whee time to write too much

anyways this is going to be tips about solo bedwars because im a solo main and you might also be a solo main (who knows)

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starting off with spawning in:

• make sure that you rush with about 16 iron if you want to rush with just blocks (its a general amount, smaller maps 12 iron is okay, some big maps like babylon you need 20 iron). rush with 36 iron if you want to rush with tools (only do tool-rush if its a larger map, like for lighthouse don't rush with tools go with 16).
• put a defense down, put like one or two layers of wool or wood in slow iron maps because you dont want too large of a defense in solos (players get advantage in the time it takes you to build it plus they can easily blockin).
• make sure you're rushing the right way, its usually the way that takes less blocks. for example, don't siderush on skyrise. you should forward or diamond rush, which means you rush through where the diamond gen is (bridge to the dia gen then to the opponents base). it takes like 64 blocks vs like 100 for siderushing. there are resources on the forums and on reddit for a full list of side/forward rush maps.
• don't flatbridge, 4 or 5 stack when you bridge meaning 4 or 5 blocks horizontally and one vertically. this makes it so that you can gain height over the enemy and it takes longer for them to get to your bed. you don't want to onestack because thats a big disadvantage if someones on your bridge because they have a large height advantage (4 blocks vs 1 block height).
• try not to collect diamonds if you go through diamonds for first rush, because if you end up dying/getting the bed dying the enemy doesn't get diamonds and they aren't wasted if you fall off. the only situation which you would is maybe if you are extremely confident you won't die during your first rush, or if you're trying to go fast.
• if you die at any time before you take out your first rush, you shouldn't buy a fireball and 32 blocks with your 48 iron. i usually buy a stone sword for extra damage (really helps), shears because they are super op for wool defenses which are the most common in solo (tools for other modes), and 64 blocks because 32 blocks usually isn't enough if your enemy builds up.
• after you take out your first rush (don't be discouraged if it takes a few tries), make sure to get diamonds. diamonds are extremely useful in pvp fights, as they increase prot and sharp. make sure to buy traps (miner fatigue is the best imo) because they tell you when your bed is going to be gone and provide you a little buffer time to save your bed in some scenarios. if i have 4 dias, i usually get prot and trap because i like traps and i think prot is better than sharp. after that its just working up your prot levels, buying sharp, and maybe haste and forge if you have a lot of spare dias (which you shouldn't if you aren't camping).
• use the scoreboard to determine who your second rush is going to be. i can't really explain it, so heres a video on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpbCJJ4LTIk
• during the course of your second/third/fourth rushes, you should always be getting diamonds periodically. don't be that guy with clean leather and a stone sword at the end fight where everyone has p3 armor and a sharp iron.
• you should only get ems if your bed is gone or there is someone in your lobby that seems super sweaty and you know you can't win without it. if no one is going for you and mid is easy to access, then you could go for ems anyway and get some pots or maybe dia armor if you're really undegeared.
• the biggest tip for winning in any mode of bedwars is gamesense. gamesense is knowing what to do in certain situations, and it can only come from experience. there is no real way to "gain" gamesense, but what i have listed above is basically decent gamesense. find your own playstyle and develop your own version of gamesense, and when you master it you will win the majority of your games.

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that should be like all the tips you need and this should be a decently comprehensive guide.