How To PVP In Minecraft 1.19 – Here’s what you’ve been doing WRONG!

Are you tired of being mediocre in minecraft today i’ll teach you how to pvp like a pro in 1.16 now if you’re more into building or even redstone engineering don’t click off just yet pvp in minecraft is an important skill to develop whether or not you’re interested in being a part of the

Competitive pvp community by becoming at least somewhat decent at pvp you can more easily defend yourself in a dire situation now if you want to farm roses and potatoes in your single player world on peaceful difficulty accomplishing absolutely nothing i won’t stop you however if you want to

Learn how to survive and perhaps even dominate where the big boys and girls go to play minecraft then be sure to watch through this video this video will teach you everything from the basics of pvp to advanced strategic combat we’ll start off by understanding the basic combat mechanics in java 1.16

Followed by basic techniques you won’t survive without and how you can better understand your opponent then we’ll move on to more advanced combat strategy lastly but most important of all we’ll be going over how you can defeat multiple opponents at once so be sure to stick around

Before we get on to the advanced strategic psychological warfare behind completely and totally crushing the morals of your opponent we need to better understand how combat works in 1.16 the 1.9 update shifted combat more towards strategic well-timed and accurate hits rather than just clicking fast this is due to the

New mechanics behind critical hits and attack speed weapons in updates 1.9 and above now have a maximum attack speed if you attack too quickly without letting your attack indicator recharge you will do little to no damage swords have a much faster attack speed but axes do a lot more damage per hit

And can disable shields critical hits are very important if you hit an opponent while falling you’ll see these particles appear and your opponent will take significantly more damage another very important thing to remember is that you can’t land a critical hit while sprinting this means you’ll have to stop your

Sprint mid-air before striking an opponent in order to get a critical hit shields were another combat feature added in 1.9 and are useful in a combat situation shields negate all forms of projectile and melee damage if activated while facing the direction of the attack however an axe can disable another player’s

Shield for up to 5 seconds making that player now much more vulnerable to attack if you do not have an axe at your disposal you can land hits with a sword if you attack from behind as the shield only blocks damage in the direction that the player is facing it

Is also important to note that you are unable to move quickly or use a weapon while your shield is activated another combat mechanic you may be familiar with is the momentum reach mechanic the mechanic has been in place since before 1.9 but is still very relevant to combat

In 1.16 what is this mechanic you may ask well the mechanic makes it so that player with forwards momentum has further reached than a player moving backwards this means that a player knocked back by another player’s attack will have more difficulty retaliating due to their backwards momentum

This is probably one of the most important combat mechanics to understand as utilizing it correctly can allow you to repeatedly land hits on your opponent without them being able to touch you now that you understand the basics of how combat works in versions 1.9 and up

We can begin dipping our toes into some basic combat techniques these techniques make up the basic maneuvers that are often utilized in more advanced combat strategies the first one we’ll be talking about is strafing strafing is moving side to side randomly to make yourself a difficult target

However there’s more to it than that it is essential that you try and take into account your opponent’s perspective you have to try and make your movements as unpredictable as possible also strafing forwards and backwards is effective as well it is always best to avoid attacking your opponent head on

Where they have a fair chance of hitting you strafe around them instead sprint resetting is essential when it comes to doing the most knockback possible to your opponent if you hit a player while sprinting you do more knockback however each subsequent hit in a single sprint will do less knock-back than the first

The simple solution is to quickly stop sprinting and then start sprinting again each time you hit an opponent there are multiple ways to do this but i prefer pressing and releasing the w key while holding the sprint key this is called w tapping this method is simple and easy to learn

The third and final basic technique is a skill that is not easily taught here i’m talking about accuracy being able to track your opponent and avoid missing attacks will give you the biggest advantage in a fight this skill can only really be learnt through practice but there are some

Things you can do to help firstly you can turn down your mouse sensitivity this will make it so that you can track your opponent a lot smoother you will also need decent desk space for this as lower mouse sensitivity requires more movement to turn around fully in case your opponent attacks from behind

Turning up your fov will also make it easier to see your opponent if they are near the edge of your vision now let’s talk about how you can better understand your opponent and their motives this can give you an upper hand in any combat situation reading an opponent’s body language can help you

Anticipate what they are about to do next and where they’re about to be allowing you to respond accordingly first of all we’ll be talking about health advantages this is a very crucial part of pvp in 1.16 as the fight can be determined in a matter of just a few hits

When you start a fight assume that your opponent is at full health this is the most crucial part of the fight and the actions you take here will likely determine the winner and loser of the skirmish at this point in the fight you will want to fight defensively fighting

Defensively means trying to land hits on your opponent without taking damage yourself defensive fighting requires a lot more strategy and critical thinking your goal is to land the first set of hits on your opponent to immediately replenish their health without allowing them to do the same more on

This later pay attention to the number of hits you land as you can then estimate how much health your opponent has left this way you can better anticipate what they may do next if you’ve successfully depleted your opponent’s health at the beginning of the fight without losing

Much of yours then you have the health advantage at this point you can simply trade hits with your opponent until they die since they have less health than you this is offensive fighting when you are going up against an opponent that’s better geared than you then you will want to fight defensively

For most the fight focus on landing hits and evading the attacks of your opponents there are also many ways you can level the playing field when fighting a better armed opponent many of which we’ll be going over later in the video so be sure to stick around

Now it’s time for us to move on to some more advanced combat strategy we’ll be going over some basic strategic moves that can give you the upper hand and sword pvp axe and shield pvp and combat in the wild in a sword duel your objective is

To get combos a combo is when you hit your opponent repeatedly without taking damage yourself the best way to do this is to combine strafing and sprint resetting to repeatedly knock your opponent backwards while still remaining a difficult target if your opponent manages to hit you your

Momentum will be stopped and your combo broken here are a few strategies i like to use to start combos these strategies are intended for use in sword combat though some may work well for axon shield pvp as well stab in the back a simple way to ensure

You get the first hits at the beginning of a fight is to attack from the rear you’ll be able to land two or three critical hits before your opponent is able to respond spam clicking though spam clicking does barely any damage in 1.16 it can still be a very

Viable tactic in the specific situations spam clicking makes it easier to hit an opponent strafing around you allowing you to stop them in their tracks and begin to land full hits much easier the haha you missed strategy if you see an opponent approaching aggressively from directly in front of you

They will likely attempt to hand a critical hit first thing humor them by sprinting towards them exactly what they want you to do and when they jump into the air to go for a crit stop suddenly and strafe back into the side they will have anticipating where you would have been

So they will miss their critical hit and land harmlessly next to you you can now sprint hit them with a sword knocking them backwards allowing you to land multiple subsequent hits the fall health disadvantage strategy you can easily trick your opponent into thinking they have the advantage by turning and frantically running away

Then when they least expect it turn around step to the side and attack them if you time it right they may not be expecting you to turn around at that moment and will miss an attempted attack the obi-wan strategy use the terrain to your advantage try and get the high ground preferably

On a hill with relatively steep but climbable slopes as your opponent attempts to reach you knock them backwards dealing both melee damage and a bit of fall damage too after landing a few hits you can use your height to leap over your opponent end up behind them and finish them off

With critical hits you may have noticed that most of these strategies utilize an element of surprise this is because you have the best chance of dealing significant damage to an opponent if you do so before they have time to react these strategies are most useful in swordpvp let’s move on to some

Strategies specifically for axe and shield duels when starting an axon shield duel you can either choose to wait for your opponent to attack or initiate the fight yourself if you want to bait your opponent into attacking first face them while holding your shield jumping up and down rapidly click the

Attack button on your mouse while doing so this way you’ll instantly hit your opponent as they disable your shield possibly even landing a critical hit if the timing is right you can continue clicking rapidly after the first hit to disable your opponent’s shield at this point you’ve landed the first hit and

Both you and your opponent’s shield are disabled however your shield will be available slightly before your opponents if you want to initiate the attack yourself you can do one of two things you can try and attack from the side or behind to deal damage and rapidly click

After the first hit to maximize your chances of disabling their shield if they try to activate it you can also try disabling their shield from just barely within reach and then backing away now that your opponent’s shield is disabled you have just a few seconds to trade

Blows before their shield comes back up i like jumping and strafing around them while landing grits you can also land normal hits by strafing side to side forwards and backwards once your opponent’s shield is no longer disabled it’s rinse and repeat we are not done just yet the previous

Explanations and strategies assume that you’re in a hit pvp situation and both you and your opponent are equally well geared with only the basic necessities for combat but what if you’re in a wilderness combat situation perhaps on a survival smp in this case you may encounter opponents who are

Better geared than you and you may also lose your gear making the stakes the fight even higher this kind of pvp is the most important to know even if your play style is not pvp oriented you could be attacked at any moment so why not prepare for such an event the following

Strategies are very effective ways to level the playing field when fighting a better armed opponent in the wild splash potions are one way of leveling the playing field against a better armed opponent potions such as slowness harming and poison do damage to players regardless of the amount of armor

Protection they have a splash potion of poison 2 with a 20 second duration will get your opponent’s health down to near zero a splash potion of harming 2 will lower your opponent’s health by nearly half and 2-3 will almost certainly kill your opponent slowness splash potions will not harm

Your opponent but instead make them much less agile and easier to hit milk can remove such effects but players wouldn’t think to bring milk into combat you can prevent your opponent from using splash potions by having a bucket of milk in your hot bar so you can drink it to rid yourself of

Any harmful effects strength potions are also very useful as they significantly increase the amount of damage you do per hit you can also use various types of fire damage to lower your opponent’s health flint and steel is probably the most accessible early game and you can click to set a block or a

Player on fire set the blocks in front of a player on fire without warning they will either run through the fire and take damage or notice it and stop in their tracks giving you precious time to escape or plan in an attack lava buckets are extremely useful as

Well lava does a lot more damage than plain old fire and as a plus it slows your opponent’s speed significantly if you manage to entrap your opponent in lava they’ll begin taking damage quickly and will also be stuck in one place making it easier for you to hit them

Bring water buckets or potions of fire resistance to protect yourself from lava attacks or even from taking damage from your own lava you can also enchant your weapons with fire aspect to deal fire damage as you exchange blows with your opponent but what can you do if you’re being

Attacked by several opponents at a time and are severely outnumbered there’s a few strategies that may save your life in the event you have to fend off multiple opponents yourself the following strategies assume that you’re in a wilderness combat situation and have access to all or most vanilla items

Firstly you can use ravines to your advantage lead your opponent to a ravine and leap across to the other side when they attempt to do the same knock them back into the ravine even if the fall doesn’t kill them you’ve still bought yourself valuable time if you find yourself

Facing two opponents you can use the lava trap strategy pour lava on one of your opponents leaving them trapped in place and taking severe fire damage while they flail helplessly in the lava take the opportunity to finish off the other opponent or at least significantly reduce their health splash potions are

Also very effective against a group as a single potion can affect all players within a confined area if you notice your opponents bunched close together take the opportunity to throw a splash potion of poison too with only the use of a single potion several of your opponents health are now

Dwindling closer to zero make sure to have a milk bucket on you in case you end up within the splash radius of the potion you can also use a potion of invisibility on the group including yourself to obscure everyone’s name tags and cause confusion once again the

Obi-wan approach is the perfect way to finish off your opponents take the high ground and knock them back when they try to reach you this will also induce some fall damage as well a deadly combo that will lead you to victory well that’s a wrap take these strategies

And spend some time practicing and soon you’ll be a pvp pro if you found this video useful or enjoyed it for some reason please consider subscribing this video has been weeks in the making including all the scripting practicing recording and collaboration with other players channel memberships are now a thing so

You can choose to support the channel that way and receive exclusive membership ranks on the roland earth smp along with other vip perks either way thank you for watching this video and i’ll see you all next time stay alive out there my you