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Duels guide: requests, preparation and one-on-one practice

Use Unstable SMP FFA Duels to practise one matchup, accept or decline requests, prepare your kit and learn from each exchange.

11/13/2026 Unstable Wiki Editors Last updated: 11/13/2026 3 min read

Enter Duels from the menu

Choose Duels on the main menu. ItzVexo moves into this mode around 2:29 and shows the fight at 2:41. Radex Tips also recommends one-on-one practice near the end of his beginner tutorial.

Choose a mode from the main menu: FFA, Practice Dummy, Duels or Simulator.
Choose a mode from the main menu: FFA, Practice Dummy, Duels or Simulator.ItzVexo · 0:31 ↗
  1. FFA: enter an open player battle.
  2. Practice Dummy: learn the kit without a live opponent.
  3. Duels: focus on one opponent.
  4. Simulator: fight an army.

Know the request keys

The in-game PC help lists Y: Accept Duel and N: Decline Duel. Use those keys when a request is present. Press H to check the overlay if you have changed your bindings.

The in-game H help overlay lists movement, combat, inventory and duel controls.
The in-game H help overlay lists movement, combat, inventory and duel controls.ItzVexo · 4:52 ↗

Prepare before the first exchange

Find your weapon, defensive item, healing and escape tool. Use the inventory guide to settle the selections before you move into range. Prepare available apples or potions while you have space.

Choose a single goal:

  • Keep your crosshair on the opponent while strafing.
  • Land a controlled descending hit.
  • Reset sprint movement after a sword hit.
  • Create space, heal and return to the weapon.
  • Complete an aerial approach without losing the target.

Follow the relevant combat drill before trying several goals in the same match.

Read one exchange at a time

Open with a deliberate approach. If the opponent moves, keep tracking rather than finishing a combo aimed at the old position. After the exchange, look at spacing and equipment: are you still holding the correct item, and do you have room to recover?

When a web catches you, use the pearl escape sequence if your kit provides one. When the opponent backs away, decide whether to chase or use the pause to prepare yourself.

Turn a loss into a specific drill

Write the failure as an action: “I held the apple after healing,” “I lost aim during the jump,” or “I used the pearl before choosing a landing point.” Return to Practice for that step, then try the same kit again.

Once you can repeat the sequence against one opponent, move into FFA and add awareness of the surrounding fight.

Sources

Checked 2026-11-13 · sources below

Game identity and mode limits: official Roblox experience. Screenshots link directly to the creator and the displayed video moment. Step sequences and practice drills are written by the wiki editors.

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