: ReadonlySet<TileRef>,
diff --git a/src/core/execution/PlayerExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/PlayerExecution.ts
index fed23323d..66e10c854 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/PlayerExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/PlayerExecution.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Config } from "../configuration/Config";
 import { Execution, Game, Player, UnitType } from "../game/Game";
 import { GameImpl } from "../game/GameImpl";
 import { GameMap, TileRef } from "../game/GameMap";
-import { calculateBoundingBox, inscribed, simpleHash } from "../Util";
+import { calculateBoundingBox, getMode, inscribed, simpleHash } from "../Util";
 
 export class PlayerExecution implements Execution {
   private readonly ticksPerClusterCalc = 20;
@@ -221,28 +221,20 @@ export class PlayerExecution implements Execution {
   }
 
   private getCapturingPlayer(cluster: Set<TileRef>): Player | null {
-    // Collect unique neighbor IDs (excluding self) as candidates
-    const candidatesIDs = new Set<number>();
-    const selfID = this.player.smallID();
-
+    const neighbors = new Map<Player, number>();
     for (const t of cluster) {
       for (const neighbor of this.mg.neighbors(t)) {
-        if (this.mg.ownerID(neighbor) !== selfID) {
-          candidatesIDs.add(this.mg.ownerID(neighbor));
+        const owner = this.mg.owner(neighbor);
+        if (
+          owner.isPlayer() &&
+          owner !== this.player &&
+          !owner.isFriendly(this.player)
+        ) {
+          neighbors.set(owner, (neighbors.get(owner) ?? 0) + 1);
         }
       }
     }
 
-    // Filter out friendly and non-player candidates
-    const neighbors = new Set<Player>();
-    for (const id of candidatesIDs) {
-      const neighbor = this.mg.playerBySmallID(id);
-      if (!neighbor.isPlayer() || neighbor.isFriendly(this.player)) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      neighbors.add(neighbor);
-    }
-
     // If there are no enemies, return null
     if (neighbors.size === 0) {
       return null;
@@ -251,7 +243,7 @@ export class PlayerExecution implements Execution {
     // Get the largest attack from the neighbors
     let largestNeighborAttack: Player | null = null;
     let largestTroopCount = 0;
-    for (const neighbor of neighbors) {
+    for (const [neighbor] of neighbors) {
       for (const attack of neighbor.outgoingAttacks()) {
         if (attack.target() === this.player) {
           if (attack.troops() > largestTroopCount) {
@@ -262,9 +254,12 @@ export class PlayerExecution implements Execution {
       }
     }
 
-    // Return the largest neighbor attack
-    // If there is no largest neighbor attack, this will return null
-    return largestNeighborAttack;
+    if (largestNeighborAttack !== null) {
+      return largestNeighborAttack;
+    }
+
+    // There are no ongoing attacks, so find the enemy with the largest border.
+    return getMode(neighbors);
   }
 
   private calculateClusters(): Set<TileRef>[] {