Combat

Combat in raaaaft.io may seem pretty simple. Walk up to someone and hit them until they're dead. Unfortunately, if you actually fight like that, you're going to die. Combat in raft is actually fairly complex.

Kiting
Kiting is the art of running around a player and trying to circle them while hitting them with a weapon. Sprinting is an essential part of Kiting, because it gives you a temporary boost in speed allowing you to get behind a player and hit them (Shift to sprint). Succesful kiting results in the player being kited missing an attack. Kiting relies heavily on movement and sprinting, and it is fairly tricky to pull of succesfully. When to experienced players clash, there will be a significant amount of running around and sprinting, and you won't see that many blows being struck at first as the first couple will be dodged, just by kiting. This is the only way to dodge blows when two players have similar agility.

Bandages
Bandages are another vital part of combat. When in an extended duel, one should have at least five bandages or more. Some duels are decided merely by who has more bandages, although this isn't always the case. I always try to gather cloth whenever I see it, and place a higher priority on it than other materials. This way, I usually collect 30 bandages before engaging in a duel.

Levels
The recommended build for combat is 55 agility, and 32 strength, or 50 agility, and 37 strength. Ignore constitution and energy. Some agility is needed to combat noob players and hunt animals, while the strength is used to fight other players.

Armor
Armor is another essential aspect of combat. Armor reduces damage, but doesn't completely negate it. Some players prefer to use elephant armor because it reduces damage the most. However, these players set themselves up for defeat in longer duels. Elephant armor is harder to repair because it takes much longer to kill an elephant. However, a good player kills lots of pigs while he levels up, and if he keeps the pig hides, he should have a lot of them by the time of the duel. Repairing armor is essential to combat, as it breaks really fast during combat. This is another reason why you should collect STRING. Repairing a full set of armor costs 3 string and 3 hides, and this can be done in the middle of combat by clicking on the icon that looks like a person, then hovering over the armor you wish to repair and then clicking the blue wrench icon. As long as you have enough materials, you'll repair your armor instantly!