When doing a battle you are allowed to carry 12 different items with you
What you need to begin is a strong sword. I use the Fire skimitar or the Ice scepter they aren't the best but for a beginner they are good. You need to carry healing potions at least 2 I carry into a battle 2 bottles healing potion #VII one bottle will heal me completely. I also use a snowball wand there are several and all are about the same damage and price just which you prefer I use the poison snowball wand it shoots out an endless supply of snowballs that cause some damage.There are bows and arrows, silly sounding stuff like tree sap but that sap can do major amounts of damage in a battle but it very expensive and only used once and then its gone it really depends on how much do you want to win, and how much can you afford?