For starters if you think your going to lose don't battle. If you think there's a guy in the pvp zone that you might be able to beat, then here are some tips on how to win.
- 1. Get critical hits. A critical hit is when you fall in midair and hit a mob or player. A critical hit does extra damage and will help
- 2. Strafe. Strafing is very effective when used right. Pretend to charge at your opponent but instead move right or left while still keeping your cursor on him. Your opponent will miss a few hits while you gain some.
- 3. Jump from side to side. This will also make it hard for your opponent to hit you, and you can get critical hits!
- 4. Two good potions to have with you are Speed 2 and Strength 2. Strength 2 does an extra 1.5 hearts of damage and speed is very useful if you and your opponent have God apples (enchanted gold apple) if you run out of gold apples you can run away with speed and teleport to your base.
- 5. In factions a diamond axe with sharpness V is the best weapon. Any type of axe breaks armor 4 times faster than a sword. This is very useful in a God apple fight because while your opponent has regeneration 3 and doesn't take any damage you can break their armor and defeat them.