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Hello everyone! I am going to tell YOU how to be good at PvP!

-Hand-to-Hand Combat-

First off, before you start training:

-Rich Players-

You will need diamond armour, a diamond sword, pickaxe, axe and shovel. You will also want to have a stack of cobblestone/dirt. Get new armor/tools/resources when you run out. Don't forget food!

-Poor Players, Penny Pinchers-

If you want to save resources, you will need 3-5 stone swords, or 2 Iron Swords. Optionally, bring some stone axes/pickaxes. Bring some food and a stack of dirt/cobblestone. Get new armor/tools/resources when you run out.

-Taking your first steps-

Let's set up your hotbar with the items you need.

1. Sword. 2 Blocks. 3-6 Tools. 7. Food. 8. Lava/Water (Optional.) **NOTE: This layout is only for training.

Now, go to a Dark Forest biome. This biome should have gigantic trees and darkness under them.

Camp underground until nighttime. Mobs spawn faster at night.

**NOTE: Turn your brightness all the way up in the Settings Menu!

When it is nighttime, exit the hole. Equip your sword. Mobs will be littered everywhere. Try to walk in circles and get a pile of monsters following you. When the pile is large, face the mob and rapidly tap the monsters inside of it using your sword. This will kill them very quickly, and improves how fast you can click and your accuracy in a PvP battle. Repeat this many times until you have mastered it. Eat food when needed. Place blocks to jump on to avoid mobs just in case.

-Advancing Forward-

Now that you can manipulate mobs and wipe them out, you can learn to ignore them and they won't bother as much anymore, in or out of PvP.

Ever seen endermen walking around? They are quite common. These mobs are AMAZING for increasing your observing skills and accuracy. Try to attack these whenever possibly. **NOTE: Endermen will not take damage from Arrows or Snowballs, as they teleport away when attempted! Maybe you can take advantage of that..?

Go find some new players to spar with back at the main spawn. Make sure they accept the offer, as it is unfair to bully new players in the spawn zones.

Your hotbar should be:

Sword. Axe. Pickaxe. Blocks. Food. Water/Lava/Both. You may add a shovel if you want it.

Practice sparring with players, this helps increase:

Social Abilities

Sportsmanship

Accuracy

Power

Reflex

Defensive Power

Manipulation of lava, water, and blocks in a PvP situation.

Train back at spawn until you think you are undefeatable. **NOTE: There may be some advanced PoC veterans back in the spawn zones. Make sure you avoid them until you are strong enough!

-Becoming an Expert-

Now, you have gained the basic abilities to defend yourself in the world of PoC. Think you are ready to move on?

The main trick now is potions. Potions give your player buffs that help you in PvE or PvP situations. Some effects, like Swiftness, even help you run away!

Best potions to use:

Invisibility for infiltrating bases and running away. (If running away, use a Swiftness potion as well.)

Strength for giving your attacks incredible power, which can easily be used to turn a bad situation around.

Swiftness for dodging attacks and fleeing.

Instant Health and Health Regen. Potions are good for restoring health if you don't have time to eat food.

You should ALWAYS have these in your inventory... You could be attacked at any second!

**NOTE: Add gunpowder to any potion to make a throwable potion. Cool effects like Potion of Harming, Potion of Poison, etc. can be used to attack other players. It can also affect you, so be careful! It can also be used to help your teammates in a battle to give them some temporary buffs.

Find a sparring partner with the same abilities as you, and fight eachother very often. If he/she isn't online often, go to the technique I tought you in the first step or find another sparring partner until your main partner returns.

Another great way is to play a game of Capture the Flag with 2 teams of 3 players. This helps boost:

Accuracy

Sportsmanship

Competitiveness

Power

Reflex

A friendly game of CTF is also fun, so it's a win-win!

-Did you enjoy? Tell me in the comments! I'll improve the previous parts and add the last step later.-