Whether you’re new to Wizard101 or you’ve already racked up some time in the Spiral, PVP can be a lot of fun. If you’re unfamiliar with PVP, though, it’s important to have a good idea of what to expect as you engage your opponents and build your player history. Here are a few top Wizard101 PVP tips from Duelist101.com to keep in mind as you’re learning your way around Wizard101 PVP.
Determining your starting level
There is a lot of strategy involved in what level you start at in Wizard101 PVP. This decision will determine how well you do in your matches, and therefore how quickly you gain standing. According to Duelist101.com, the best starting level is Journeyman. There are several advantages to this level that help beginners get started in PVP online.
- You can level up to Journeyman (levels 15-20) fairly quickly and easily.
- At the Journeyman level, you’ll have shorter matches that allow you to acquire experience more quickly.
- Ways to win at the Journeyman level tend to be simpler, since both players have fewer spells at their disposal, as well as a smaller health pool that is more quickly depleted.
Remember, the level you start at can have a wide-reaching impact on your gaming experience. Beginning at a middle-of-the-road level allows you to learn the ropes and helps you gain standing without the process being too easy.
Planning your gear
Having the right gear is important when facing an opponent in PVP. According to Duelist101.com, every player’s needs are different, depending on 1) your style of playing and 2) what’s available to you.
First of all, it’s important to know your options. Duelist101.com reported that much ofthe best gear comes from bosses in the game, so check out fan sites like Wizard101 Central Wiki to find out how you can find the best pieces of equipment. . Also be sure to visit the Crown shop if you’re short on time, and once you’re over level 65, consider crafted gear.
It’s also critical to consider your playing style. Plan your gear around how you strategize for a match. In general, though, there are a few stats that you should try to keep as high as possible when acquiring new gear:
- Damage: Don’t make the mistake of spending all of your efforts on defense. In order to win a match, you can’t just outlast your opponent, you also have to be able to do some damage.
- Universal resist: This doesn’t help you resist and heal from just one type of damage, but all of them, making it a very important stat to have.
- Critical block: This stat will help you block critical attacks, so try to keep this one high as well.
- Accuracy and power pips: The goal here is to cast accurate spells more often, without having to wait to recharge.
For more help with planning your gear, check out the advice at Duelist101.com.
Building your deck
How you plan your deck is also very important, as the right deck for you depends heavily on your strategies as a player. Obviously, as a beginner, you may not know yet what style of playing you want to adopt, but as you gain experience, you will develop skills and strategies that may differ dramatically from other players’ approaches.
You will need to build your deck with strategy in mind, making sure you have cards for attacks, shielding and so on accessible when you need them. How you build your deck may also impact your gear needs. Check out this article on building your Wizard101 PVP deck for advice on specific decks, playing style and complimentary gear.
Whether you are starting to play Wizard101 or are just new to the PVP aspect of it, PVP is an excellent way to hone your skills against other players and have some fun. For more recommendations for beginners, be sure to browse Duelist101.com and other fan sites. Wizard101 PVP players, what tricks have you found most helpful in learning the ropes, and what tips would you give beginning players?
When it’s time for school to start again, kids have to swiftly switch gears from fun in the sun to academics. For many young learners, educational opportunities are sparse during the summer months, which can make for a jolting back-to-school transition. Research has shown that the brain is like a muscle, and skipping mental workouts for two to three months at a time means even the smartest kid may struggle to get acclimated once school is back in session. But don’t just take our word for it: Research going back as far as 1906 revealed that students tend to perform significantly worse on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they did before school let out.
With homework being often long and tedious, picking tasks that are both fun but intellectually stimulating can ease the transition back to school. That’s where games that make you think from FreeKI Games come in.
Board Games
Board games have been enjoyed by both children and adults for centuries. As well as being a ton of fun, many of them also make you think. Examples of strategy games include Monopoly, Sorry!, Yahtzee and Mahjong. These games really test your analytical and forward-thinking abilities—one wrong move and your winning play could go up in smoke. For a new twist on the traditional Mahjong, head to freekigames.com and check out Sweety Mahjong. The rules are the same (match tiles to reveal the ones underneath and gain points in the process), but the tile designs are a whole lot tastier!
Physics Games
No child wants to think about physics in the summer, right? You’d be surprised how quickly that changes once pandas are involved. A kid playing the free online game 3 Pandas will be too busy helping the panda family escape from wily Pirates and jump off bouncy caterpillars to realize he or she is applying the principles of physics.
Tower Defense Games
In addition to being one of the most enjoyable thinking games that FreeKI Games has to offer, Grub Guardian was also the very first to establish direct ties to players’ Wizard101 accounts. Players win by placing defense guardians along different courses and successfully protecting their grub from enemies. Strategic thinking is a must, which makes this game a great way for kids to exercise their brains—and train their Wizard101 pets in the process.
Time Management Games
There’s nothing like working at a busy movie theater to keep your brain sharp and focused! Playing as concession stand employees Mary and Jake, kids advance in Cinema Panic by serving hordes of customers as quickly as possible, making sure to prioritize those who are growing impatient or have complex orders.
FreeKI Games presents a win-win situation for children and their parents: Kids have fun playing, while parents can rest assured that their children are learning something along the way.
Active play is important for your children’s development both mentally and physically, but there’s always that slouch halfway through summer when kids start getting bored. If you and your kids are tired of the usual suspects when it comes to playing outside – games like Hide and Go Seek, Freeze, and Red Rover – there are a variety of other outdoor games you can add to your repertoire in order to break up the monotony. Here are a few more unique outdoor games for kids that will get your children excited about playing outside again this summer.
- Blind Man’s Walk
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This game adds a challenging twist to traditional obstacle course games. Set up obstacle courses in your backyard with things like hula hoops, buckets of water and pool noodles. Allow the kids to practice a few times, and then send them through the course one at a time while blindfolded. Time each child to see how quickly they can make it, perhaps without knocking over buckets of water or other objects. If you have little Pirates in the house, you can call the obstacle course challenge “Walk the Plank” instead.
- Pirate Tag
In this fun twist on a classic game, one person is chosen to be “it,” or the Pirate, and chases the other players. When the Pirate catches someone, this person becomes part of the Pirate’s crew. The original Pirate and the new capture must hold hands or both hold onto a jump rope while they chase the rest of the kids. The game continues in this fashion until all but one kid has joined the Pirate’s crew. The uncaptured kid gets to start the game as the Pirate the next time around.
- Bean Bag Toss
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Bean bag toss games are very popular and easy to set up with little or no equipment. You can use store-bought bean bags, or make your own with a few dollars’ worth of beans and some upcycled old sheets or retired clothes.
You will also need to make a target or goal. You can build a pyramid with empty soda cans for the kids to throw their bean bags at. To make the game a little harder, half-fill these with water. The winner is the kid who knocks down the most cans, or knocks down all the cans in the lowest number of throws.
You can also use a painting ladder for scoring. Set up the ladder and assign a point value to each space between the rungs. Let the kids throw the bean bags, aiming for the higher-valued spaces, and tally their scores to find out the winner.
- Juggling practice
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Another fun thing the kids can do with those bean bags is learn how to juggle. Watch a few instructional videos on YouTube so your kids get the general idea, and then turn everyone loose outside to practice. Start with just a couple of bean bags each, and as the children get the hang of the game, you can add one more at a time.
As much fun as kids have indoors these days with all the media and toys available to entertain them, it’s still important to get outside and play as much as possible. You can make this easier by incorporating some of their indoor interests into their outdoor play. What summer outdoor games do your kids love to play? How do you encourage them to play outside when they’d rather stay in?
Ahoy mateys!
Another eventful Arrrgust has come and (almost) gone. We’ve had fansite giveaways, a free hook for Left Hander’s Day and a PVP contest for those competitive Pirates. The last week of Arrrgust was something special for those with a bit of a creative side. Pirates got out their pencils, markers or fired up their graphics programs and tried to create the most unique flag design around. We got so many great entries, it was tough to choose a winner! With help from some members of the Marketing team here at KingsIsle, we voted on all of our favorite flags and tallied up those who got the most votes. Below are the winners for the Grand Prize, Runners Up and Honorable mentions in the 2015 Pirate101 Arrrgust flag design contest.
Grand Prize
Runners Up
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Honorable Mentions
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Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to everyone who submitted entries for this contest!
-Bonnie Anne
What’s a Pirate’s favorite month? Arrrgust of course! Arrrgust is the month where we celebrate every pirate’s favorite, happy exclamation of “ARRR,” and so far there’s been plenty of Arrr worthy moments. Be sure to check our Arrrgust page to join in the fun. There’s only one week left, so hop to it!
Today we’re announcing the winners of our grand week of PvP matches. There were a ton of contestants (and a lot of cowards . . . that’s ok, we still entered you scurvy dogs who entered a match and fled on the first round). Most matches lasted between six and nine rounds.
There was a nice spread of classes being used in the PvP matches, but Swashbuckler pulled out in the lead as to be expected. Swashbuckler is the favorite class in Pirate101 (as shown in the 50 million player graphic)
It is interesting that Witchdoctors overshadowed the Musketeers in pure numbers of attendees for this contest however. Go Witchdoctors!
We compiled all the entries into our event and rolled the giant database dice here at KingsIsle. As it turns out, our top winner for the Arrrgust week of PvP was a Buccaneer. Congratulations Sydney Morgan for winning 60K Crowns!
Also Congratulations to our other top winners! They have each received a gift of 10k Crowns:
- Stubborn Duncan Freeman, Witchdoctor
- Noble Wolf Hawkins, Swashbuckler
- Fallon Nightingale, Swashbuckler
- Merciless Ronan Silver, Swashbuckler
- Cruel Flint Strong, Swashbuckler
- Chloe, Privateer
- Kai Kidd, Swashbuckler
- Slick Trevor Sharp, Witchdoctor
- Reckless Angel, Musketeer
Even if you didn’t win, we certainly hope you had fun enjoying Ranked PvP in Pirate101. Feel free to congratulate the winners in the comments below, and thank you for your participation. Don’t forget we have another chance to win Crowns in week 4 of Arrrgust. This time, get your creative juices flowing and unfurl your flags!
Best of luck,
~ KingsIsle Community
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