Important: PvP Is Not PvE Combat

Light Attack Weaving

High DPS in PvE. Not required in PvP.

What matters in PvP

Block attack weaving. Quick blocking at the right moments is what saves your life.

Blocking 101 (This Is Huge)

Blocking is the biggest mitigation tool in the game: it reduces incoming damage by ~50% before resistances apply.

A quick block + release can be the difference between surviving and escaping or dying instantly.

Do not hold block forever

Drains stamina
Slows you down
Gets you killed anyway

When to hold block

Bar swap muscle memory: Hold Block -> Bar Swap -> Release Block.

Line of Sight (LoS) = Survival

If they cannot see you, they cannot hit you. LoS wins fights more than gear does.

Use corners, rocks, doors, walls, and terrain. Roll dodge, sprint, break LoS, reset.

Recovery Myth (Hot Take But True)

Your resources restore properly when combat pressure breaks, even briefly.

Build around potions, burst sustain tools, skills that trade one resource for another, and short resets using LoS.Sustain is more than your recovery stats and you have high sustain and low recovery.

Stats: Magicka / Stamina / Health (Simple Truth)

Magicka

Stronger heals (for mag builds)
More casts
Better sustain for mag skills

Stamina

More blocks
More roll dodges
Better sprinting/escaping
Stamina damage scaling (for stam builds)

Health

Bigger HP pool = more time to react
Increases how much healing you can receive

Starting Attribute Split

A good "new PvPer" starting point: 30 Health / 20 Main Stat / 4 Low Stat. Then test and adjust based on feel.

Final Rule: Your Build Must Be Fun

The joy is moments like diving into chaos and surviving, pulling off a sneaky rez, baiting a whole group into overcommitting, and riding into a keep while the enemy swarms onto you.

That is PvP. That is the magic.

Speaking Magic

Your stat sheet is magic in that if you are looking close enough you will miss the slight of hand... nerdy maths bit.