diff --git a/app/routers_v2/refractor.py b/app/routers_v2/refractor.py
index 0b1c78d..ba9c4c5 100644
--- a/app/routers_v2/refractor.py
+++ b/app/routers_v2/refractor.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 from ..db_engine import model_to_dict
 from ..dependencies import oauth2_scheme, valid_token
+from ..services.refractor_init import initialize_card_refractor, _determine_card_type
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -302,8 +303,9 @@ async def evaluate_game(game_id: int, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
 
     Finds all unique (player_id, team_id) pairs from the game's StratPlay rows,
     then for each pair that has a RefractorCardState, re-computes the refractor
-    tier. Pairs without a state row are silently skipped. Per-player errors are
-    logged but do not abort the batch.
+    tier. Pairs without a state row are auto-initialized on-the-fly via
+    initialize_card_refractor (idempotent). Per-player errors are logged but
+    do not abort the batch.
     """
     if not valid_token(token):
         logging.warning("Bad Token: [REDACTED]")
@@ -334,7 +336,17 @@ async def evaluate_game(game_id: int, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
                 & (RefractorCardState.team_id == team_id)
             )
             if state is None:
-                continue
+                try:
+                    player = Player.get_by_id(player_id)
+                    card_type = _determine_card_type(player)
+                    state = initialize_card_refractor(player_id, team_id, card_type)
+                except Exception:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"Refractor auto-init failed for player={player_id} "
+                        f"team={team_id} — skipping"
+                    )
+                if state is None:
+                    continue
 
             old_tier = state.current_tier
             # Use dry_run=True so that current_tier is NOT written here.